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Arqiva secures France 24 UK distribution deal

Communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva has secured a five-year contract to distribute the France 24 news channel in the UK.

France 24’s English language feed will be delivered through Arqiva’s global terrestrial fibre network to the BSkyB and Freesat platforms, as well as to an extensive network of hotels across the UK.  

“France 24 broadcasts extensive live prime-time content so it is crucial that our broadcast chain is as robust and reliable as possible,” says France 24’s David Couret. “Arqiva is widely recognised as the UK broadcast specialist so we are pleased to be able to utilise its expertise in distributing our content into this essential market.”

Jenni Baker, London