In a press release dated July 22nd, the TF1 Group announced the sale of its 49% stake in Eurosport to Discovery Communications for 491 million euros. At the same time, for 14.6 million euros, the TF1 Group acquires from Discovery its 20% stake in the pay channels TV Breizh, History, Ushuaia. Discovery and the TF1 …
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On July 9th the pan-European 24-hour news channel Euronews, created in 1993 by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), announced that Media Globe Networks, a company owned by the Sawiris family and run by Naguib Sawiris, now owned 53% of the Lyon-based television news channel. This majority stake was acquired through a capital increase of 35 …
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The new Canal Plus programme schedule for September will face changes. In early July several media announced that the satirical programme “Guignols de l’info” may be axed, causing uproar and heated debate. Viewers, media personalities and politicians all expressed their support for the show. But it’s not going to close – created in 1988 and …
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On July 3rd, after 27 years broadcasting, financial difficulties forced the local station Télé Toulouse (TLT) to close down. In fact on the same day the commercial court in Toulouse had ordered TLT’s liquidation with immediate effect. Founded in 1988, TLT was one of the oldest national local channels. For several years, it had been …
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“La Belle Promise”, a Palestinian film by Suha Arraf, was released in French cinemas on June 10th. Arraf is particularly known for her work as script-writer on Eran Riklis’ “The Syrian Bride” and “Lemon Tree”, and for winning the “Mediterranean Issues Grand Prix” at the 2011 PriMed for her documentary “Women of Hamas”. Set in …
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D8, in association with the Belgian channel RTL-TVi, is adapting the Israeli game show “Lauf al Hamilton”. It will be called “Still standing”. The principle of the game is that a candidate tries to eliminate the ten other candidates one by one in duels about general culture. It has been adapted in various countries, including …
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The Centre pour l’Intégration en Méditerranée (CIM) and the France Médias Monde group (FMM) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in spreading knowledge and solutions to meet the challenges facing the countries of the Mediterranean region. In doing so, both parties aim to advance the implementation of transformational reforms and integration across the …
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