In
a decision dated 1st Dec. 2003, the Conseil de la concurrence imposed
interim measures against TDF. The measures were intended to ensure that the
public radio, and TV broadcasting sector could be opened up to competition.
This is the end of the monopoly for contribution for TDF.
Towercast
and Antalis TV enter in this new game, for anagogic, DTT, GSM and Sat TV and
radio transport and contribution!
Canal+ (Very soon, the only one Sat TV in France, Europe)
100%
Vivendi group. Neuf Telecom (Gegetel) is their partner for Telecom infrastructure!
Turnover
2004: 3 580 M€ for 198 M€ of profit – 2 000 people, founded in 1983.
Due
to the new competition with TV over DSL and the very good success of the
DTT network (what we call TNT was launched in Q3 2005); the C+ group, is
on the way, to do the acquisition of his French competitor call TPS, were
TF1 have the largest % of share in the capital.
In
2006, we will have only one pay TV in France (of course still a Sat TV).
They
have a DVB-H project, where is involved: SFR, TOWERCAST, NOKIA, and the
RATP (subway).
This
experimentation will be done in a station of the Parisian Metro. The commercial
launch will be for Q3 2006.
This
is an application of TV over a smart phone with the Canal+ program. DVB-H,
H263 with a Nokia smart phone (prototype), SFR as GSM operator (2nd
operator in France), Towercast for contribution signal.
C+
for the TV Sat program. They use the TDF and Globecast service infrastructure
for TV Broadcasting.
Bouygues Telecom (3rd French GSM operator)
Bouygues
group is the mother company of TF1 who is the 1st private channel in France.
Turnover
2004: 3 700 M€ for 320 M€ of profit – 7 500 people, founded in 1994 by Mr.
Martin Bouygues the TF1 owner since 15 years.
They
launch at the end of 2005 this trial with TF1 for the TV program, over DVB-H
terminal, with a Sagem Smart phone (prototype), H264 (MPEG4) but only in
the city of Paris, with a panel of key GSM user.
The
1st commercial launch will be for end of 2006 in the city of
Paris, and then, the other French important cities will be activating in
the year 2007.