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France to Shrink Theater -> VOD Window to 4 Months

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:23:00 +0000

It seems that the French are more readily accepting VOD, as the government and the film industry there formed an agreement to decrease the window of time between a film hitting theaters and VOD services from 7.5 months to 4. Dig it:

France on Monday narrowed the windows between a film’s release and its debut on other platforms.Titles will move to video-on-demand four months after they hit cinema screens instead of the present 7½ months under a new “media chronology” to which the industry and the government have agreed. The change puts VOD on a par with DVD release.

Pay TV webs will get titles 10 months after cinema release rather than 12 months. Free TV takes over at 22 months rather than at 24-36 months.

Gaul is unusual in having a highly regulated set of release windows overseen by the government and the industry, including exhibitors, distributors, producers, broadcast organizations and new-media companies.

Pretty nice that the whole industry has accepted the movement. Shame something like that isn’t happening in the US. Thanks Variety.

Speedtv.com Set To Stream Part of Le Mans 24 Hours Race

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:44:26 +0000

The 24 Hours of Le Mans is the world’s oldest car race. If fast cars is your thing, then speedtv.com has got you covered. The upcoming Le Mans 24 Hours race will be on offer. Here’s a taste:

Supplementing the linear network’s coverage, Speedtv.com will stream portions of this years Le Mans 24 Hours race on June 13-14.

When Speed is not providing its 19 hours of live coverage from Circuit de la Sarthe, Speedtv.com, in conjunction with Radio Le Mans, will stream the action during noon-to- 4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.-to-midnight windows on June 13.

Non stop action indeed. Thanks to Multichannel.

New French Website Tracks VOD TV Shows

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 01:37:23 +0000

A website by the name of http://www.tvarevoir.fr/ has launched in France, aiming to list all TV broadcasts that are also available online (VOD) and free. The site’s name means “TV to watch again” and features over 12,000 programs so far. If you’re French, you should check it out. Here’s some more info:

On this occasion, NPA Conseil and www.tvarevoir.fr developed a catch-up TV indicator. The fist study measures the proportion of programs broadcast between March 15 and 21, 2009 that were made available online and on demand by national TV channels . It shows that national channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, Canal+, France 5, M6 & Arte) offer more than half of their hour volume broadcast during major audience hours (17:00 to 24:00) on catch-up TV services. Entertainment, information and magazines (especially those on access prime-time) are the main programs available. Prime-time programs (films and TV series) are seldom available, as they are often proposed for rentals.

Big thanks to VOD France for the tip. Full article here.