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French Pay-DTT Faces Challenges

by Tom Allen

An investigation by Tele Satellite has shown that French broadcasters are ‘no longer allowing’ viewers to subscribe to their paid services from the pay-DTT platform. Instead, viewers are directed to IPTV, satellite and other …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Peerless and APlus Show Xtreme Displays in France

by Tom Allen

Peerless-AV and APlus Systéme Automation will work together at Viscom Paris 2015 (29th September – 1st October). The companies recently signed an agreement for APlus to sell, market and support Peerless-AV’s Xtreme Outdoor displays …

Peerless-AV Exhibits Xtreme™ Outdoor with APlus at Viscom Paris 2015

by Tom Allen

AV technology pioneer Peerless-AV today announced it will be joining forces with Parisian digital signage specialist APlus Système Automation at Viscom Paris 2015 (Stand E110), 29 September – 1 October. The two companies recently …

Tags:Events| France| Peerless AV

French Consortium Looks to Africa

by Milos Pavlovic

Thomson Broadcast, Sagemcom and Canal+ are seeking to build and manage DTT platforms in several African countries. These countries include the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Benin and Cameroon. The companies have already received …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| France| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Signage Performs in Western Europe, But Russia Suffers

by Tom Allen

OVAB Europe has released the results of its Digital Signage Business Climate Index surveys in various regions of Europe, for the July/August period. The DBCI tracks sentiment in the digital signage industry. France is …

CSA Opens Tender for HD Service License

by Tom Allen

French broadcasters are being invited to apply for a tender to offer HD services on the FTA DTT platform, by regulator the CSA. These services will use the DVB-T and MPEG-4 standards. Applications must …

Tags:France| HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 31

France Abandons SVoD Plan

by Helen Vince

Plans to launch an SVoD service in France to rival Netflix have been abandoned. Broadcasters TF1, M6 and France Télévisions had held discussions with telco Orange, with a plan to pool their individual SVoD …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| VOD| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Tensions in France

by Bob Raikes

I’m just coming to the end of my “vacation”. We enjoyed peaceful and good natured fireworks for the 13th/14th July festivities, but in the area of Normandy that we are staying, fourteen cars were …

Telecom Operators Called on to Fund DTT Migration

by Tom Allen

According to Les Echos, the French senate is to vote on an amendment calling for telecom operators to fund the migration of broadcast services from the 700MHz band. The date of the vote was …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 22 - Issue 29

Phone Thoughts from Abroad

by Bob Raikes

This week, I’m writing my editorial from rural France as I take something approximating to a vacation. At least, the scenery around my computer is different! As usual, when I’m away, I have included …

France Requires Repair Labelling

by Tom Allen

France has passed a law requiring ‘repair labels’ on all electronic devices. The labels will describe how easy the devices are to repair, and for how long spare parts will be available. Next year, …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 22 - Issue 28

OTT Revenue Will Double in Five Years

by Tom Allen

Western European OTT TV and video revenues will more than double between 2015 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. From the $894 million in 2010, and $6.3 billion expected this year, revenues will climb …