M6 Group and Altice Media Enter Into Exclusive Negotiations for the Sale of the Channel 6ter
28 Février 2022 - 9:15PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
M6 Group (Paris:MMT) announces that it has received a put option
for the channel 6ter from Altice Media, and that it has granted it
exclusive negotiation rights.
The sale of 6ter would be part of the proposed merger of the M6
and TF1 Groups, announced on May 17th, 2021. Indeed, following this
merger, the combined group will only be able to hold seven national
channels on DTT, in accordance with the limit defined by French
regulation.
The relevant employee representative bodies of M6 Group will be
informed and consulted on this proposed sale of 6ter, which is also
subject to (i) the agreement of the French Competition Authority
and the ARCOM as well as (ii) the effective completion of the
merger operation between the M6 and TF1 Groups.
Due to the various authorizations required, both from the French
Competition Authority and from the ARCOM, the effective completion
of the merger between the M6 and TF1 Groups is now expected for the
very beginning of January 2023.
Thus, the channel 6ter will remain fully controlled by M6 Group
throughout the 2022 financial year.
Still in order to comply with the audiovisual law and provided
that the planned merger between the M6 and TF1 Groups is carried
out, M6 Group plans to return the DTT frequency of the channel
Paris Première, after approval by the ARCOM, but will continue to
exploit it on cable and satellite networks.
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About the channel 6ter :
Authorized in July 2012 following the call for tenders for
second-generation high-definition DTT channels, 6ter was broadcast
for the first time on December 12th, 2012. In 2021, 6ter was the
leading DTT HD channel on the commercial target with a 2.6%
audience share and posted its best historical levels in prime time
on all viewers and the commercial target.
About M6 Group :
Created in 1987 around the channel M6, M6 Group is a powerful
multimedia group, offering a wide range of programs, products and
services. Television (13 channels including M6, 2nd private channel
in France), radio (3 stations including RTL, 1st private radio in
France) but also content production and acquisition, digital,
e-commerce, cinema, music, shows... Leveraging its brands and
content, M6 Group has gradually expanded its operations through
targeted diversification activities and innovative offers such as
6play, a digital platform launched in 2013, and Salto launched in
2020. Its objective: to develop the complementarity of its brands
in order to meet the expectations of its various audiences and
their new modes of consumption. More information: groupem6.fr
About Altice Media :
Altice Media is the third private media group in France around
its emblematic RMC and BFM brands with three national DTT channels,
ten local channels, three radio stations, a replay platform and a
digital information platform. Altice Media is a subsidiary of
Altice France.
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For M6 Group : Paul MENNESSON - Communication corporate :
paul.mennesson@m6.fr ‐ 01 41 92 61 36 Guillaume COUTURIE -
Relations investisseurs : guillaume.couturie@m6.fr - 01 41 92 28
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For Altice Media : presse@alticefrance.com
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