Groupe MCM
(Redirected from MCM Group)
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| Formerly | Euromusique-MCM |
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| Company type | SAS |
| Industry | Entertainment (television, Internet) |
| Genre | Music television network |
| Founded | 1 July 1990 |
| Defunct | 2003 |
| Successor | Lagardère Active Groupe M6 (2019) |
| Headquarters | 28 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris , France |
| Divisions | MCM MCM 2 Mezzo |
| Website | mcm |
Groupe MCM (formerly Euromusique-MCM) was a French television company which used to be co-owned by Lagardère Active and Groupe Canal+. In 2003, Lagardère Active acquired fully the group and absorbed the MCM channels. In May 2019, Lagardère sold most its television assets including MCM to the Groupe M6, who incorporated its channels to its thematic unit.[1]
Television channels
[edit]Channels still active
[edit]These are now part of M6 Thématiques.
- MCM
- RFM TV (still named MCM Pop in Portugal)
- MCM Top
- Mezzo was acquired by Groupe Canal+ and Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien
Defunct channels
[edit]- MCM Africa (sold to Modern Times Group and replaced by Trace Urban)
- Virgin 17 (Sold to Bolloré and replaced by Direct Star then Bollore sold the channel to Canal+ Group and replaced by D17
- MCM Belgique (Closed on December 31, 2009)
- Muzzik (Merged with Mezzo TV after Groupe MCM was acquired by Lagardère Active to become Mezzo as international TV Channel in Europe)
Administration
[edit]- Presidents
- Jean-Pierre Ozannat (1 July 1990 – 1 August 2002)
- Frédéric Schlesinger (8 January 2002 – 31 August 2003)
- Christophe Sabot (1 September 2003 – 2008)
- Emmanuelle Guilbart (2008 – present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Gulli, Canal J... Le groupe Lagardère cède l'essentiel de son pôle télévision à M6". L'Express (in French). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2024.