TF1 Group explained

TF1 Group
Native Name:Groupe TF1
Native Name Lang:fr
Type:Public (Société anonyme)
Traded As:
CAC Mid 60 Component
Predecessors:ORTF
Founded:6 January 1975
16 April 1987 (privatized)
Founder:Government of France
Hq Location:TF1 Tower
Hq Location City:Boulogne-Billancourt
Hq Location Country:France
Key People:Gilles Pélisson (Chairman and CEO)
Num Employees Year:2018
Parent:Bouygues (43.8%)
Industry:Media
Products:Television broadcasting and production, websites, media investments
Revenue: €2.288 billion
Revenue Year:2018
Operating Income: €174 million
Income Year:2018
Net Income: €128 million
Net Income Year:2018
Assets: €3.157 billion
Assets Year:2018
Num Employees:3,135
Website:www.groupe-tf1.fr
Footnotes:[1] [2]

TF1 Group (French: Groupe TF1) is a French media holding company. Its best-known property is the broadcast network TF1.

The group was formed after TF1 was privatized in April 1987. It is controlled with a 43% stake by Bouygues, and is quoted on Euronext Paris.

History

The history of TF1 traces back to 1975, when the Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF) was split into 7 successor institutions. To provide competition for Canal+, La Cinq and M6, the French government decided to privatize TF1 in April 1987. Since the privatization, it has been controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate.

In June 2009, TF1 Group agreed to buy the NT1 channel from AB Groupe, as well as AB's 40% stake in TMC Monte Carlo (which would take TF1's total stake to 80%). The deal was cleared by France's competition authority and subsequently by the Council of State in December 2010, dismissing an appeal by Métropole Télévision.[3] As part of the same transaction, the group raised its stake in WB Television to 49%.[4]

On 21 December 2012, Discovery Communications (now known as Warner Bros. Discovery) purchased a 20% stake in Eurosport from TF1 Group for €170m.[5] Discovery had the option to increase its stake to 51% in 2014. If Discovery exercised that option, TF1 Group was entitled to then exercise a put option over the remaining 49% that would see Discovery take full control.[6] On 22 July 2015, Discovery agreed to acquire TF1's remaining 49% stake in the venture.[7] Discovery also took a 20% share in TV Breizh, Histoire, Ushuaia TV and Stylia – for €14m, with the option of increasing its shareholding to 49% in each channel in 2014. Discovery and TF1's production arm will also work together on making programmes.[8]

TF1 Group's Newen agree to acquire a majority stake in Reel One of Montreal in July 2019. Current owner and CEO Tom Berry would retain a minority stake in the company.[9]

In December 2017, the TF1 group finds an agreement with the Canal+ group, The MYTF1 service and thus restored on CANAL decoders and on myCanal and also the control of live (Start-Over) is possible on myCanal. A similar episode occurs in September 2022.[10]

On 18 May 2021, TF1 Group and M6 Group announced that both companies have begun negotiations for a proposed merger.[11] [12] On 16 September 2022, the merger was officially abandoned due to competition concerns by the antitrust French authorities.[13]

Some of its channels were affected by an outage on 19 July 2024.[14] [15]

Operations

Streaming service

Television

TF1 Group owns or has a direct stake in the following television channels:

Free-to-air

Pay

Former

Online newspaper

TF1 INFO (launched on 24 January 2022) brings together information provided by TF1 and LCI newscast editions.[17]

Other assets

The firm holds a number of other interests in the advertising, internet and publishing fields, including Aufeminin and 34% of Metro International's operations in France.

References

  1. TF1 Group, https://www.groupe-tf1.fr/sites/default/files/pdf-financiers/management_report_tf1_group_2018_eng_vdef.pdf, retrieved 13 March 2019
  2. TF1 Group, https://www.groupe-tf1.fr/en/investors/shareholders/shareholding, retrieved 13 March 2019
  3. News: Le Galès . Yann . Renault . Enguérand . 30 December 2010 . TF1 autorisée à racheter TMC et NT1 . fr . . 4 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110102031228/http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/12/30/04015-20101230ARTFIG00548-tf1-autorisee-a-racheter-tmc-et-nt1.php . 2 January 2011 . live.
  4. News: TF1 in exclusive talks to buy digital TV assets. Vidalon. Dominique. Jacobs, Caroline . 28 May 2009. Reuters. Forbes. 2009-09-19.
  5. TF1 & Discovery Communications finalize agreement and move forward to build three-tier strategic alliance across Eurosport, four payTV channels and production . TF1 Group . 2012-12-21 . 2013-01-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022061855/http://www.groupe-tf1.fr/presse/communiques/groupe/2012/tf1-discovery-communication-21-decembre-7741344-843.html . 2013-10-22 .
  6. Web site: Discovery moves into sport with a 20% stake in Eurosport. The Guardian. 13 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211235936/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/13/discovery-sport-stake-eurosport . 11 December 2013 . live.
  7. Web site: Discovery to take full control of Eurosport. 22 July 2015. broadbandtvnews.com. 6 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212843/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/07/22/discovery-to-take-full-control-of-eurosport/ . 22 July 2015 . live.
  8. Web site: TF1 finalise la cession de OneCast à ITAS . 2023-01-05 . CB News . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212843/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/07/22/discovery-to-take-full-control-of-eurosport/ . 22 July 2015 . live.
  9. News: Keslassy . Elsa . France's Newen Acquires Canadian Outfit Reel One (EXCLUSIVE) . 2 December 2019 . Variety . 11 July 2019 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20190711163601/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/france-newen-acquires-canadian-outfit-reel-one-1203264512/ . 11 July 2019 . live.
  10. Web site: Canal+ arrête de diffuser les chaînes TF1 en raison d'un désaccord commercial . 2023-01-05 . iGeneration . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902071536/https://www.igen.fr/services/2022/09/canal-arrete-de-diffuser-les-chaines-tf1-en-raison-dun-desaccord-commercial-132127 . 2 September 2022 . live.
  11. Web site: France's TF1 & M6 Enter Exclusive Merger Negotiations to Create $4B Media Giant. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518083114/https://deadline.com/2021/05/france-tf1-m6-merger-1234759054/ . 18 May 2021 . live.
  12. Web site: TF1 & M6 Propose Merger; Vungle Acquires TreSensa - ExchangeWire.com. www.exchangewire.com. Dec 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520100905/https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2021/05/20/tf1-m6-propose-merger-vungle-acquires-tresensa/ . 20 May 2021 . live.
  13. News: Proposed merger between TF1 and M6 group abandoned, companies say . 16 September 2022 . . 16 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163422/https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/proposed-merger-between-tf1-m6-group-abandoned-companies-say-2022-09-16/ . 20 September 2022 . live.
  14. News: 19 July 2024 . DIRECT. Panne mondiale chez Microsoft : après l’Australie, la France, la Belgique, le Royaume-Uni, le Japon sont touchés . 19 July 2024 . fr . La Voix du Nord.
  15. News: 19 July 2024 . Aéroports, entreprises et hôpitaux perturbés par la plus grande panne informatique de l’histoire . 19 July 2024 . fr . Le Monde.
  16. Book: Nabyla, Daidj. Developing Strategic Business Models and Competitive Advantage in the Digital Sector. 2014-09-30. IGI Global. 9781466665149. en.
  17. News: Sacré . Jean-François . Souris . Simon . 14 January 2022 . TF1 lance un JT à la carte . TF1 launches an à la carte television newscast . live . fr . . https://web.archive.org/web/20220127153853/https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/media-marketing/tf1-lance-un-jt-a-la-carte/10359524.html . 27 January 2022 . 9 February 2024.

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