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All French channel Canal Plus–except have agreed to provide their programs to start up French Molotov, which will launch its service in November. Molotov .tv internet platform set up by Pierre Lescure, Canal + designer, and Jean-David Blanc, founder of the site Allociné, propose end of 2015 more free 80 live channels and replay leveraging intuitive navigation to replace the TV box.

Building on navigation intuitive to replace the TV box, Pierre Lescure, Canal + designer, and Jean-David Blanc, founder of the site Allociné, intend to propose free, end of 2015, more than 80 live channels and replay through simply explosive platform: Molotov TV.

The two founders have raised € 10 million and convinced most free channels

The service, which will offer the most free channels (TF1, France 2, M6 …), will be accessible on any device connected to the internet – tablet, mobile, PC or TV connected. Unlike new online services which compete with traditional TV content, such as US Netflix, Molotov uses this technology to promote traditional channels including direct.

The asset : a visual and ergonomic interface, similar to that of Netflix, to better identify live or replay their all channels, with the ability to sort (by genre, time, actor …) and custom options.

For the new service called “OTT” (over-the-top, that is to say, without need or DSL box satellite or terrestrial antennas of) the two founders have raised € 10 million and convinced most free channels, they said Monday AFP. The start-up already employs 35 people, including indexing programs.

“The free channels accepted because they are intended to be distributed as widely as possible. We are reinventing the way is offered on television, “said Pierre Lescure.

TF1, France Télévisions, M6, Arte, NextRadioTV, Lagardère Active, LCP, Disney Channel …

Molotov including distributing channels TF1, France Télévisions, M6, Arte, NextRadioTV (BFMTV), Lagardère Active (Gulli …), LCP, Disney Channel, Turner, Viacom, Euronews, France 24 TV5 Monde, TRACE, and soon will host the SCO pay bouquets and beIN Sports. But the platform does not offer Canal + channel founders indicate not having sought.

“The expectation is huge, we have tens of thousands of pre-registered on our website,” says Jean David Blanc. The TV box under increased competition from internet services, both platforms of content like Molotov or Netflix, that internet box offering more content and it simply connect to the TV, such as Android housings TV, Apple TV or Roku still emerging.

Molotov will be free to receive the free channels ( Molotov fee no commission on advertising) but paying to receive pay channels. It may also charge additional services. “We are going towards the end of the box, these compulsory gateways to television,” said Jean-David Blanc.

The Historical chain as they upgrade their service on the web replay. M6 will launch in late November a new digital platform which will offer 3,000 hours of programs, with visual and customizable interface that also recalls that of Netflix.

International expansion

Molotov has already raised 10 million euros in two tranches. But the start up already thinking step after. “Our ambition is to launch the international service, particularly in Europe. But this can only be done if our launch in France is successful and if we can likewise gather chains in other countries. If we embark on a half-dozen countries, internationalization may require refinancing. “

Variety had raised a borrowing of 100 million in total, which corresponds to a half-dozen countries, each representing an investment of 15 to 20 million.

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