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French radio success with local content quotas

22/02/2019

French radio success with local content quotas as for the first time in 13 years, a French song by Maître Gims and Vianney reaches 1st place of the Radio Top 100. French radio has to meet quotas for locally produced content which is overseen by the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) – an independent public authority established in 1989 to guarantee the exercise of broadcasting freedom. The CSA is responsible amongst other things ‘for ensuring […]

French music streaming grew by 39% in first half of 2018

27/07/2018

French music streaming grew by 39% in first half of 2018 according to SNEP (Syndicat National de l’Edition Phonographique) the French music record industry association. 27 bn tracks were streamed during the first six months of 2018, an increase of 39% over the same period in 2017 and this makes up 56% of the total music market. Growth in music streaming has been consistent over the past five years with a six-fold increase from 4.5 bn streams in […]