With 44 million viewers for the big return of Star Academy, 10 million viewers for season 2 of HPI, and a record-breaking 24 million viewers for the FIFA World Cup final, 2022 was a year of major success for TF1 Group’s channels. LCI continued its growth by covering major news events such as the war in Ukraine and the presidential election. It increased its audience by 42% compared to 2021, achieving the highest growth for a TV channel in 2022. Platforms side, MYTF1 confirmed its strong leadership with over 26 million monthly catch-up users and 2 billion videos viewed.

Always looking to adapt to shifts in viewing patterns, the TF1 group launches two new online services: MYTF1 Max and MYTF1 Streams. Season 1 of drama HPI smashes audience records as over 12 million viewers tune in. Newen Studios continues to expand internationally by acquiring Real Lava in Denmark, Flare Film in Germany and iZen in Spain. The group deepens its corporate social responsibility commitments – especially in gender equality, recognised by the “Grand Prix Humpact” award. Our rolling news channel welcomes new faces such as Ruth Elkrief.

The start of 2020 sees the launch of Ringside Studios, a new production company. In March Les Misérables, to which TF1 has acquired the broadcasting rights, wins Best Film at the César awards. Throughout the year, in the midst of the global Covid-19 crisis, the Group makes every effort to ensure continuity of service, and adapts its programme schedules with innovations like a third daily news bulletin and brand-new “lockdown specials” shot at home.

The TF1 group reorganises its operations, setting up three core business segments: Broadcasting, Production and Digital. In line with its core social values, the Group signs up to a charter against sexual harassment and sexist behaviour in the media, and to a manifesto supporting the integration of people with disabilities into the workplace. Newen Studios creates its own charitable foundation with a mission to encourage and support the broadcasting talents of tomorrow in all their diversity.

January sees the rebranding of two channels: NT1 becomes TFX and HD1 becomes TF1 Séries Films, as part of the rationalisation of the TF1 group’s free-to-air channel portfolio. The game show Burger Quiz makes a triumphant return on TMC. 2018 also sees the Group signing global distribution agreements with telecoms operators that rewrite the business model and offer a win-win solution for the creative industries. Production activities move up a gear as TF1 acquires Newen Studios, a major producer and distributor of audiovisual content in French and international markets.

The TF1 group continues to invest in digital by taking an equity stake in Studio 71. La Seine Musicale – a new music and performing arts venue on the Ile Seguin in Boulogne-Billancourt – is completed; the TF1 group takes charge of event programming. In broadcasting, the soap opera Demain nous appartient enjoys ratings success, pulling in nearly 3.5 million viewers a day. To encourage social responsibility among its employees and inspire corporate actions around three key themes (solidarity, diversity, sustainability), the Group launches TF1 Initiatives.

On 19 February 2016, Gilles Pélisson becomes Chairman & CEO of the TF1 group. Supported by Ara Aprikian (Broadcasting) Thierry Thuillier (LCI initially, then News), he implements a bold multi-channel strategy. This includes the freeview switchover of LCI and a relaunch for TMC, taking it up-market with a new identity unveiled in the launch show of the new current affairs programme Quotidien.