France’s Biggest TV Network to Offer Streaming to Africa, Europe

  • TF1+ will expand to more French-speaking markets this year
  • CEO Belmer aims to grow base of advertisers for platform

TF1+ will begin a rollout in Belgium and Luxembourg in June.

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France’s TF1, which owns the country’s most popular free-to-air TV network, is expanding its free streaming platform to other parts of Europe and Africa in a bid to increase its online ad business.

TF1+, which hosts 15,000 hours of shows and films, will begin the rollout in Belgium and Luxembourg in June, the company said on Thursday. The company will then expand to French-speaking African countries, starting with North Africa, and could later add more countries, including Canada, in the next 18 months, it said.