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M6 (TV channel)
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M6 (French: [ɛm sis]), also known as Métropole Television, is the most profitable private national French television channel[1][2] and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world.[3] M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire[4] that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production companies, and media-related firms. It is owned by RTL Group.
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Country | France |
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Headquarters | 89 avenue Charles de Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 576i for the SD feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | M6 Group |
Sister channels | W9 6ter Gulli Paris Première Téva M6 Music Série Club MCM RFM TV MCM Top Canal J TiJi |
History | |
Launched | 1 March 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-01) |
Founder | Jean Drucker |
Replaced | TV6 France (1986–1987) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 6 (HD) |
On 20 May 2021, it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed a merger with TF1 Group, which owns competing commercial network TF1.[5] On 16 September 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned, citing concerns from French antitrust regulator, the Autorité de la concurrence, regarding competition in the advertising sector; the combined entity was likely to have been required to sell either primary channel (M6 or TF1) for the merger to proceed.[6]