Television channel
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Neuilly-sur-Seine, France |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe M6 |
| Sister channels | M6 W9 Gulli 6ter RFM TV MCM MCM Top |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-05) |
| Founder | Alexis de Gemini |
| Former names | M6 Music Hits (2005–2012) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
M6 Music is a French music video television channel owned and operated by Groupe M6. Launched on 5 March 1998, it broadcasts mainly in France.
History
On 5 March 1998, M6 Music was launched by Groupe M6 as its second musical channel after Fun TV the previous year, to enhance the offering of the TPS satellite bouquet of which it had just increased his share to 25%, to counter MCM which prefered to remain exclusive to its rival Canalsatellite.
In 2003, the CSA granted M6 Music a license to be broadcast on the DTT platform. M6 would rather launch its DTT channel as W9, while M6 Music was spun off into two additional pay-TV channels for TPS with M6 Music Rock and M6 Music Black on 10 January 2005. At the same time of W9’s launch on 31 March 2005, M6 Music became M6 Music Hits.
Its sister channel Fun TV was closed on 31 December 2008, and M6 Music Rock was replaced by M6 Music Club dedicated to dance music on 20 January 2009.
On 1 June 2012, M6 Music Hits returned to M6 Music, after playing La terre est ronde from Orelsan.
In late 2012, its interactive service M6 Music Player was launched exclusively on Canalsat, which launched an app early 2014.
On 4 January 2015, its deficitary sister channels were shut down. In December 2015, M6 Music Player was replaced by a M6 Music section of the 6play service available via different providers.
In 2018, M6 Music celebrated its 20 years with a concert and changed its logo. In 2020, Gédéon made a new branding for both M6 Music and M6.
M6 Music is also the name of the musical programme airing during night time on M6.
References
- "Nicolas de Tavernost : « TPS sera un relais de croissance important pour M6 »". Les Echos. 25 February 1998.
- "Quatorze chaînes gratuites lancent la TNT" (in French). 30 March 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Audrey. "W9 : une des chaînes les plus populaires de la TNT". Gralon (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "M6 arrête la diffusion de Fun Tv et M6 Music Rock". Le Monde (in French). 30 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Fin de M6 Music Hits, retour de M6 Music". www.dailymotion.com. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- rédaction, La (13 February 2014). "M6 Music Player, disponible sur Canalsat uniquement via Freebox et SFR Evolution, lance son appli pour tablette". Univers Freebox (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "M6 ferme ses chaînes M6 Music Black et M6 Music Club". CB News (in French). 23 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- rédaction, La (15 December 2015). "M6 Music lance un service interactif de clips sur Orange et Canalsat et est encore en cours de discussions pour Free". Univers Freebox (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Julien (11 December 2015). "(MàJ) Replay : une nouvelle version pour 6play, M6 Music Player désormais disponible". alloforfait.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "M6 Music fête ses 20 ans !". Groupe M6 (in French). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- COMTE, Elise (31 December 2018). "M6 Music fête ses 20 ans (M6) : quels sont les artistes du concert ?". www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Dubois, Laura (31 August 2020). "Pour la rentrée M6 s'offre un nouvel habillage visuel et sonore". Univers Freebox (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Gédéon : l'agence récompensée pour l'habillage des chaînes M6 Music et Histoire TV". Satellifacts. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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