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: Legal aspects and economic news of VOD and cinema in France by Philippe Leconte, head of legal affairs of French independant cinema company PYRAMIDE
The first catch-up TV guide in France was launched by www.tvarevoir.fr. This website (literally "TV to watch again") lists in real time all TV programs recently broadcast that are made legally available online and on demand for free. The programs are sorted by channels and by themes.
On this occasion, NPA Conseil and www.tvarevoir.fr developed a catch-up TV indicator. The first 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[1] . 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.
See the full press release (in French)
[1] The study focused on the 17:00 - 24:00 time frame during the week from March 15 to March 21, 2009. Are considered programs available on catch-up TV those that are available for free from a PC without any subscription condition. The France Televisions programs are therefore excluded from the study, since they are accessible only to Orange TV subscribers. The Canal+ programs are also excluded, as they are available only to "Canal+ à la demande" subscribers.