| Type | Société anonyme |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | France Télévisions SA 7, esplanade Henri de France 75015 Paris |
| Key people | Rémy Pflimlin: Chief Executive Officer Patrice Duhamel: Vice-President and Director General of Broadcasting. |
| Revenue | €2,853 million |
| Employees | 11,400 |
| Website | www.francetelevisions.fr |
France Télévisions (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s televizjɔ̃]) is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the bringing together of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (formerly France Régions 3), later joined by the legally independent channels France 5 (formerly La Cinquième), France Ô (formerly RFO Sat), and France 4 (formerly Festival).
France Télévisions is currently funded by the revenue from television licence fees and commercial advertising. The new law on public broadcasting will phase out commercial advertising on the public television channels (at first in the evening, then gradually throughout the day).
France Télévisions is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative (a consortium of broadcasting and Internet industry companies including SES, OpenTV and Institut für Rundfunktechnik) that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for the reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface.
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France Télévisions has an interest in a number of thematic cable/satellite channels in France:
| Channel | France Télévisions | Indirect Interest | Other Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulli | 34 % | 66 % Lagardère Active | ||
| Mezzo | 20 % | 20 % | France Télémusique | 60 % Lagardère Active |
| Planète Thalassa | 34 % | 66 % MultiThématiques (Canal+ Group) | ||
| Planète Justice | 34 % | 66 % MultiThématiques (Canal+ Group) | ||
France Télévisions holds 100 % of France Télémusique SAS.
The thematic channel Planète Juniors (formerly Ma Planète) ceased operations in March 2009.
| Channel | France Télévisions | Indirect Interest | Other Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France 24 | 100.00 % | |||
| TV5MONDE | 12.58 % | 3.29 % | Arte | SAEF 49 %, TSR 11.11 %, RTBF 11.11 %, CBC/Radio-Canada 6.67 %, Télé-Québec 4.44 %, INA 1.74 % |
| Euronews (through SECEMIE) |
24.05 % | 21.65 % RAI - 18.81 % RTVE - 16.06 % RTR - 9.20 % SSR - 10.23 % other | ||
| Arte | 50.00 % | Arte France | 50 % ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH | |
France Télévisions holds 45 % of the ARTE France holding company together with the French state (25 %), Radio France (15 %) and INA (15 %). ARTE France and ARTE Deutschland form the ARTE Consortium that manages the bilingual French-German channel (ARTE shares its analog channel with France 5, but both channels have separate full-time services on cable, satellite and digital broadcasts).
France Télévisions also controls the new R1 digital multiplex that currently hosts France 2, France 3, France 5, Arte and La Chaîne parlementaire. France 4 was originally on the R1 multiplex but was moved to R2 to allow space for regional channels on R1.
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