Faced with an increasingly globalised marketplace, not to mention a global pandemic, French drama distributors are fine-tuning their strategies.

The latest coproduction between Brazil and France illustrates how the public funding crisis in the South American country is impacting its TV industry.

The French government is set to bring VoD within its media regulations while also relaxing the rules for broadcasters to help them fight back.

SCHEDULE WATCH PROFILE: France Télévisions’ Nicolas Daniel outlines the pubcaster’s new centralised genre-based commissioning structure and how its entertainment strategy is changing.

SCHEDULE WATCH PROFILE: France’s leading free-to-air broadcaster TF1 is pushing further into new territory on the drama and entertainment fronts.

SCHEDULE WATCH ALERT: France Télévisions is ramping up its international scripted coproduction ambitions.

SCHEDULE WATCH CHANNEL PROFILE: France 4’s budget for kids’ content has doubled as the pubcaster strives to become a premium children’s channel in daytime.

SCHEDULE WATCH CHANNEL PROFILE: Canal+ Group has big plans for its thematic channels strategy.

The former CEO of French producer Coyote is joining rival independent movie and drama prodco Quad Television to set up an entertainment subsidiary.

French pay TV operator Canal+ has filled two vacant positions at the head of its children’s and movie channels.