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TF6

Overview
TF6 is a French
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...

 television channel broadcasting entertainment intended for young adults.

TF6 was founded in December 2000 by Métropole 6
Métropole 6
Métropole 6, known popularly as simply M6, is a French television service owned by a company called Métropole Télévision. M6 broadcasts an over-the-air SECAM signal, and is also carried on the Atlantic Bird 3 and French Telecom 2B broadcast satellites. M6 also broadcasts a digital signal to...

 and TF1
TF1
TF1 is a private French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 25-35% makes it the most popular domestic network.TF1 is the largest European television channel by its audience...

 when they decided to bring closer their two competitor family projects chain on the cable and satellite service TPS
Télévision Par Satellite
Télévision Par Satellite was a French company that offered subscription television packages via satellite.It was created in 1996 by France Télévisions, the TF1 Group and the M6 Group...

, of which they are the two co-shareholders. This fusion lead the two groups to create a common company gathering TF6 and Series Club and whose two groups are shareholders with 50%.
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TF6 is a French
France
France , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...

 television channel broadcasting entertainment intended for young adults.

History


TF6 was founded in December 2000 by Métropole 6
Métropole 6
Métropole 6, known popularly as simply M6, is a French television service owned by a company called Métropole Télévision. M6 broadcasts an over-the-air SECAM signal, and is also carried on the Atlantic Bird 3 and French Telecom 2B broadcast satellites. M6 also broadcasts a digital signal to...

 and TF1
TF1
TF1 is a private French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 25-35% makes it the most popular domestic network.TF1 is the largest European television channel by its audience...

 when they decided to bring closer their two competitor family projects chain on the cable and satellite service TPS
Télévision Par Satellite
Télévision Par Satellite was a French company that offered subscription television packages via satellite.It was created in 1996 by France Télévisions, the TF1 Group and the M6 Group...

, of which they are the two co-shareholders. This fusion lead the two groups to create a common company gathering TF6 and Series Club and whose two groups are shareholders with 50%. That makes it possible for the new chain to profit series cinema catalogues of its two head offices and to propose a richer offer.

Organisation


Chairman of the board:
  • Laurent SOLLY


Director general:
  • Vincent Broussard


Deputy Director General:
  • Thomas Crosson

Capital


TF6 has a capital of €80,000 held with parity by Group TF1
TF1
TF1 is a private French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 25-35% makes it the most popular domestic network.TF1 is the largest European television channel by its audience...

 and M6 Group
Métropole 6
Métropole 6, known popularly as simply M6, is a French television service owned by a company called Métropole Télévision. M6 broadcasts an over-the-air SECAM signal, and is also carried on the Atlantic Bird 3 and French Telecom 2B broadcast satellites. M6 also broadcasts a digital signal to...

.

Programmes


TF6 broadcasts shows intended for young adults, these include genres such as reality TV, entertainment, films and magazines.

Some of the shows include:
  • 24
    24 (TV series)
    24 is an American serial action/drama television series. Broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes...

  • Cold Case
    Cold Case
    Cold Case is an American police procedural television series which premiered on September 28, 2003 on CBS. The series revolves around a fictionalized Philadelphia Police Department division in Pennsylvania that specializes in investigating cold cases. The series currently airs in syndication on TNT...

  • Law & Order
    Law & Order
    Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, which premiered on NBC on September 13, 1990. Created by Dick Wolf, the series is set in New York City, and follows the professional lives of several police officers and prosecutors who represent the public interest in...

  • The O.C.
    The O.C.
    The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons...

     (broadcast under the title Newport Beach)
  • Smallville
    Smallville (TV series)
    Smallville is an American television series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The television series was initially broadcast by The WB, premiering on October 16, 2001...

  • Special Unit 2
    Special Unit 2
    Special Unit 2 is a short-lived, American sci-fi/comedy television series, filmed in Vancouver, BC and aired on UPN for two seasons from April 2001 through February 2002...


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