The French Choice

THE FRENCH CHOICE

The Group As the leading French public broadcaster, France Télévisions aims to inform, educate and entertain its diverse audiences through a wide range of quality generalist programming.

With over 2 billion euros invested in content each year, France Télévisions is a key player in French and European audiovisual creation.

29

% total audience share

2.8B€

yearly budget

10 000 employees

on 131 sites

2B€

invested yearly in program production and acquisition

50 000 hours of first-run programs broadcast across all channels

117million

videos viewed on a variety of screens

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The French Bouquet

The Digital Offer

The France Télévisions Group is composed by five national television channels – France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô – as well as twenty-four France 3 regional networks and nine overseas channels and radios – the “Outre-mer 1ère”.

For over five years, France Télévisions has placed digitalization at the core of its strategy.

Each of these channels has its own identity and their comprehensive offerings allow France Télévisions to provide a complete and diversified range of programming that meets the highest standards and the expectations of every viewer.

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As a leading digital media group, France Télévisions integrates new uses and strives to help its creative partners in the transition that is currently underway: channel websites, cross-media websites, replay TV, connected TV, etc. All the more usages to enrich a program consumption, paving the way to new creative opportunities.

Subsidiaries France Télévisions owns several subsidiaries in charge of complementary activities: - film production with France 2 Cinéma and France 3 Cinéma; - audiovisual production with MFP; - advertising sales with Francetv Publicité; - programs sales with Francetv Distribution.

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International development Offer the best French TV today!

6 strong brands

Distributed across 55 countries 85 client operators in the EMEA, Indian Ocean, Caribbean 35 million satisfied TV subscribers

TECHNICAL DATA Main reception options via European satellites: - Eutelsat 5째 West A - Hotbird 13째 East For other parts of the world, please contact us: channels@francetv.fr All main channels available in MPEG 4 HD Available retransmission rights abroad: cable, satellite, ADSL, mobile

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85

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strong brands

client operators

55 35

countries

million satisfied TV subscribers

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LIVE

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France TV brings the best live events to your screen, from sports and prime-time entertainment to breaking news coverage.

Live the moment 9

SPORTS

850

+

hours of live sports broadcast every year on France TV channels 10

1500 hours on Olympic years

100

+

sporting disciplines programmed

Follow the Olympic Games, the French Open, the Tour de France and many other key events commented by the finest French sports experts and journalists.

Your TV becomes the biggest sportsfield 11

DRAMA

250 M€

invested in fiction production every year, all genres included 12

40 M€

invested yearly in animation production

As a major partner in cinema and audiovisual creation, France TV is a rendez-vous for the best movies, fiction, animation and iconic series.

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The n°1 French generalist channel Bringing audiences together France 2 is the group’s flagship channel and the reference for live television and major events: morning news, iconic series, sporting events, primetime documentaries, talk shows, feature films and much more.

France 2 offers a rich generalist programming for all the family to enjoy.

2

60

years

million views across all devices

audiences increasing steadily over the past two years

15 + 500

prime-time series original and/or new-season prime-time series

hours of live sports

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Getting to know the diversity of France Authentic and close to its audience, France 3 offers a colorful trip into French regions history and heritage.

France 3 is a national network with a regional focus. It brings together a variety of programming that delves into the local life and aims to foster French culture: news bulletins, magazines, documentaries and a large panel of TV fiction for every age group.

Eager to satisfy viewer habits, it continues to air iconic game shows and popular soap operas, and offers a rich morning schedule with brands that little ones appreciate: Les Lapins CrÊtins, Peanuts, Boule et Bill‌ France 3 also complements France 2 by broadcasting large scale live sporting and cultural events.

116 24 100 sites throughout France

regional stations

regional news and magazine programs

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The new generation Creative and innovative, France 4 captures and decrypts society through unique stories.

France 4 is positioned as a global media source for the young generation with a combined televisual and digital focus. With a state-of-the-art transmedia approach, it is the group’s incubator for all types of production.

Focused on children during the day with hit animation series such as Peter Pan, Oggy et les Cafards, Sam le Pompier and on young adults in the evening with live concerts, stand up comedy, offbeat series, independent films and women’s sports.

All content is enriched with transmedia formats available on every device that appeal to teenagers.

2.3 8.7 %

increase in audience share for the 15-34 age group

10

%

audience share for the 4-14 age group

million videos viewed each month on all television and digital devices 19

Providing food for thought Through the widest choice of documentaries and magazines, France 5 encourages awareness of the world around us.

The group’s very own discovery channel features a wide range of lifestyle, health, family and food programs, and tackles important societal questions daily during popular live talk shows. Prime-time documentaries are devoted to travel, French society & history, lifestyle, art & culture and the sciences.

Every morning France 5 keeps the children company with the preschool block Zouzous, which features over two hours of daily programming for 3 to 6-year olds and their favorite heroes: Peppa Pig, Bob le bricoleur, Pierre Lapin‌

850 +6 %

first run

1H documentaries

increase in audience share between 2014 2015: the only channel that progressed on DTT

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Watch differently France Ô is a reference when it comes to promoting diversity and opening up to the world.

At the cultural crossroad between the metropolis and overseas territories, its editorial line is unique in the French audiovisual landscape: France Ô encourages the discovery and deciphering of contemporary society in the overseas territories and around the world with news, fiction, documentaries, as well as outdoor sports and cultural programs such as performing arts and music born from the blending of cultures.

40 % “CUT ”

of the budget invested in fiction

the series met with record audiences for its 3rd season

documentary series

“ARCHIPELS” awarded for 10 consecutive years 22

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Far away yet so close Each French overseas territory has its own Outre-mer 1ère channel: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Wallis-et-Futuna, Polynésie, Réunion, Guyane, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-etMiquelon.

Local news and production are at the heart of the offerings and each year these channels produce nearly 12 000 hours of newscast along with programming that provides a true insight into local social, cultural and economic issues.They also provide a number of sporting events, whether local or not, fiction and popular telenovelas.

Martinique 1ère Guadeloupe 1ère Polynésie 1ère Wallis et Futuna 1ère Nouvelle-Calédonie 1ère Réunion 1ère Guyane 1ère Mayotte 1ère Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 1ère

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In 2020, over 250 million people will be French speakers.

Start providing them with the best French TV offer today!

International Development Department Nathalie Bobineau – Senior Vice President + 33 1 56 22 60 37 nathalie.bobineau@francetv.fr Marine Coressis – Manager + 33 1 56 22 61 91 marine.coressis@francetv.fr

France Télévisions Studio | Edited by the Communication Department: March 2016 | CEO of France Télévisions and Publishing Director: Delphine Ernotte Cunci | France Télévisions Communication Director: Nilou Soyeux | Deputy Director: Éric Martinet | Editorial Managers: Florence Fortuné and Gaël Nivollet | Managing Editor: Béatrice Dupas-Cantet | Editorial Secretary: Aline Guyard | Graphic Creation Department Head: Nathalie Autexier | Artistic Department Head: Philippe Baussant | Graphic Design: Antoine Vu Dinh Khiem and Maeva Da Silva | Photography Department Head: Violaine Petite | Printer: Advence Photo credits Front Cover: © Andrzej Wojcicki / Getty Image 2nd Cover: Xavier Gassmann / France 2 P. 5: Fred Carol P. 8: Charlotte Schousboe / FTV Christophe Russeil / FTV P. 9: Bernat Armangué / AP / Sipa – Vincent Damourette – Fred Carol / FTV P. 10: Gilles Gustine – F. Pervillé P. 11: Christophe Russeil / FTV – European Athletics P. 12: Mandarin Cinéma / Foz / France 2 Cinéma / Mars Films / Wild Bunch / Scope Pictures – Léa Smadja P. 13: Nathalie Guyon / FTV – Peter Iovino P. 14-15: C. Carzat – Charlotte Schousboe / FTV – Charlotte Schousboe / FTV – C. Brachet – C. Lartige P. 16: Philippe Gromelle P. 17: François Lefebvre – Ubisoft – Bernard Barbereau / FTV P. 18-19: Gilles Gustine / FTV – Gilles Gustine / FTV / Sipa – Studio Canal France – Hit Entertainment – J. Brechler P. 20: The Picture Desk/Kobal – Terry O’Neill / Getty Images – Grégoire Bouguereau – Gaumont Animation / DreamWorks Animation Television P. 21: Jean-Philippe Baltel / FTV P. 22-23: Philippe Leroux / FTV – Véronique Fel – All3Media – DR – GAD Distribution P. 24: Stéphane Mailion P. 25: Nathalie Guyon / FTV – Nathalie Guyon / FTV – Rede Globo P. 26: Charlotte Schousboe / FTV