Groupe M6

Metropole Télévision SA
Traded as	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)
Net income	153 million € (2016)
Owners	RTL Group (48.26%) ; CNP (7.24%) ; Employees (0.81%) ; Self-owned (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]

On 18 May 2021, Groupe M6 and TF1 Group announced that both companies have began negotiations for a proposed merger.^[4]^[5]

Assets[]

Television[]

Channel	Description	Stake	Launched	Acquired
M6	Broadcast network	100%	1 March 1987 (replaced TV6)
W9	Youth entertainment and musical digital channel launched for DTT		31 March 2005
6ter	Generalist family digital channel launched for DTT		12 December 2012
Paris Première	Generalist and cultural interest Pay-TV channel 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	Musical Pay-TV channel		5 March 1998
Série Club	Pay-TV channel dedicated to TV series	50% Groupe TF1, 50% Groupe M6	8 March 1993
MCM	Pay-TV youth entertainment and music channel	100% (via Groupe MCM)	1 July 1989	2 September 2019
MCM Top	Pay-TV music channel Distributed in Portugal and Brazil		28 November 2003
RFM TV	Pay-TV music channel Available in Portugal as MCM Pop		3 April 2001
La Chaîne du Père Noël	Pay-TV children channel, available every year for the Christmas and holiday season	100% (via Jeunesse TV)	5 November 2011
Gulli	Generalist children digital channel launched for DTT		18 November 2005
Tiji	Pay-TV channel for children under seven		15 December 2000
Canal J	Pay-TV channel for children over seven		23 December 1985
M6 Suisse	Swiss subfeed, available in free-to-air on satellite	100% (advertising window operated by Goldbach Media)	2 October 2001
W9 Suisse			2 August 2011
6ter Suisse			2014

International[]

Channel	Description	Stake	Launched	Acquired
M6 International	International version of M6, outside Europe	100%	2019
Gulli Girl	Russian children channel		2009	2 September 2019
Tiji Russie	Russian preschool channel		2009
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[]

All these channels used to be on Pay-TV.

Channel	Description	Stake	Launched	Ceased
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)
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	Acquired
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	Acquired
6play	Catchup, live TV, radio and video on demand Available in Belgium and Croatia as RTL Play, and in Hungary as RTL Most	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, on Prime Video Channels, on Salto, or included in the Famille bouquet of Canal+	100% (via Jeunesse TV)	2014	2 September 2019
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.
^ https://deadline.com/2021/05/france-tf1-m6-merger-1234759054/
^ https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2021/05/20/tf1-m6-propose-merger-vungle-acquires-tresensa/

External links[]

Official website

[1] "20 ans de cotation de M6 sur la place parisienne". Euronext. 24 September 2014.

[2] "M6 en quête de nouvelles recettes". Le Monde. 22 November 2013.

[3] "M6 souffle ses 25 bougies". Terrafemina. 1 March 2012.

[4] ttps://deadline.com/2021/05/france-tf1-m6-merger-1234759054/

[5] ttps://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2021/05/20/tf1-m6-propose-merger-vungle-acquires-tresensa/

[ref1-6] t venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda.

[ref2-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b Until March 2021 a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company.

[ref3-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

[ref4-9] t venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

[ref9-10] t venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

[ref10-11] t venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

[ref11-12] t venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

[ref12a-13] t venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

[ref12b-14] t venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

[ref13-15] t venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

[ref5-16] Jump up to: ^a ^b joint venture with TF1 Group.

[ref6-17] t venture with AB Groupe.

[ref7-18] t venture with L'Équipe.

[ref8-19] Until December 2020 a joint venture with Mediahuis, IPM Group and Rossel (through Audiopresse S.A.).

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show v t Television in France
Terrestrial digital (free)	TF1 France 2 France 3 Canal+ France 5 M6 Arte C8 W9 TMC TFX NRJ 12 LCP & Public Sénat France 4 BFM TV CNews CStar Gulli Culturebox TF1 Séries Films L'Équipe 6ter RMC Story RMC Découverte Chérie 25 LCI France Info
Terrestrial digital (pay)	Paris Première Canal+ Cinéma Canal+ Sport Planète+
Other free	Euronews FashionTV France 24 KTO RT France Sport en France TV5Monde
Groupe TF1	TF1 TMC TFX TF1 Séries Films LCI TV Breizh Ushuaïa TV Histoire TV
Groupe M6	M6 W9 6ter M6 Music Paris Première Téva Série Club Gulli Canal J Tiji MCM
Groupe Canal+	C8 CNews CStar Canal+ Cinema Canal+ Sport Canal+ Séries Canal+ Décalé Ciné+ Premier Ciné+ Frisson Ciné+ Émotion Ciné+ Club Ciné+ Classic CStar Hits France Comédie+ Clique TV Olympia TV Planète+ Foot+ Télétoon+ Piwi+ Mezzo
Orange S.A.	OCS Max, OCS City, OCS Choc, & OCS Geants
SFR (Altice)	Altice Studio RMC Story RMC Découverte RMC Sport BFM TV BFM Business I24 News
The Walt Disney Company	Disney Channel Disney Junior National Geographic National Geographic Wild
NBCUniversal	13ème Rue Syfy E!
ViacomCBS International Media Networks	MTV Nickelodeon Nickelodeon Teen Nickelodeon Junior BET Game One J-One Paramount Channel Comedy Central
Mediawan	AB1 Automoto La chaîne (in association with TF1 Group) Action Animaux Chasse et Pêche Crime District Clubbing TV Golf Channel France Lucky Jack.tv Mangas RTL9 Science et Vie TV Toute l'Histoire Trek Ultra Nature XXL
WarnerMedia International/Warner Bros. France	Boing Boomerang Cartoon Network TCM Cinéma Toonami
Discovery Networks EMEA	Discovery Channel Discovery Science Discovery Investigation Discovery Family Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 HGTV - Home & Garden TV
Other (pay)	BeIN Sports La Chaîne Météo Non Stop People
Media holding companies	Mediawan Groupe Canal+ France Télévisions Groupe M6 Groupe MCM Orange S.A. Groupe TF1 Altice
Lists	Television series Television stations
Defunct	La Cinq Antennes Locales Direct 8 Discovery Real Time Encyclo Escales Girondins TV Jimmy M6 Music Black MCM Pop MTV Base MTV Idol MTV Pulse La Sept OM TV Sport+ TF6 Virgin 17 Ciné FX Polar Nolife Vivolta M6 Boutique Best of Shopping Planète+ Thalassa France Ô Campagnes TV OCS Happy OCS Novo Téléfoot Voyage Canal+ Family

show v t RTL Group
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland Germany, Austria and Switzerland	TV RTL VOX RTL Zwei^{[gl 1]} Nitro RTLplus Super RTL^{[gl 2]} Toggo Plus^{[gl 2]} n-tv RTL Crime RTL Living RTL Passion GEO Television Radio RTL Radio 104.6 RTL ^{[gl 3]} Radio Hamburg^{[gl 4]} ^{[gl 5]} ^{[gl 6]} ^{[gl 7]} Big FM^{[gl 8]} ^{[gl 9]} ^{[gl 10]} (50%) 89.0 RTL (15%) (2%) ^{[gl 3]} (31/9%) Radio Dresden Radio Leipzig Radio Chemnitz Radio Lausitz Radio Zwickau Radio Erzgebirge Vogtland Radio (4.78%) (15%)
RTL Nederland Netherlands	TV RTL 4 RTL 5 RTL 7 RTL 8 RTL Crime RTL Lounge RTL Telekids RTL Z Catchup and Video on Demand RTL XL Videoland
Groupe M6 (48.6%) France	M6 W9 6ter Paris Première Téva Série Club^{[gl 11]} TF6^{[gl 11]} M6 Boutique & Co M6 Music M6 Music Black Best of Shopping Girondins TV Gulli Tiji Canal J MCM La Chaîne du Père Noël RFM TV Catchup and Video on Demand 6play Salto (JV with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1)
France	TV RTL9^{[gl 12]} Radio RTL RTL 2 Fun Radio ^{[gl 13]}
RTL Belgium^{[gl 14]}	TV RTL-TVI Club RTL Plug RTL Radio Contact Vision Bel RTL TV Radio Bel RTL Radio Contact Catchup RTL Play
RTL Luxembourg	TV RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg RTL Zwee RTL9 Club RTL Plug RTL RTL-TVI Radio RTL Radio
RTL Hrvatska Croatia	RTL RTL 2 RTL Kockica RTL Croatia World
Magyar RTL Televízió Hungary	TV RTL Klub RTL II Cool Film+ Video on Demand
Atresmedia Spain	TV Antena 3 (HD) laSexta (HD) Neox Nova Mega Atreseries (only HD) Radio Onda Cero Europa FM Catchup Atresplayer
Latin America & Brazil	Gulli Brasil
Russia	Gulli Girl Tiji
Fremantle (Production company)	Fremantle Australia Talkback Thames Hare and Tortoise Boundless Euston Films UFA
^ joint venture with Tele München Fernseh, Heinrich Bauer Verlag and Burda. ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Until March 2021 a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company. ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b joint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft. ^ joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag. ^ joint venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio. ^ joint venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas. ^ joint venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk. ^ joint venture with Broadcast Sachsen. ^ joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs. ^ Jump up to: ^a ^b joint venture with TF1 Group. ^ joint venture with AB Groupe. ^ joint venture with L'Équipe. ^ Until December 2020 a joint venture with Mediahuis, IPM Group and Rossel (through Audiopresse S.A.).


Traded as	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)
Net income	153 million € (2016)
Owners	RTL Group (48.26%) CNP (7.24%) Employees (0.81%) Self-owned (0.33%)
Website	www.groupem6.fr