2005 in French television explained

This is a list of French television related events from 2005.

Events

• 15 March – Ortal is selected to represent France at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Chacun pense à soi". She is selected to be the forty-eighth French Eurovision entry during a national final held at the La Plaine-St-Denis Studios in Paris.
• 31 March – France 4 starts broadcasting.
• 12 May – Myriam Abel wins the third series of Nouvelle Star, becoming the show's first female winner.
• 16 December – Magalie Vaé wins the fifth series of Star Academy.

Debuts

• 22 October – 5, Rue Sésame (2005–2007)
• 24 December- Yakari

Television shows

1940s

• Le Jour du Seigneur (1949–present)

1950s

• Présence protestante (1955–)

1970s

• 30 millions d'amis (1976–2016)

1990s

• Sous le soleil (1996–2008)^[1]

2000s

• Star Academy (2001–2008, 2012–2013)
• Nouvelle Star (2003–2010, 2012–present)
• Plus belle la vie (2004–present)

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Sailing Channel	Cable and satellite	Unknown
Europe 2 TV	Cable and satellite	17 October
Eurosport 2	Cable and satellite	10 January
M6 Music Black	Cable and satellite	10 January
Ushuaïa TV	Cable and satellite	14 March
Direct 8	Cable and satellite	31 March
France 4	Cable television	31 March
NRJ 12	Cable and satellite	31 March
NT1	Cable and satellite	31 March
W9	Cable television	31 March
OL Play	Cable television	27 July
TPS Foot	Cable and satellite	13 August
Discovery Real Time	Cable and satellite	1 October
Nickelodeon	Cable and satellite	16 November
Gulli	Cable and satellite	18 November
BFM TV	Cable and satellite	28 November
MTV Idol	Cable and satellite	17 November
MTV Pulse	Cable and satellite	30 November
Syfy	Cable and satellite	2 December

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
i-MCM	Europe 2 TV	Cable and satellite	17 October
Canal+ Confort	Canal+ Décalé	Cable and satellite	5 March
Festival	France 4	Cable and satellite	31 March

Closures

Deaths

Date	Name	Age	Cinematic Credibility
8 January	Jacqueline Joubert	83	French continuity announcer, producer & director

See also

• 2005 in France

Notes and References

1. Book: Becker . Tobias . Platt . Len . Popular Culture in Europe since 1800: A Student's Guide . 28 September 2023 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-000-95425-8 . 208 . en.