5 September 2014
| France 24 has launched a new app compatible with TiVo set-top boxes and is now available to 400,000 ONO TiVo subscribers in Spain and over 2,3 million Virgin Media TiVo customers in the UK.
Developed by DotScreen, this new application gives free access to all France 24 programmes on demand in French and English (news bulletins, weather forecast, reports, debates, sports, etc.) for the three weeks following their initial broadcast.
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Accessible from the ONO homepage of the TiVo platform, this application also offers France 24 live streams in French and English as well as a quick overview of the headlines of the day through the ‘News in Pictures’ section. On Virgin Media TiVo, the France 24 app offers the same service and is available via the apps and games menu as well as the Red Button on the linear channel.
Thanks to this new app, France 24 strengthens its presence throughout Spain and the United Kingdom, deploying this new interactive service, in addition to its linear distribution. (Source: France 24 press release)
France 24 is available onVirgin Media in English and French (channels 624 and 832) and in English on ONO (channel 138).
2 July 2014
France 24 today launches a new version of its Android application, compatible with all devices equipped with the Google mobile operating system, available for free on Google Play.
Adapted to new practices in news consumption, this new trilingual application (French, English, Arabic) features streamlined design and very fast video loading for greater user comfort.
This version has been completely redesigned for navigation on tablets and all video content is now compatible with the Chromecast service.
In addition to free access to articles, reports and all France 24 programmes, mobile users can now personalize their navigation thanks to a new “Favourites” page that lets them create a catalogue of content and build up lists of articles using keywords. They can also use the “tweets” tab to follow the activity of France 24’s journalists and programmes in real time on Twitter.
Lastly, thanks to the dedicated tools, users can share the news items of their choice on the social networks. To follow breaking international news as it happens, users can also sign up for news alerts in the language of their choice.
A pioneer in mobile broadcasts, France 24 has been available on smartphones since February 2009. The international channel was the first in the world to broadcast its programmes live on these devices.
About France 24, a France Médias Monde channel (FRANCE24.COM)
France 24, the international news channel, broadcasts 24/7 to 250 million homes around the world in French, Arabic and English. The three versions have a combined weekly audience of 41.7 million TV viewers (calculation method used without extrapolation in 55 of the 177 countries where the channel is broadcast). From its newsroom in Paris, France 24 gives a French perspective on global affairs through a network of several hundred correspondents located in nearly every country. It is available via cable, satellite, DTT, ADSL, on mobile phones, tablets and connected TVs. FRANCE 24’s new media platforms, which are also available in three languages, attract 14 million visits, 7 million video views a month and 6.5 million followers on social networks.
1 July 2014
France 24 has concluded a new distribution agreement in Thailand with major cable operator Chaoren.
Thanks to this agreement, France 24 English version is now available in 300,000 additional households across the country in the operator’s basic offer on channel 22.
Already available in Thailand on various cable, satellite and IPTV offers, this new agreement allows France 24 to reach 2,525,000 households 24/7, which represents a quarter of all digital households in the country.
In addition, The France 24 Debate*, one of the channel’s flagship programmes, isnow broadcast every day to 14 million homes on the national TV channel PSI Saradee.
*subtitled in Thai
About France 24, a France Médias Monde channel (FRANCE24.COM)
France 24, the international news channel, broadcasts 24/7 to 250 million homes around the world in French, Arabic and English. The three versions have a combined weekly audience of 41.7 million TV viewers (calculation method used without extrapolation in 55 of the 177 countries where the channel is broadcast). From its newsroom in Paris, France 24 gives a French perspective on global affairs through a network of several hundred correspondents located in nearly every country. It is available via cable, satellite, DTT, ADSL, on mobile phones, tablets and connected TVs. France 24’s new media platforms, which are also available in three languages, attract 14 million visits, 7 million video views a month and 6.5 million followers on social networks.
16 October 2013
FRANCE 24 has concluded a new distribution agreement in India and will be available on free-to-air Direct-To-Home service (DTH) DD DIRECT +. Owned by public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, the platform will begin broadcasting FRANCE 24 English version on November 1st.
Thanks to this agreement, FRANCE 24 will also be available on DISH TV basic offer, the n°1 private satellite operator in the country.
Thanks to this new agreement, which represents the most important deployment for the channel on the Asian market, FRANCE 24 will now be available 24/7 to 31 million additional households across the country. These will be in addition to the 7 million households that already receive the channel via cable.
One in every four Indian televised households can now access FRANCE 24 and a special operation will take place in New Delhi in November to mark this major agreement.
For more real time information on FRANCE 24’s distribution worldwide, go to: http://f24.my/ijOOim
27 June 2013
Today, the change of name to “France Médias Monde” from “Audiovisuel Extérieur de la France”, decided in May by the Board of Directors, was submitted for vote and approved at the company’s extraordinary general meeting.
The new name of the state-owned company that comprises international French media RFI, FRANCE 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya reflects its employees’ and managers’ desire for a name that is less administrative and easier to understand abroad. It coincides with the definition of a strategic plan in the coming weeks (COM – Contrat d’Objectif et de Moyens).
The new name is not intended to replace the brands RFI, FRANCE 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya. Quite the contrary, the latter remain the principal vectors of communication and the three media can associate the new name to their signatures. These changes are in line with the current creation of new style guides and visual identities for each media, and will therefore not entail additional expense for the company.
The name “France Médias Monde” will be effective as of today, Thursday June 27th 2013, and will be gradually rolled out over the next few months through a domain name and the modification of the company’s official documents.
