Confronted with exacerbated competition and erosion of its subscribers in its historical market, the pay TV group Canal + wants to remove at least 500 positions in France, nearly 20% of its workforce in France.

Canal + France will Remove Nearly 500 Positions Through Voluntary Departures

The pay TV group, Canal + wants to cut 18% of its workforce in France, which currently stands at 2600 people. Canal + pay TV group announced Tuesday 9th July 2019, a “transformation project of its French activities” which will go through a voluntary redundancies plan “of up to 492 people, ” according to a statement. This represents a […]

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French channels want to counter Netflix giant

France TV, TF1 and M6 Unite to Create a French Netflix

To counter Netflix, French channels have formed a new alliance and will create a common online video platform, called Salto, less than 5 euros per month. France Télévisions, TF1 and M6 counter-attacked Friday against the US giants Netflix and Amazon, announcing an unprecedented alliance in online video with the creation of a common platform, called Salto. Les Groupes France Télévisions, M6 […]

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