TF1 and the Newen Group enter into exclusive negotiations

Boulogne-Billancourt, October 29, 2015

TF1 and the Newen Group enter into exclusive negotiations

TF1 and the Newen group announce that they have today entered into exclusive negotiations with a view to forging a partnership in the production and distribution of audiovisual rights.

This could lead to TF1 taking a majority stake in Newen. 

About TF1: TF1 is France’s leading private-sector free-to-air TV broadcaster, with four freeview channels (TF1, TMC, NT1 and HD1) alongside an innovative digital offering with MYTF1. The group also broadcasts a number of targeted theme channels on pay-TV: LCI, TV Breizh, Histoire, Ushuaïa and Serieclub. TF1 has developed a broad range of spin-off activities associated with its core business, such as home shopping and licences. 

About Newen: Newen is a major player in audiovisual production and distribution in France, producing over 1,300 hours of programming a year through its subsidiaries Telfrance, Capa, Be Aware and 17 juin Media. The group boasts a varied catalogue of more than 5,000 hours of programming spread across all genres: drama, gameshows, entertainment, documentary, reportage and animation. Newen’s flagship programmes are carried on France’s leading TV channels. Its series include “Plus Belle La Vie”, “Braquo”, “Candice Renoir”, “Le sang de la vigne”, “Nina” and “Versailles”, and it also produces unscripted shows such as “Les Maternelles”, “L’effet Papillon”, the gameshow “Harry”, “Le Magazine de la Santé” and “Faites Entrer l’Accusé”. Newen, which already distributes its content in over 80 countries worldwide, has ambitions to become the creative powerhouse for the French media industry.  The group operates an industrial-type structure, with studios in the Paris region and in the south of France. Internationally, Newen has built up the Newen Network, which brings together the main independent producers in Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Canada. The group also has a digital presence via its Neweb subsidiary.