STORY – The Competition Authority is hearing the protagonists of the case on September 5 and 6.
It’s a real trench warfare in which all shots are allowed. The merger project between TF1 and M6, initiated by the Bouygues group, owner of TF1, and by RTL Group, that of M6, promises such upheaval in the French audiovisual landscape that it is very difficult to pass. On the eve of the crucial hearings before the college of the Competition Authority, on September 5 and 6, a competitor recalled the good memories of TF1. The Canal+ group has decided to bring down a black screen on the channels of the TF1 group (TF1, TMC, LCI, TFX, TF1 Séries Films and the MyTF1 replay service) because the two parties have not reached an agreement on the distribution of these channels to the 5.4 million Canal+ subscribers.
Hitherto discreet in its opposition to the merger project, Canal+ supports where it hurts. Because this operation, if approved by the Competition Authority, would affect all audiovisual sectors. Advertising first. The meeting of…
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