behind the scenes of a cruel battle

It is an actual trench warfare wherein all photographs are allowed. The merger venture between TF1 and M6, initiated by the Bouygues group, proprietor of TF1, and by RTL Group, that of M6, guarantees such an upheaval within the French audiovisual panorama that it is rather troublesome to cross. On the eve of the essential hearings earlier than the school of the Competitors Authority, on September 5 and 6, a competitor recalled the great recollections of TF1. The Canal+ group has determined to drop a black display on the channels of the TF1 group (TF1, TMC, LCI, TFX, TF1 Séries Movies and the MyTF1 replay service) as a result of the 2 events haven’t reached an settlement on the distribution of those channels to the 5.4 million Canal+ subscribers.

Hitherto discreet in its opposition to the merger venture, Canal+ helps the place it hurts. As a result of this operation, if authorized by the Competitors Authority, would have an effect on all audiovisual sectors. Promoting first. The assembly of…