Apple TV streaming service arrives on Prime Video in France
FRANCE 08:27

Apple TV streaming service arrives on Prime Video in France

Amazon Prime Video has expanded its catalogue of subscription services for customers in France by adding Apple TV at the standard price of EUR 9.99/month. A seven-day free trial is currently available to new sign-ups. The service, formerly branded Apple TV+, has now joined rivals such as HBO Max, Paramount+ and Universal+ on the Amazon platform. France follows other European countries, including Italy, Germany, Spain, and The Netherlands, where Apple's subscription service arrived on Prime Video just over a

Iliad's Free Pro targets large enterprises with new mobile offers
FRANCE 21 APR

Iliad's Free Pro targets large enterprises with new mobile offers

French B2B operator Free Pro, part of the Iliad group, has expanded its mobile portfolio with the launch of postpaid plans designed for large enterprise clients. This new offering combines 5G/5G+ connectivity with mobile fleet management and cybersecurity services. In particular, mobile lines can be moved between different plans across the range via a control panel, with transfers possible on a monthly basis to optimise cost control.

French Ligue1+ platform cracks down on account sharing with legal win against Spliiit
FRANCE 21 APR

French Ligue1+ platform cracks down on account sharing with legal win against Spliiit

A court in Paris has ruled in favour of France's football league governing body (LFP) in a dispute against Spliiit, a start-up that connects account owners with other individuals so they can share subscriptions for services such as content streaming, music and gaming. Spliiit was accused of being complicit in facilitating account sharing on LFP's Ligue1+ streaming platform, which is not allowed outside the household of the account owner. Following the ruling, the start-up must end this practice and stop the

TF1+ streaming platform expands content catalogue with INA and Novo19
FRANCE 17 APR

TF1+ streaming platform expands content catalogue with INA and Novo19

French broadcaster TF1 is adding more free-to-air content to its TF1+ streaming service. France's national audiovisual institute, INA, has agreed to bring a library of nearly 1,000 programmes to TF1+, with more to come as they become available. In the coming weeks, the streaming platform will also see the arrival of Novo19. This TV channel joined the DTT line-up in September 2025 after its owner Ouest-France secured frequencies for 'ReelsTV', later rebranded as Novo19.

Bouygues, Free, Orange in exclusive talks with Altice to buy SFR for EUR 20 bln
FRANCE 17 APR

Bouygues, Free, Orange in exclusive talks with Altice to buy SFR for EUR 20 bln

Bouygues Telecom, Iliad's Free and Orange have upped their joint offer to acquire rival SFR, and have now entered into exclusive negotiations with SFR parent company Altice France. The proposed deal values the targeted activities at EUR 20.35 billion, up from EUR 17 billion under the previous offer. The scope of the acquisition includes Altice's B2B and B2C business lines, telecom infrastructure, and frequencies in mainland France. It leaves out operations in the French overseas territories, as well as stak

APL Data Center secures minority investments from Capza and Isai
FRANCE 16 APR

APL Data Center secures minority investments from Capza and Isai

France-based consulting and engineering expert APL, which specialises in the design and construction of data centres, announced that private investment platform Capza and investment fund Isai have become minority shareholders following a primary transaction aimed at supporting the company's growth ambitions. Capza and Isai intend to contribute to APL's expansion strategy over the long term, across Europe and internationally.

Orange to explore AI‑RAN use cases with Nokia and Nvidia
FRANCE 16 APR

Orange to explore AI‑RAN use cases with Nokia and Nvidia

Orange and its long-standing partner Nokia announced that they have agreed a co‑innovation framework aimed at exploring the potential of AI‑RAN use cases, with a focus on improving radio performance, spectral efficiency, and energy consumption. This builds on Nokia's recent progress in developing an AI‑RAN ecosystem with partner Nvidia and a number of telecom groups, including T‑Mobile US. Joining these efforts, Orange will assess the role of AI‑RAN deployments powered by Nokia's anyRAN architecture for hyb

Orange France expands TV offer for music fans with Allegro Spatial
FRANCE 15 APR

Orange France expands TV offer for music fans with Allegro Spatial

Orange France has followed Bouygues Telecom in adding Eurochannel's Allegro Spatial to its IPTV offering. Fully dedicated to classical music, this TV channel expands the existing Classical Music package currently available on Orange TV for EUR 11 per month, which also includes Mezzo, Mezzo Live and Stingray Classica, as well as on-demand content. The operator is promoting the launch by giving all its TV customers access to the new channel until 03 June. Allegro Spatial combines 4K UHD image quality with Dol

Orange France increases price of ADSL offers to match fibre
FRANCE 14 APR

Orange France increases price of ADSL offers to match fibre

Orange France has raised the monthly rates of its Livebox fixed broadband packages for new sign-ups eligible for ADSL connectivity. According to the operator's latest tariff brochure, ADSL- and fibre-based offers are now aligned in price, as these latest increases bridge the gap that previously made fibre packages more expensive. For example, the entry-level triple-play bundle combining ADSL access, VoIP and TV has gone up from EUR 38.99 to EUR 42.99 when looking at the standard monthly rate before any prom

Orange France names Guilcher as director of B2B activities
FRANCE 14 APR

Orange France names Guilcher as director of B2B activities

Ludovic Guilcher has been appointed as director of B2B activities at Orange France, succeeding David Viret-Lange. He will be responsible for the Pro, SME and Enterprise segments, excluding big corporate accounts, and will also have a seat on the management board of Orange Business. Guilcher's career within the Orange group started in 2012 in the HR department, before progressing to more operational and commercial roles. In 2023, he was promoted to chief of staff to Christel Heydemann, CEO of the Orange grou

France's Covage acquires 450 km fibre network from regional operator Trinap
FRANCE 13 APR

France's Covage acquires 450 km fibre network from regional operator Trinap

Covage, the wholesale arm of French telecom infrastructure group Altitude, has strengthened its presence in eastern France by acquiring a 450-km fibre network located across the territories of Alsace and Franche-Comte. Local operator Trinaps decided to sell this infrastructure to focus entirely on service provision, ensuring continuity for clients by becoming a wholesale client of Covage.

Red by SFR to pay multi-million euro fine after losing legal case over 'for life' price claim
FRANCE 13 APR

Red by SFR to pay multi-million euro fine after losing legal case over 'for life' price claim

French budget mobile brand Red by SFR, part of the Altice France group, has been found guilty of using deceptive marketing practices in the sale of its mobile plans over the three years ended in December 2020, following a legal challenge mounted by consumer protection association UFC Que Choisir. This court action prompted an investigation by French consumer protection agency DGCCRF, which confirmed widespread complaints by consumers over the use of unfulfilled price pledges such as "not limited in time" or

FRANCE 13 APR

French spectrum agency orders recall of Wi‑Fi router models over interference risk

France's spectrum agency ANFR will monitor the product recalls of two Wi‑Fi router models found to be in breach of the conditions governing the use of 5 GHz frequencies. The products concerned are MikroTik's Mantbox 52 15S and Qing UG's Wavlink Aerial HD6 AX1800. Both failed tests carried out by the ANFR to verify compliance with spectrum sharing mechanisms aimed at avoiding interference with weather radars and similar sensitive systems.

FRANCE 13 APR

French govt to accelerate replacement of non-European digital platforms

France's government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at strengthening digital sovereignty by supporting the migration away from non-European platforms. The country's Interministerial Digital Directorate (DINUM) will coordinate a project under which all parts of government will develop a plan to replace non-European tools spanning workplace, database and AI software services, as well as network equipment. These plans will set roadmaps towards common goals, backed by work carried out by France's procuremen

FRANCE 10 APR

French mobile service revenues decline 4% in Q4 with fixed segment down 1%

The French mobile market saw service revenues decline year-on-year in each quarter of 2025, according to telecom regulator Arcep. These revenues fell 4.1 percent to EUR 3.61 billion in the three months to December, broadly matching the fall in the previous quarter. The downward trend reflects the drop in mobile prices that started in 2024, as average monthly ARPU declined for the fifth quarter running to EUR 14.10 (excluding VAT and value-added services). This compares with EUR 14.20 in Q3 2025 and EUR 14.8

FRANCE 10 APR

Avicca welcomes French Senate vote on cross-subsidies to support rural fibre networks

Avicca, which represents the interests of French local authorities in digital issues, has welcomed the backing given by the Senate to proposed legislation designed to ensure the long-term financial viability of public-initiative fibre networks. The proposed law was put forward by Patrick Chaize, French senator and president of Avicca. It aims to establish a cross-subsidy mechanism to equalise tariffs, redirecting funds from profitable networks in densely populated cities towards rural areas where the deploy

FRANCE 9 APR

Altice France shortlists four bidders in sale of XpFibre stake - report

Four investment firms are competing to acquire the 50.01 percent holding in French fibre venture XpFibre that Altice put up for sale earlier this year, according to information gathered by Le Monde. Following a first round of bids, the candidates moving to the next stage of the process are reportedly Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, DigitalBridge, KKR, and Vauban Infrastructure Partners.

FRANCE 9 APR

Bouygues Telecom launches fibre offer for SMEs under La Poste Mobile brand

La Poste Mobile, part of Bouygues Telecom since 2024, has expanded its fixed broadband portfolio with its first fibre offer for B2B clients, designed to meet the connectivity needs of SMEs. Named Bbox Pro Pulse, the new package costs EUR 44.99/month (excluding VAT), with a time-limited promotion providing a full rebate on the first two months, subject to a one-year contract commitment.

FRANCE 8 APR

Bouygues Telecom integrates B&YOU Pure fibre plan in NRJ Mobile portfolio

French operator Bouygues Telecom has added a new distribution channel for its B&YOU Pure fibre plan. NRJ Mobile, the former MVNO budget brand acquired by Bouygues Telecom in 2021, has started selling the plan online in the entry-level version priced at EUR 24.99/month. NRJ Mobile's portfolio was entirely focused on postpaid mobile tariffs before this development. Following Bouygues' acquisition, the budget brand had previously introduced a 4G Box package marketed as a fixed offer, which has since been withd

FRANCE 8 APR

France's Arcep spells out plans for 3.41-3.49 GHz spectrum resources

French telecom authority Arcep has outlined its plans for the future use of 3.41-3.49 GHz frequencies, after assessing the views gathered from stakeholders over the course of two consultations launched in mid-2024 and late 2025. The regulator reiterated its goal of authorising these spectrum resources for the operation of public mobile networks, but also concluded that the conditions are not yet met for assigning them to existing 3.5 GHz band licence holders. In the short term, therefore, the current author

FRANCE 7 APR

Netflix keeps lead in French streaming market, Ligue1+ achieves 10% share

Netflix remains the most popular SVoD platform in France, according to a representative survey carried out for media watchdog Arcom in October 2025 among online consumers (aged 15+). Around 55 percent of the audience accessing SVoD services used Netflix, representing a 12-point lead over Amazon Prime Video at 43 percent. Third place in this ranking was shared by Disney+ and Canal+, each at 27 percent. The top-three group was followed by around ten brands with double-digit market penetration, led by TF1+ Pre

FRANCE 7 APR

Orange workforce in France continues to decline in 2025 while rising in Africa

Orange closed 2025 with an active workforce of nearly 67,650 in its core market of France, down by over 3000 from the previous year and almost 30,000 compared to 2015. The last increase in the active French workforce dates back to 2011. Across the group's operations outside France, the active workforce stood at 55,855 at the end of December, or 45 percent of the total, with Europe representing the largest international region (25,260). As in 2023, the Africa footprint was the only geographical segment to re

FRANCE 7 APR

Bouygues Telecom extends EUR 5 termination fee to all SIM-only plans

Bouygues Telecom has generalised the EUR 5 charge for terminating its postpaid services. This termination fee was first introduced just over a year ago for new and existing plans under the B&You brand, and was then extended at the start of the current year to cover the operator's other budget brands, including NRJ Mobile, Auchan Telecom, and Cdiscount Mobile. Postpaid SIM-only offers under the Bouygues Telecom brand have now followed suit, as detailed in the operator's latest tariff brochure. This change ap

FRANCE 7 APR

France starts April with 47,000-strong 5G footprint as 2G/3G deactivations continue

The number of 5G cell sites emitting a signal across mainland France increased by 445 during March to reach 47,098 as of 01 April, according to spectrum agency ANFR. The monthly net increase was the highest this year, following 308 and 390 additional sites during February and January respectively. Orange continued to outpace its three main rivals in 5G site activations, with a gain of 388 during March, net of overlapping deployments across 2.1 GHz (+237), 700 MHz (+172), and 3.5 GHz (+146) frequencies.

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