Media & Entertainment Landscape of Paris
1,207 Media & Entertainment companies in Paris, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Media & Entertainment in Paris
Shows the top Media & Entertainment firms in Paris by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage, noting 1,207 companies, 75 hiring now and 187 with recent funding rounds.
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Dailymotion9last posted Jun 2026
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NRJ Group9last posted Jun 2026
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Nova8last posted May 2026
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Cafeyn8last posted Jun 2026
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Radio France7last posted Apr 2026
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Cartesio6last posted Feb 2026
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Winamax5last posted Feb 2026
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ATEME5last posted Jun 2026
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Banijay$4.5BConventional Debt · Apr 2023
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Vivendi$2.4BGrant (prize money) · Jan 2021
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EuropaCorp$1.5BGrant (prize money) · Mar 2018
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Deezer$445.7MGrant (prize money) · Apr 2022
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Studiocanal$374.5MGrant (prize money) · Apr 2024
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Animaj$191.8MSeries A · Mar 2026
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Brut$138.4MSeries C · Jun 2021
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PULLUP ENTERTAINMENT$457.1MFY2025 filing
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Witbe$13.6MFY2024 filing
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Pathe$9.4MFY2018 filing
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Athena$140kFY2024 filing
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metronews, france9,000tracked employees
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le figaro1,267tracked employees
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les echos606tracked employees
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Xilam561tracked employees
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Fortiche300tracked employees
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Mediawan4.2%16 tracked events
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le mondetop 1klemonde.fr
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MYMtop 5kmym.fans
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le huffposttop 5khuffingtonpost.fr
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purepeopletop 5kpurepeople.com
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Jeux videotop 5kjeuxvideo.com
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Linternautetop 5klinternaute.com
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See all 1,207 Media & Entertainment companies in Paris
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How the Media & Entertainment ecosystem in Paris grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new companies founded between 2016 and 2025, with the highest number, 65, in 2016 and only 3 in 2025.
The Media & Entertainment market map of Paris: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product types these firms create and their revenue models, highlighting 703 consumer‑digital firms and that subscription and advertising are the most common revenue streams.
The biggest kinds of Media & Entertainment company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital703 companies · $1.5B raised · 37 hiring
- Enterprise Tech235 companies · $423.8M raised · 9 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce161 companies · $670.3M raised · 12 hiring
- Enterprise Software101 companies · $196.5M raised · 2 hiring
- Internet First News Publishers66 companies · $147.7M raised · 3 hiring
- Loneliness Economy54 companies · $29.4M raised · 2 hiring
- SaaS53 companies · $54.3M raised · 2 hiring
- Marketplaces45 companies · $11M raised · 4 hiring
- Video on Demand27 companies · $19.2M raised · 1 hiring
- Media & Entertainment SaaS26 companies · $31.6M raised · 1 hiring
- Real Money Gaming24 companies · $28M raised · 1 hiring
- Edtech20 companies · $34.5M raised · 1 hiring
Monetization
How Media & Entertainment companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Media & Entertainment in Paris
Lists 252 corporate events over the past two years, including earnings releases, mergers and acquisitions, leadership changes, contracts and lawsuits.
- M&ASeagram later merged with Vivendi in an all-stock deal.2026-04-29
- M&AMcCall was also asked about the impact of the newly announced Banijay–All3Media merger – which creates an $8 billion production group – on ITV Studios.2026-03-05
- M&AMediawan announced an agreement to acquire The North Road Company, expanding its international production footprint.2026-02-13
- M&AOrange is now exploring the sale of another strategic subsidiary, Viaccess.2026-02-11
- M&AOCS has completed its acquisition of EMCOR UK from EMCOR Group Inc., bringing together two of the largest hard services-led facilities services businesses, with unmatched engineering capabilities and established operations across the UK.2025-12-03
- M&AUnder the deal for “Maya the Bee,” Animaj has acquired all of Studio 100’s rights outside Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Benelux regions, excluding feature film and theme park rights, which remain with Studio 100 International.2025-10-01
- M&ABusinessman Claude Perdriel, the majority shareholder of Challenges, announced Tuesday at the AFP that he had agreed with LVMH to sell the newspaper to the group owned by billionaire Bernard Arnault.2025-09-23
- FundingPULLUP Entertainment has finalized a new €168 million bank financing, replacing its previous syndicated loan established in 2021.2025-07-30
- FundingMoment, a New York-based company automating trading and portfolio management workflows for fixed-income teams, has raised $36 million in Series B funding.2025-07-10
- M&ACMA CGM group of businessman Rodolphe Saadé entered into 'exclusive negotiations' with a view to acquiring the online video media Brut, of which he is already a shareholder, he said on Friday in a press release.2025-07-06
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Media & Entertainment company in Paris was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| Ladegaillerie consortium | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-06-24 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-29 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-24 | ||
| CMA-CGM | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-15 | |
| $8B | Announced | 2026-03-05 | ||
| The North Road Company | $900M | Announced | 2026-02-13 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as IPO filings, leadership moves and contract wins for the companies in the sector.
TAG V SOliver Gappa · Appointment → Sales Director for DACH, MENA, and Eastern EuropeSep 2025
- Vincent Bolloré v vivendide facto control over Vivendi · OngoingFeb 2026
- ciam v Bolloré family, vivendide facto control of Vivendi shares during breakup · OngoingNov 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +1.1%, half slower.
Who is building Media & Entertainment in Paris
Profiles 534 founders and CEOs across 368 firms, showing typical education backgrounds like HEC Paris and prior employers such as Microsoft and Google.
Dailymotion, ex-Contrad, ex-Plebicom, SUPINFO - The International Institute of Information Technology, 2012
TOGETHER STUDIO, ex- Co-Founder Studio bagel, Black Dynamite Production, TF1 the Group. Institute of Political Studies of Grenoble 1996
Duke University LLM 1997
Photoroom, ex-Freelance, ex-Linkfluence, Telecom ParisTech, 2017
Ex- Co-Founder Twelve, Saloon. University Paris Dauphine 2014, Telecom ParisTech 2017
Ex-Allocine.
Virtualtime, ex-Vision, Ecole Centrale Paris
Meta, ex-Groupon, ex-Presence Ai, Santa Clara University, 1995
Co-founder & Chief editor-Indeflagration, ex- Crème de la Crème. Louis-le-Grand, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, The University of Queensland…
- flagged as repeat founders3
- no repeat-founder flag518
Look up the people behind Media & Entertainment companies in Paris
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Media & Entertainment in Paris
Summarizes 394 funding rounds since 2016 from 258 investors, with a typical round size of $355 k.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Europa | 245 | — | Sep 2024 |
| Bpifrance | 9 | 5 | Jun 2025 |
| Founders Future | 8 | 5 | Jun 2024 |
| Motier | 8 | 1 | Feb 2026 |
| Kima Ventures | 7 | 3 | Jun 2024 |
| Idinvest Partners | 5 | 4 | Nov 2020 |
| OneRagtime | 5 | 4 | Feb 2024 |
| Alven | 4 | 3 | Dec 2024 |
| Newfund | 4 | 2 | Dec 2024 |
| Daphni | 4 | 1 | Jun 2025 |
The typical round is $355k — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Media & Entertainment funding rounds in Paris
Highlights the largest disclosed funding deals, including Deezer’s $186.8 M Series F round, and lists ten major recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series F | $186.8M | Aug 2018 | Kingdom Holding Company, Rotana, LBO France +2 more | |
| Series D | $130M | Jun 2012 | Access Industries, Idinvest Partners | |
| Series E | $109.3M | Jan 2016 | Access Industries, Orange | |
| Series A | $106.8M | Sep 2023 | Left Lane, Daphni, XAnge +2 more | |
| Series A | $85M | Jun 2025 | HarbourView, Bpifrance, Left Lane +3 more | |
| Series C | $79.9M | Jan 2011 | Orange | |
| Series C | $75M | Jun 2021 | Lupa Systems, James Murdoch, Tikehau Capital +3 more | |
| Series B | $60M | Jun 2015 | TCV, XAnge, GP Bullhound | |
| Series C | $47.5M | Nov 2020 | Idinvest Partners, Alven, Sweet Capital +2 more | |
| Series B | $43M | Dec 2023 | Balderton Capital, Y Combinator, Aglae Ventures |
21 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
SeedundisclosedApr 2026
Seed$10MFeb 2026
What the news says about Media & Entertainment in Paris
Counts 58,541 news articles about the sector in the last year, noting the most covered topics such as international politics, sports events and security policy.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Media & Entertainment news in France. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- International political relations≥74,167▲+17%
- International sports competitions≥69,660▼-52%
- Security and defense policies≥43,603▲+20%
- Olympic games coverage≥39,573▼-70%
- International relations and diplomacy≥31,898▲+19%
- Professional league updates≥30,431→+6%
- Championship event highlights≥23,287▼-22%
- Nationalism and sovereignty debates≥22,550→-7%
- Athlete transfer rumors≥20,209▲+28%
- Government international agreements coordination≥17,218▲+14%
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37 Media & Entertainment companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Media & Entertainment coverage in France as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in France Media & Entertainment coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Media & Entertainment jobs in Paris: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 482 job postings from 92 employers in the past year, indicating demand for skills like Rust, Kotlin, C++, TypeScript and SQL.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Media & Entertainment employers in Paris put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- rust15→
- kotlin14▼
- c++13▲
- typescript13▼
- sql11▲
- python11▲
- swift10▼
- node.js9▼
- metal6▲
- opengl6→
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