TF1+ consumption up 12% YoY
May 1, 2025
TF1, the French broadcasting group, has reported its consolidated revenue amounted to €520 million in the first quarter of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 1.6 per cent.
Revenue from the Media segment increased by 1.8 per cent year on year to €461 million, while Studio TF1’s revenue was stable at €59 million. Current operating profit from activities (COPA) amounted to €43 million, up €6 million year on year. Operating profit totalled €36 million, stable year on year (up €1 million). That figure includes around €6 million in amortisation charges relating to intangible assets arising from the JPG (Johnson Production Group) acquisition, and around €2 million in non-recurring expenses relating to the Group’s plan to accelerate its digital development.
Net profit attributable to the Group excluding exceptional tax surcharge was €26 million,close to the level of the first quarter of 2024. The €4 million change was mainly related to the year-on-year decrease in financial income due to lower market interest rates. The impact of the French 2025 Finance Bill was €11 million in the first quarter of 2025, including an exceptional contribution of €10 million with respect to 2024 (specific to Q1). Net cash amounted to €559 million at the end of March 2025, almost unchanged year on year.
Audience ratings
In Q1, the TF1 channel benefited from the return of major entertainment franchises (Danse avec les Stars, Koh-Lanta and The Voice), successful new dramas such as Carpe Diem (up to 6 million viewers for the first episode) and Erica (4.8 million viewers on average for the season) and the French football team’s solid performance in the UEFA Nations League tournament (6.3 million viewers for the France-Croatia match). As a result, TF1 maintained its leadership across all targets and continued to increase its audience share in the 4+ target (up 0.1 points).
The Group’s news offering performed vwell, with TF1’s 1pm and 8pm news bulletins keeping a significant lead over their nearest rivals, while the morning show Bonjour! continued to establish itself, achieving up to 12.4 per centaudience share in March.
The TF1 channel maintained a significant lead over its main commercial competitor:
– Ahead by 9.6 points in the W<50PDM target, with an audience share of 22.7 per cent;
– Ahead by 8.0 points among individuals aged 25-49, with an audience share of 20.3 per cent
TF1+
Buoyed by TF1’s programming, TF1+ attracted 35 million streamers per month on average in Q1, higher than its average 2024 figure of 33 million per month. Overall, streamers watched 272 million hours of content on TF1+ in Q1 according to Médiamétrie, which was 1.3 times that achieved by the second-ranked platform.
In terms of site-centric figures, consumption rose by 12 per cent year on year.
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