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M6
CountryFrance
Headquarters89 avenue Charles de Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerM6 Group
Sister channelsW9
6ter
Gulli
Paris Première
Téva
M6 Music
Série Club
MCM
RFM TV
MCM Top
Canal J
TiJi
History
Launched1 March 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-01)
FounderJean Drucker
ReplacedTV6 France (1986–1987)
Links
Websitewww.6play.fr/m6
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 6 (HD)

M6 (French: [ɛm sis]), also known as Métropole Television, is the most profitable private national French television channel[1][2] and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world.[3] M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire[4] that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production companies, and media-related firms. It is owned by RTL Group.

On 20 May 2021, it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed a merger with TF1 Group, which owns competing commercial network TF1.[5] On 16 September 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned, citing concerns from French antitrust regulator, the Autorité de la concurrence, regarding competition in the advertising sector; the combined entity was likely to have been required to sell either primary channel (M6 or TF1) for the merger to proceed.[6]

History

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M6 headquarters, 89 avenue Charles-de-Gaulle in Neuilly-sur-Seine

M6 launched on 1 March 1987, at 11:15 am CET, taking the place of TV6.

M6's current on-air brand image, introduced in May 2020, suggests that it tailors its service to teenagers and young-adult demographics. Its current programs lineup include:

In 2001, M6 became the first national French television network to broadcast reality programming. Its first program of this genre was Loft Story, and was highly watched. The president of TF1 at the time, Étienne Mougeotte, promised that TF1 would never air any reality programming. However, several months later, TF1 signed a contract with Endemol to air such programming. Endemol is the same company that created Loft Story for M6.

M6 is one of the only television services in France to have science-fiction programming as part of its regular schedule. Most supernatural dramas were shown on Saturday nights in what M6 called "la Trilogie du Samedi" (The Saturday Trilogy)

6play (formerly M6 Replay; subsequently M6+)

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On 19 March 2008, M6 launched a new website, in addition to its official site. This TV Catch-up called M6 Replay[7] allows French Internet users (metropolitan France only) to view all M6 programs in the 6 p.m.-midnight slot (excluding films) one hour after their broadcasts, for one week. On 4 November 2013, M6 Replay was replaced by 6play.

On 27 March 2014, M6 launched 4 new thematic channels, "100% online", on 6play: 6play Comic (Humor), 6play Crazy Kitchen (Cooking), 6play Sixième Style (Fashion/Beauty), and 6play Stories (TV films).[8] On 9 February 2015, M6 launched 6play home time (Universe de la Maison).[citation needed]

On 1 December 2015, a new version of 6play was launched. A new 6play design is launched for the occasion and 6play now uses a personalized recommendation system under the "My selection" section similar to that of Netflix.[citation needed]

From 14 May 2024, 6play will become M6+.[9]

Logo history

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  • M6's third logo from 1987 to 1999
    M6's third logo from 1987 to 1999
  • M6's fourth logo from 1999 to 2009
    M6's fourth logo from 1999 to 2009

Programmes

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News

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  • Le 12:45 (national edition) and 19:45 (national edition), afternoon and evening news.
  • Zone Interdite, France's most influential Newsmagazine[10]
  • 66 Minutes weekly news magazine.
  • Capital, Economy-oriented newsmagazine.
  • Enquête Exclusive, Investigation magazine.

Show and reality show

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[check quotation syntax]Qui veut être mon associé?, the French adaptation of Dragons' Den

  • Sport 6, sport magazine

Series

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M6 Kid

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Past programs

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "METROPOLE TV : M6 - Zonebourse". www.zonebourse.com. 27 July 2010.
  2. ^ "News | Business Wire".
  3. ^ M6 has always been ranked after TF1 and before (by some measure) or after (by others) France 2
  4. ^ Lopez, Julia (19 September 2018). "Le Groupe M6 acquiert CTZAR - Groupe M6".
  5. ^ "TF1 & M6 Propose Merger; Vungle Acquires TreSensa – ExchangeWire.com".
  6. ^ "PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN THE TF1 AND M6 GROUPS ABANDONED". PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN THE TF1 AND M6 GROUPS ABANDONED. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ bertrand (13 March 2008). "Lancement de M6 Replay le 19 mars". Univers Freebox (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Médias : M6 lance 4 chaînes de télévisions gratuites 100% en ligne". Challenges (in French). 26 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Introducing M6+". company.rtl.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ^ "M6+: émissions et séries en replay et en streaming". M6+.
  11. ^ "M6 a acheté Sous le dôme". AlloCiné. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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