Groupe MCM
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| Formerly | Euromusique-MCM |
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| Company type | SAS |
| Industry | Entertainment (television, Internet) |
| Genre | Music television network |
| Founded | 1 July 1990 |
| Successor | Lagardère Active Groupe M6 (2019) |
| Headquarters | 28 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris , France |
| Divisions | MCM MCM 2 Mezzo |
| Website | mcm |
Groupe MCM (formerly Euromusique-MCM) was a French television company, created by Europe 1 Communication. In 2000, Europe 1 Communication was integrated into the Lagardère Active holding and made an digital alliance with Groupe Canal+ taking a 49% share in its thematic channels.[1][2] In January 2005, Lagardère Active and Canal+ divested their cross-shareholdings in order to launch their channels on DTT from which the CSA had cancelled their licenses on the grounds of their joint ownerships,[3][4] including the Groupe MCM-led i-MCM, which project was renamed and launched as Europe 2 TV.[5] In May 2019, Lagardère sold most its television assets including MCM to the Groupe M6, who incorporated its channels to its thematic unit.[6]
Television channels
[edit]Channels still active
[edit]These are now part of M6 Thématiques.
- MCM
- RFM TV (still named MCM Pop in Portugal)
- MCM Top
- Mezzo was acquired by Groupe Canal+ and Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien (LVMH)
Defunct channels
[edit]- MCM Africa (sold to Modern Times Group and replaced by Trace Urban)
- Virgin 17 (Sold to Bolloré and replaced by Direct Star then Bollore sold the channel to Canal+ Group and replaced by D17
- MCM Belgique (Closed on December 31, 2009)
- Muzzik (Merged with Mezzo from France Télévisions on 2 April 2002 as international TV Channel)
Administration
[edit]- Presidents
- Jean-Pierre Ozannat (1 July 1990 – 1 August 2002)
- Frédéric Schlesinger (8 January 2002 – 31 August 2003)
- Christophe Sabot (1 September 2003 – 2008)
- Emmanuelle Guilbart (2008 – present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lagardère - Canal+ : Alliance dans la télévision numérique". Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe (in French). 13 January 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Canal+ et Lagardère s'associent pour dominer l'Europe du numérique" (in French). 14 January 2000. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Accord MultiThématiques". Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe (in French). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "TNT, six autorisations annulées". 20 Minutes (in French). 21 October 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "TNT : Canal+ et Lagardère se taillent la part du lion". Les Echos. 10 May 2005.
- ^ "Gulli, Canal J... Le groupe Lagardère cède l'essentiel de son pôle télévision à M6". L'Express (in French). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2024.