French media group TF1 has reported consolidated revenue amounted to €765 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, a year-on-year increase of 2.1 per cent. Revenue from the Media segment was broadly stable year on year at €612 million (down 0.9 per cent compared with 2023). In terms of advertising revenue, the Group outperformed the […]
Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce has been appointed Chief Communications & Brand Officer at TF1 Group with effect from April 1st. She succeeds Maylis Carçabal, who has been promoted to Chief Communications Officer at the Bouygues group. In her new role, Dauba-Pantanacce will develop and implement TF1 Group’s communication and brand strategy, supporting the French broadcasting group’s digital […]
In 2024, for the first time, smartphones outnumbered TV sets in French households, with 92 per cent owning at least one smartphone, versus 90 per cent for a TV set, 87 per cent for a laptop, 72 per cent for a connected TV and 48 per cent for a tablet, according to Médiamétrie’s TV year […]
French media regulator Arcom has adopted a new numbering of national television channels broadcast on digital terrestrial television (DTT), in particular to take into account the upcoming arrival of the new CMI TV and OFTV services, authorised on December 11th, and the decision of Canal+ to stop its broadcast on TNT. Arcom has ensured the […]
France’s TF1 group has reported an “exceptional year”, delivering on its editorial and digital acceleration strategy. The Group posted a strong performance among individuals aged 4+ with a 26.8 per cent share, and cemented its position as the country’s market leader with commercial targets: women under 50 (33.5 per cent), 25-49 year-olds (30.5 per cent) […]
yes Studios and London and LA-based Paper Entertainment – one of the production companies behind AppleTV+’s Emmy Award-winning series Tehran – have announced a deal to develop comedy-drama Johnny and the Knights of the Galilee for an English-language adaptation in the UK and US called Honey Boys. Honey Boys tells the entertaining story of Ben, […]
A co-financing agreement is bringing together Newen Studios, a producer of daily drama, TF1 Group, the private broadcasting group in Europe, and Netflix, the streaming giant, to produce a continuing drama event series called Tout pour la lumière (‘Everything for the light’). The series, set in the world of music and dance, takes the form […]
A number of suitors have been studying the merits of a takeover bid for ITV, the UK’s dominant terrestrial commercial broadcaster, after a prolonged period of share price weakness and renewed questions about its long-term strategic outlook. Sky News reports that, in recent weeks, an array of “possible bidders” have held early-stage discussions about teaming […]
The French broadcasting groups France Télévisions, M6 and TF1, alongside the main rights management associations (Adami, SACD, SACEM and SCAM) and producers’ associations (AnimFrance, SPI and USPA) have met at TF1 corporate headquarters to formally establish a new trade body known as LaFA – short for ‘La Filière Audiovisuelle’, or ‘the audiovisual industry’. At a […]
Despite a tough economic background and the success of the Olympic Games on fellow PSB France Télévisions, commercial broadcaster TF1 has reported a rise in its ad revenues over the first nine months of 2024, driven by streaming activities. TF1 Group has posted a consolidated revenue of €1.59 billion for the first nine months, a […]