Groupe MCM
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = MCM Groupe
| logo = MCM logo.svg
| former_name = Euromusique-MCM
| type = SAS
| industry = Entertainment (television, Internet)
| genre = Music television network
| founded = {{start date|df=yes|1990|7|1}}
| defunct =
| hq_location = 28 rue François 1er
| hq_location_city = 75008 Paris
| hq_location_country = France
| successor = Lagardère Active
Groupe M6 (2019)
| website = {{URL|mcm.net}}
}}
Groupe MCM (formerly Euromusique-MCM) was a French television company, created by Europe 1 Communication. In 2000, Europe 1 Communication was integrated into the Lagardère Active holding and made a digital alliance with Groupe Canal+ taking a 49% share in its thematic channels.{{Cite web |date=2000-01-13 |title=Lagardère - Canal+ : Alliance dans la télévision numérique |url=https://www.lagardere.com/communique-presse/lagardere-canal-alliance-dans-la-television-numerique/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite news |date=2000-01-14 |title=Canal+ et Lagardère s'associent pour dominer l'Europe du numérique |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2000/01/14/canal-et-lagardere-s-associent-pour-dominer-l-europe-du-numerique_3589562_1819218.html |access-date=2025-01-07 |language=fr}} In January 2005, Lagardère Active and Canal+ divested their cross-shareholdings in order to launch their channels on DTT from which the CSA had cancelled their licenses on the grounds of their joint ownerships,{{Cite web |title=Accord MultiThématiques |url=https://www.lagardere.com/communique-presse/accord-multithematiques/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=2004-10-21 |title=TNT, six autorisations annulées |url=https://www.20minutes.fr/television/37951-20041021-television-tnt-six-autorisations-annulees |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=20 Minutes |language=fr}} including the Groupe MCM-led i-MCM, which project was renamed and launched as Europe 2 TV.{{Cite web |date=2005-05-10 |title=TNT : Canal+ et Lagardère se taillent la part du lion |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2005/05/tnt-canal-et-lagardere-se-taillent-la-part-du-lion-605719 |website=Les Echos}} In May 2019, Lagardère sold most its television assets including MCM to the Groupe M6, who incorporated its channels to its thematic unit.{{Cite web |date=2019-05-25 |title=Gulli, Canal J... Le groupe Lagardère cède l'essentiel de son pôle télévision à M6 |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/economie/medias/gulli-canal-j-le-groupe-lagardere-cede-l-essentiel-de-son-pole-television-a-m6_2080228.html |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=L'Express |language=fr}}
Television channels
= Channels still active =
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 (LVMH)
= Defunct channels =
- {{Interlanguage link multi|MCM Africa|fr}} (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
- {{Interlanguage link multi|MCM Belgique|fr}} (Closed on December 31, 2009)
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Muzzik|fr}} (Merged with Mezzo from France Télévisions on 2 April 2002 as international TV Channel)
Administration
; Presidents
- Jean-Pierre Ozannat ({{start date|df=yes|1990|07|01}} – {{start date|df=yes|2002|08|01}})
- Frédéric Schlesinger ({{start date|df=yes|2002|01|08}} – {{start date|df=yes|2003|08|31}})
- Christophe Sabot ({{start date|df=yes|2003|09|01}} – 2008)
- Emmanuelle Guilbart (2008 – 2010)