TF1 GROUP ANNOUNCES SIGNATURE OF NEW AGREEMENT ON USE OF WORKS FROM THE SACEM REPERTOIRE

The TF1 group is delighted to have today signed a new agreement with Sacem (the French society of authors, composers and publishers of music). The agreement secures the ability of the TF1 group to use works from the Sacem repertoire on its linear and non-linear services for a further 5-year period from 1 January 2021.

At a time when the audiovisual media market is undergoing a transformational shift to digital, the TF1 group was keen to strike a fair, comprehensive new deal with Sacem that would cover all of the Group’s channels and add-on services and bring the disputes between the two parties to a natural end.

The agreement reflects the strategic importance of the Sacem repertoire to TF1 group channels and programmes, especially given the substantial presence of widely-watched music shows in the Group’s peak-time output.

This ground-breaking bilateral agreement is the culmination of discussions aimed at redrawing and modernising the terms and conditions for the TF1 group’s use of the Sacem repertoire so that they take account of:

new non-linear TV viewing habits (on the move, catch-up, preview, VOD);

the shift to digital in the advertising market, the increasing role of tech and data, and the arrival of new offers like segmented TV.

The TF1 group is a leading partner of the music industry and of musical talent, giving exposure to French and international artists on its channels (especially TF1 and TMC) alongside its own expansion in the music business (such as the La Seine Musicale concert hall).

Gilles Pélisson, Chairman & CEO of the TF1 group, says: “With this agreement, we at the TF1 group are not only recognising the economic value of the Sacem repertoire, but also showing our commitment to the French music industry and musicians – especially now, as we emerge from the Covid-19 crisis.”