Made official this week, the final shutdown of Salto would be scheduled for the end of March. The withdrawals will stop automatically.
While the TF1, France Télévisions and M6 groups announced, on Wednesday in an official press release, the definitive dissolution of Salto, we know a little more about the likely end date of the platform, many complaining of having still been deducted as part of their subscription, when it is supposed to close permanently.
Salto, a permanent closure at the end of March?
The end of Salto is in the hands of the appointed legal representative, a certain Marc Sénéchal, of the BTSG firm, known to have been appointed in the context of the conflict between the Professional Football League and Mediapro, during the incredible failure of the Téléfoot channel.
According to our colleagues from Figaro, the final end of Salto should come soon. ” The shutdown will probably take place at the end of March “, tells us the daily. We are able to give credit to this information, and it is from this date that direct debits will stop for subscribers.
Canal+ or Paramount to recover the subscriber portfolio? Discussions are open!
On Wednesday, when Salto’s dissolution was announced, the platform claimed to have around one million subscribers. A fateful bar that she will never have been able to cross in two and a half years of activity.
Subscribers who subscribe to Salto’s monthly offer can already cancel. Those who have subscribed to an annual package will, in all likelihood, be reimbursed in proportion to what they have left as a commitment. The subscriber portfolio could be bought by Canal+, which, let’s remember, was eyeing Salto not long ago. About 500,000 of the platform’s subscribers (more than half therefore) would not subscribe to a Canal offer. The group owned by Vincent Bolloré would then make a very good deal. Paramount could also be tempted.
Finally, with regard to the Salto catalog, the legal representative could decide to resell it. The content belongs to TF1, France Télévisions and M6 almost entirely, but 20% of the catalog remains the property of Salto.
Source : Le Figaro
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