Groupe M6
French media broadcaster
Métropole Télévision SA, commonly known as M6 Group (French: Groupe M6), is a French media holding company. It was formed around the commercial television channel M6, launched in March 1987 by the CLT (RTL Télévision) and La Lyonnaise des Eaux.
In addition to its audiovisual and digital media presence, some of the group's television channels are operated (including M6, W9, 6ter, Paris Première, Téva, Série Club) radio stations (RTL, RTL2 and Fun Radio), and film and television production and distribution companies. The company has also been presenting information and services on the Internet, including online video and computer companies. Since 1999, the group has also diversified into publishing, music and show production, distance selling, and sport with the Football Club of the Girondins de Bordeaux.
In May 2021, M6 Group and TF1 Group announced that they had begun negotiations for a proposed merger. On 16 September 2022, the merger was officially abandoned. On 22 September 2022, Thomas Rabe, CEO of RTL Group's parent company, Bertelsmann confirmed that Groupe M6 was up for sale, after the failed merger with TF1 Group. On 3 October 2022, RTL Group confirmed that they would not be selling their stake in Groupe M6.
Assets
Television
International
Former channels
All these channels used to be on Pay-TV.
Radio
The Groupe M6 acquired RTL France on 1 October 2017, from its main shareholder RTL Group.
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