Molotov: a French success story turns into a legal battle
The story of Molotov, the revolutionary streaming platform founded by Jean-David Blanc, illustrates the growing tension between value creators and investors, as its founder now finds himself in a legal dispute with his former partners. This is the story of a technological success turned financial battleground… Jean-David Blanc, creator of Molotov with Pierre Lescure, the platform that reinvented access to streaming TV, is today taking his former partners to court. In their sights: a promised 30 million euro bonus, then brutally evaporated when it was sold to American FuboTV…. uboTV. Founded in 2014, Molotov was conceived by Jean-David Blanc as a modern alternative to linear television. The project seduces, raises funds, grows. But as the investors gain weight – Eurazeo (ex-Idinvest) and NJJ , Xavier Niel’s holding company – the…