Netflix is launching in France, but not everyone is happy about it. In an attempt to assuage concerns about potential damage to l’exception culturelle - the policy of preserving French culture and talent - it's funding and producing an original French series.

2015 was a historic year for TV fans, with more scripted shows to choose from than ever before. So how does anyone know where to start? For Channel 4, the answer lies in Walter, the affable face of its new streaming service and curator of the very best in serious, compulsive world drama.

The French have fiercely defended their language for centuries, but via imported TV shows and the internet, English words are infiltrating – 'selfie' and 'troll' now appear in the two most popular French dictionaries. But in a nation with notoriously poor English skills, how can the French adapt?

The television industry is in trouble. Cord-cutters are on the rise thanks to competition from over-the-top services, but are viewers ready to abandon live shows completely? Molotov offers live TV coupled with on-demand features on internet-connected devices, combining the best of both worlds.