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{{Short description|French media holding company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = TF1 Group
| logo = Logo TF1 Group 2020.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = ImmeubleTF1-Boulogne.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = [[TF1]] headquarters in [[Boulogne-Billancourt]] ([[TF1 Tower]])
| native_name = Groupe TF1
| native_name_lang = fr
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{EuronextParis|TFI|FR0000054900|XPAR}}<br />[[CAC Mid 60|CAC Mid 60 Component]]
| predecessors = [[Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française|ORTF]]
| founded = 6 January 1975<br />16 April 1987 (privatized)
| founder = [[Government of France]]
| hq_location = TF1 Tower
| hq_location_city = [[Boulogne-Billancourt]]
| hq_location_country = France
| key_people = [[:fr:Rodolphe Belmer|Rodolphe Belmer]] ([[chairman]] and [[chief executive officer|CEO]])<ref>https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/rodolphe-belmer-futur-patron-de-tf1-quitte-le-conseil-d-administration-de-netflix-20221021</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2018
| parent = [[Bouygues]] (43.8%)
| industry = [[Mass media|Media]]
| products = [[Television]] [[broadcasting]] and [[Production company|production]], [[website]]s, media [[investment]]s
| revenue = {{Increase}} €2.288 billion
| revenue_year = 2018
| operating_income = {{Increase}} €174 million
| income_year = 2018
| net_income = {{increase}} €128 million
| net_income_year = 2018
| assets = {{Decrease}} €3.157 billion
| assets_year = 2018
| num_employees = 3,135
| website = [http://www.groupe-tf1.fr/en/ www.groupe-tf1.fr]
| footnotes = <ref name="2018 Full Year Results">TF1 Group, [https://www.groupe-tf1.fr/sites/default/files/pdf-financiers/management_report_tf1_group_2018_eng_vdef.pdf], retrieved 13 March 2019</ref><ref name="Shareholding">TF1 Group, [https://www.groupe-tf1.fr/en/investors/shareholders/shareholding], retrieved 13 March 2019</ref>
}}

'''TF1 Group''' ({{langx|fr|Groupe TF1}}) is a French media holding company. Its best-known property is the broadcast network [[TF1]]. The group was formed after TF1 was privatized in April 1987 in which the channel was launched back on January 6 1975 twelve years prior. It is controlled with a 43% stake by industrial group [[Bouygues]], and is quoted on [[Euronext|Euronext Paris]].

==History==
The history of TF1 traces back to 1975, when the [[ORTF|Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française]] (ORTF) was split into 7 successor institutions. Allegedly to provide competition for [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]], [[La Cinq]] and [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]], the French government decided to privatize TF1. In April 1987, the construction conglomerate [[Bouygues]] won the resulting auction for the sale of TF1, ahead of the [[Lagardère Group]].<ref name=":0" /> On 16 April, [[Francis Bouygues]], the president of Bouygues, presented a check of three billion [[French franc|francs]] to the government, completing the privatisation of TF1.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2007-05-19 |title=La grande et la petite histoire de TF1 revisitées avec sérieux et ironie |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2007/05/19/la-grande-et-la-petite-histoire-de-tf1-revisitees-avec-serieux-et-ironie_912327_3236.html |access-date=2024-07-01 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TF1 (1975-1987) |url=https://francearchives.gouv.fr/fr/authorityrecord/FRAN_NP_005424 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=FranceArchives |language=fr}}</ref>

In June 2009, TF1 Group agreed to buy the [[NT1 (television)|NT1]] channel from [[AB Groupe]], as well as AB's 40% stake in TMC Monte Carlo (which would take TF1's total stake to 80%). The deal was cleared by France's [[Autorité de la concurrence|competition authority]] and subsequently by the [[Council of State (France)|Council of State]] in December 2010, dismissing an appeal by [[M6 (TV channel)|Métropole Télévision]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Le Galès |first=Yann |author2=Renault |first2=Enguérand |date=30 December 2010 |title=TF1 autorisée à racheter TMC et NT1 |language=fr |newspaper=[[Le Figaro]] |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/12/30/04015-20101230ARTFIG00548-tf1-autorisee-a-racheter-tmc-et-nt1.php |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102031228/http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/12/30/04015-20101230ARTFIG00548-tf1-autorisee-a-racheter-tmc-et-nt1.php |archive-date=2 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the same transaction, the group raised its stake in WB Television to 49%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/05/28/afx6474083.html|title=TF1 in exclusive talks to buy digital TV assets|last=Vidalon|first=Dominique|author2=Jacobs, Caroline |date=28 May 2009|agency=[[Reuters]]|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=2009-09-19}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On 21 December 2012, [[Discovery Communications]] (now known as [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]) purchased a 20% stake in [[Eurosport]] from TF1 Group for €170m.<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.groupe-tf1.fr/presse/communiques/groupe/2012/tf1-discovery-communication-21-decembre-7741344-843.html |title=TF1 & Discovery Communications finalize agreement and move forward to build three-tier strategic alliance across Eurosport, four payTV channels and production |publisher=TF1 Group |date=2012-12-21 |access-date=2013-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022061855/http://www.groupe-tf1.fr/presse/communiques/groupe/2012/tf1-discovery-communication-21-decembre-7741344-843.html |archive-date=2013-10-22 }}</ref> Discovery had the option to increase its stake to 51% in 2014. If Discovery exercised that option, TF1 Group was entitled to then exercise a put option over the remaining 49% that would see Discovery take full control.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/13/discovery-sport-stake-eurosport|title=Discovery moves into sport with a 20% stake in Eurosport|work=The Guardian|date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211235936/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/dec/13/discovery-sport-stake-eurosport |archive-date=11 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 22 July 2015, Discovery agreed to acquire TF1's remaining 49% stake in the venture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/07/22/discovery-to-take-full-control-of-eurosport/|title=Discovery to take full control of Eurosport|date=22 July 2015|website=broadbandtvnews.com|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212843/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/07/22/discovery-to-take-full-control-of-eurosport/ |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Discovery also took a 20% share in TV Breizh, Histoire, Ushuaia TV and Stylia – for €14m, with the option of increasing its shareholding to 49% in each channel in 2014. Discovery and TF1's production arm will also work together on making programmes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TF1 finalise la cession de OneCast à ITAS |url=https://www.cbnews.fr/medias/image-tf1-finalise-cession-onecast-itas-8806 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=CB News |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722212843/http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2015/07/22/discovery-to-take-full-control-of-eurosport/ |archive-date=22 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

TF1 Group's Newen agree to acquire a majority stake in [[Reel One Entertainment|Reel One]] of Montreal in July 2019. Current owner and CEO Tom Berry would retain a minority stake in the company.<ref name="vty">{{cite news |last1=Keslassy |first1=Elsa |title=France's Newen Acquires Canadian Outfit Reel One (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/france-newen-acquires-canadian-outfit-reel-one-1203264512/ |access-date=2 December 2019 |work=Variety |date=11 July 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711163601/https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/france-newen-acquires-canadian-outfit-reel-one-1203264512/ |archive-date=11 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2017, the TF1 group finds an agreement with the Canal+ group, The MYTF1 service and thus restored on CANAL decoders and on myCanal and also the control of live (Start-Over) is possible on myCanal. A similar episode occurs in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canal+ arrête de diffuser les chaînes TF1 en raison d'un désaccord commercial |url=https://www.igen.fr/services/2022/09/canal-arrete-de-diffuser-les-chaines-tf1-en-raison-dun-desaccord-commercial-132127 |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=iGeneration |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902071536/https://www.igen.fr/services/2022/09/canal-arrete-de-diffuser-les-chaines-tf1-en-raison-dun-desaccord-commercial-132127 |archive-date=2 September 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> 

On 18 May 2021, TF1 Group and [[Groupe M6|M6 Group]] announced that both companies have begun negotiations for a proposed merger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/france-tf1-m6-merger-1234759054/|title = France's TF1 & M6 Enter Exclusive Merger Negotiations to Create $4B Media Giant|date = 18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518083114/https://deadline.com/2021/05/france-tf1-m6-merger-1234759054/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2021/05/20/tf1-m6-propose-merger-vungle-acquires-tresensa/|title=TF1 & M6 Propose Merger; Vungle Acquires TreSensa - ExchangeWire.com|website=www.exchangewire.com|accessdate=Dec 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520100905/https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2021/05/20/tf1-m6-propose-merger-vungle-acquires-tresensa/ |archive-date=20 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 16 September 2022, the merger was officially abandoned due to the conditions ordered by the antitrust French authorities.<ref>{{cite news |title=Proposed merger between TF1 and M6 group abandoned, companies say |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/proposed-merger-between-tf1-m6-group-abandoned-companies-say-2022-09-16/ |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=16 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163422/https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/proposed-merger-between-tf1-m6-group-abandoned-companies-say-2022-09-16/ |archive-date=20 September 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Some of its channels were affected by [[2024 CrowdStrike incident|an outage]] on 19 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 2024 |title=DIRECT. Panne mondiale chez Microsoft : après l’Australie, la France, la Belgique, le Royaume-Uni, le Japon sont touchés |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1484962/article/2024-07-19/une-enorme-panne-mondiale-perturbe-tf1-canal-free-l-aeroport-d-orly-mondial |access-date=19 July 2024 |language=fr |work=La Voix du Nord}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 2024 |title=Aéroports, entreprises et hôpitaux perturbés par la plus grande panne informatique de l’histoire |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2024/07/19/aeroports-banques-et-hopitaux-perturbes-par-la-plus-grande-panne-informatique-de-l-histoire_6252890_4408996.html |access-date=19 July 2024 |language=fr |work=Le Monde}}</ref>

==Operations==
*[[Studio TF1]] - Paris-based TV production company<ref name="vty"/>
** Capa Drama, French banners
** Telfrance, French banners
** [[Nimbus Film|Nimbus]], Denmark
** Tuvalu, Netherlands
**Pupkin, Netherlands
**De Mensen, Belgium
** BlueSpirit, Canadian animation company
** Reel One, Canadian production outfit<ref name="vty"/>

===Streaming service===
*[[Salto (streaming service)|Salto]] from 2020 to 2023, with [[France Télévisions]] and [[Groupe M6]]
*[[:fr:TF1+|TF1+]]

===Television===

====Free-to-air====
*[[TF1]], channel 1
*[[TMC (TV channel)|TMC]], channel 10
*[[TFX (TV channel)|TFX]] (launched in 2005 as NT1), channel 11
*[[TF1 Séries Films]] (launched in 2012 as HD1), channel 20<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hiGXBQAAQBAJ&q=TF1+Group+&pg=PA120|title=Developing Strategic Business Models and Competitive Advantage in the Digital Sector|last=Nabyla|first=Daidj|date=2014-09-30|publisher=IGI Global|isbn=9781466665149|language=en}}</ref>
*[[La Chaîne Info|LCI]] - ''La Chaîne Info'' (launched in 1994), channel 15

====Pay====
*[[TV Breizh]] (launched in 2000)
*TF1 International, TF1's international channel
*[[Histoire TV]] (launched in 1997)
*[[Ushuaïa TV]] (launched in 2005)
*[[Série Club]] - 50% stake with [[Groupe M6]]

====Former====
*JET
*Tfou TV
*Stylia (ex-''Odyssée'' launched in 1996, closed in 2014) - 80% stake
*[[TF6]] (closed in 2014) - 50% stake
TF1 also had stakes in [[France 24]], [[Pink TV (France)|Pink TV]], [[Eurosport]] and [[AB Groupe]] which were divested.

===Online news site=== 
TF1 INFO (current brand launched on 24 January 2022) brings together information provided by [[TF1]] and [[La Chaîne Info|LCI]] newscast editions.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sacré |first1=Jean-François |last2=Souris |first2=Simon |date=14 January 2022 |title=TF1 lance un JT à la carte |trans-title=TF1 launches an à la carte television newscast |url=https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/media-marketing/tf1-lance-un-jt-a-la-carte/10359524.html |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[L'Echo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127153853/https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/media-marketing/tf1-lance-un-jt-a-la-carte/10359524.html |archive-date=27 January 2022 |access-date=9 February 2024}}</ref>

===Other assets===
The firm holds a number of other interests in the [[advertising]], [[internet]] and [[publishing]] fields, including [[Aufeminin]] and 34% of [[Metro International]]'s operations in France.

==References==
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