According to information from Le Figaro, Salto should close in the coming weeks. In question, a difficult competitive environment and obligations that discouraged the three shareholders.
Since the end of last year, it has been a crisis for Salto. After the impossibility of the TF1 group to buy the M6 group, none of the three shareholders -TF1, M6 and France Television- wants to recover the French sVOD service on their own shoulders. Now, according to information from figarothe only possibility would be simply the dissolution of the subscription video service.
In an article published on Monday, February 6, the French newspaper claims to have learned that “ the dissolution of the tricolor streaming platform [était] imminent“and let it be recorded” in the coming days and announced at a general meeting ».
Specifically, Salto should disappear in the coming weeks. It must be said that, since its launch, the platform – which took its model from the American Hulu as its model – has had many disappointments. how do you rememberle figaro, the video service was initially announced in 2018 before seeing the light of day at the end of 2020. Not only has the competition between these two dates accelerated, with the arrival of Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus in France, but Salto has also had trouble getting out. with the competition authority. Indeed, it is impossible for Salto shareholder channels to promote it, and it is also impossible to offer too much exclusive content.
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Evaluation, among some exclusives, the special episodes of Friendsand D’ Harry Potter the remakes of Gossip Girl of Delightedeither fresh prince of bel air— and some old American series — Dr House, buffy the vampire slayer , Emergency room, Malcolm — the platform served primarily as a pay-streaming platform for TF1, M6 and France Télévision, both for their own series and their more traditional shows. Furthermore, as our colleagues from numeral , several shows have already disappeared from Salto. The company also returned to its offices pending a decision.
In mid-January, the sitepure meansa first alarm signal sounded, announcing a dissolution registered by “some days“. If nothing happened last month, the information from thefigaroseem to corroborate a very close term. According to the newspaper, the Salto company could be placed in forced liquidation in the next few days and, therefore, the forty employees could be laid off in the process. A legal representative would be in charge of reselling Salto’s assets to interested companies. The decision could well come in the next few days.
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