Thomas Rabe, chief executive of German media giant Bertelsmann, says he hopes to revisit his plan to merge France’s two biggest privately owned broadcasters – M6 and TF1 – which was abandoned in 2022 as a result of regulatory opposition. Rabe told the FT that a tie-up between Bertelsmann-owned M6 and its larger rival TF1, […]
TF1 CEO Rodolphe Belmer, delivering a keynote speech at the Séries Mania Forum in Lille, revealed that he foresees a new TV golden age “We are entering a new audiovisual and post-peak TV golden age where new frontiers will recreate growth,” he told delegates. “We’re living today a very interesting moment, technologically speaking, as content […]
French media group TF1 has reported consolidated revenue amounted to €765 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent. Revenue from the Media segment was broadly stable year on year at €612 million (down 0.9 per cent compared with 2023). In terms of advertising revenue, the Group outperformed the […]
Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce has been appointed Chief Communications & Brand Officer at TF1 Group with effect from April 1st. She succeeds Maylis Carçabal, who has been promoted to Chief Communications Officer at the Bouygues group. In her new role, Dauba-Pantanacce will develop and implement TF1 Group’s communication and brand strategy, supporting the French broadcasting group’s digital […]
In 2024, for the first time, smartphones outnumbered TV sets in French households, with 92 per cent owning at least one smartphone, versus 90 per cent for a TV set, 87 per cent for a laptop, 72 per cent for a connected TV and 48 per cent for a tablet, according to Médiamétrie’s TV year […]
French media regulator Arcom has adopted a new numbering of national television channels broadcast on digital terrestrial television (DTT), in particular to take into account the upcoming arrival of the new CMI TV and OFTV services, authorised on December 11th, and the decision of Canal+ to stop its broadcast on TNT. Arcom has ensured the […]
France’s TF1 group has reported an “exceptional year”, delivering on its editorial and digital acceleration strategy. The Group posted a strong performance among individuals aged 4+ with a 26.8 per cent share, and cemented its position as the country’s market leader with commercial targets: women under 50 (33.5 per cent), 25-49 year-olds (30.5 per cent) […]
yes Studios and London and LA-based Paper Entertainment – one of the production companies behind AppleTV+’s Emmy Award-winning series Tehran – have announced a deal to develop comedy-drama Johnny and the Knights of the Galilee for an English-language adaptation in the UK and US called Honey Boys. Honey Boys tells the entertaining story of Ben, […]
A co-financing agreement is bringing together Newen Studios, a producer of daily drama, TF1 Group, the private broadcasting group in Europe, and Netflix, the streaming giant, to produce a continuing drama event series called Tout pour la lumière (‘Everything for the light’). The series, set in the world of music and dance, takes the form […]
A number of suitors have been studying the merits of a takeover bid for ITV, the UK’s dominant terrestrial commercial broadcaster, after a prolonged period of share price weakness and renewed questions about its long-term strategic outlook. Sky News reports that, in recent weeks, an array of “possible bidders” have held early-stage discussions about teaming […]