Groupe M6
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| Euronext: MMT CAC Mid 60 Component | |
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Key people | Nicolas De Tavernost (CEO) |
| Products | Television broadcasting and production, websites, media investments |
| Revenue |  1.279 billion € (2016) |
| 153 million € (2016) | |
| Owners | RTL Group (48.26%) CNP (7.24%) Personnel (0.81%) Autocontrôle (0.33%) |
| Website | www.groupem6.fr |
Metropole Télévision S.A, commonly known as Groupe M6 (English: M6 Group), is a French media holding company. It was formed around the commercial television channel M6, launched on 1 March 1987 by the CLT (RTL Télévision) and La Lyonnaise des Eaux.[1][2][3]
Assets
Television
| Channel | Description | Stake | Launched | Acquisitioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6 | Broadcast network | 100% | 1 March 1987 (replaced TV6) | |
| W9 | Digital broadcast network | 31 March 2005 | ||
| 6ter | Generalist family channel launched for DTT | 12 December 2012 | ||
| Paris Première | General interest Pay-TV channel with a cultural bias Available on Pay-DTT, with FTA programs |
15 December 1986 | 6 May 2004 | |
| Téva | Generalist Pay-TV channel targeting a female audience | 6 October 1996 | ||
| M6 Music | Music channel | 5 March 1998 | ||
| Série Club | Channel dedicated to TV series | 50% Groupe TF1, 50% Groupe M6 | 8 March 1993 | |
| MCM | Youth entertainment and music channel | 100% (via Groupe MCM) | 19 May 1998 | 2 September 2019 |
| MCM Top | Music channel Distributed in Portugal and Brazil |
1 October 2003 | ||
| RFM TV | Music channel Available in Portugal as MCM Pop |
14 August 2008 | ||
| La Chaîne du Père Noël | Children channel, available every year for the Christmas and holiday season | 100% (via Jeunesse TV) | 18 December 2000 | |
| Gulli | Generalist children channel on free-DTT | 18 November 2005 | ||
| Tiji | Channel for children under seven | 15 December 2000 | ||
| Canal J | Channel for children over seven | 23 December 1985 | ||
| M6 Suisse | Swiss subfeed, available in free-to-air on Astra | 100% (advertising window operated by Goldbach Media) | 2 October 2001 | |
| W9 Suisse | 2 August 2011 | |||
| 6ter Suisse | 2014 |
International
| Channel | Description | Stake | Launched | Acquisitioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M6 International | International version of M6, outside Europe | 100% | 2019 | |
| Gulli Girl | Russian children channel | 2009 | 2 September 2019 | |
| Tiji Russie | Russian preschool channel | |||
| Gulli Africa | Generalist children channel for the African market | 23 March 2015 | ||
| Gulli Bil-Arabi | International Arab-language children channel | 28 June 2017 | ||
| Gulli Brasil | Generalist Portuguese-language children channel in Brazil and Africa | 9 August 2020 |
Former channels
| Channel | Description | Stake | Launched | Ceased | Acquisitioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fun TV | Music channel | 100% | 22 February 1997 | 31 December 2008 | |
| M6 Music Black | Music channel | 10 January 2005 | 4 January 2015 | ||
| M6 Music Club | Music channel | 20 January 2009 | 4 January 2015 | ||
| M6 Music Rock | Music channel | 10 January 2005 | 20 January 2009 (replaced by M6 Music Club) |
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| M6 Boutique & Co | TV shopping channel | 100% (via Home Shopping Service) | 19 May 1998 | 1 July 2020 | |
| Best of Shopping | TV shopping channel | 100% (via Home Shopping Service) | 1 October 2003 | 1 July 2020 | |
| Girondins TV | Channel dedicated to FC Girondins de Bordeaux | 100% (via FC des Girondins de Bordeaux) | 14 August 2008 | 30 October 2018 | |
| TF6 | Generalist family channel | 50% Groupe TF1, 50% Groupe M6 | 18 December 2000 | 31 December 2014 |
Radio
The Groupe M6 acquired RTL France on 1 October 2017, to its main shareholder RTL Group.
| Radio | Description | Stake | Launched | Acquisitioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTL | Generalist | 100% | 15 March 1933 | 1 October 2017 |
| RTL2 | Pop-rock music | 6 January 1992 | ||
| Fun Radio | Youth-oriented and dance music | 2 October 1985 |
Video platforms
On 19 March 2008, M6 launched its first catchup service, M6 Replay. On 4 November 2013, M6 Replay, W9 Replay and 6ter Replay were merged into 6play. Since late 2017, RTL radios joined 6play.
| Service | Description | Stake | Launched | Acquisitioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6play | Catchup, live TV, radio and video on demand Declined in Belgium as RTL Play |
100% (via M6 Web) | 4 November 2013 | |
| Gulli Replay | Catchup and live TV, available on TV providers, and Gulli website and mobile app Gulli is also now available on 6play. |
100% (via Jeunesse TV) | April 2010 | 2 September 2019 |
| Gulli Max | Children SVOD service, available in OTT (as the premium option of Gulli Replay on Gulli website and mobile app or on Prime Video Channels) and included in the Famille bouquet on Canal+ and Salto | 2014 | ||
| Salto | SVOD platform owned by the 3 main French television groups, to compete with the American SVOD giants (Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+) | JV with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1 | 20 October 2020 |
Film
- M6 Films, film co-production
- M6 Studio, film production
- Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie, film catalog
- Société Nouvelle de Distribution, film distribution
- Studio 89 Productions, television production
- C-Productions, television news production
- Golden Network, digital content
References
- ^ "20 ans de cotation de M6 sur la place parisienne". Euronext. 24 September 2014.
- ^ "M6 en quête de nouvelles recettes". Le Monde. 22 November 2013.
- ^ "M6 souffle ses 25 bougies". Terrafemina. 1 March 2012.
External links
| Bertelsmann Home Entertainment |
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