M6 Music
{{Short description|French music video television channel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| owner = Groupe M6
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| country = France
| language = French
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| headquarters = Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
| founder = Louis-Alexis de Gemini
| former_names = M6 Music Hits (2005–2012)
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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 preferred to remain exclusive to its rival Canalsatellite.{{Cite news |date=1998-02-25 |title=Nicolas de Tavernost : " TPS sera un relais de croissance important pour M6 " |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/1998/02/nicolas-de-tavernost-tps-sera-un-relais-de-croissance-important-pour-m6-787178 |website=Les Echos}}
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,{{Cite news |date=2005-03-30 |title=Quatorze chaînes gratuites lancent la TNT |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2005/03/30/quatorze-chaines-gratuites-lancent-la-tnt_633261_3236.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |language=fr}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Audrey |title=W9 : une des chaînes les plus populaires de la TNT |url=https://www.gralon.net/articles/news-et-media/television/article-w9---une-des-chaines-les-plus-populaires-de-la-tnt--1825.htm |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Gralon |language=fr}}
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.{{Cite news |date=2008-12-30 |title=M6 arrête la diffusion de Fun Tv et M6 Music Rock |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2008/12/30/m6-arrete-la-diffusion-de-fun-tv-et-m6-music-rock_1136324_3236.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |work=Le Monde |language=fr}}
On 1 June 2012, M6 Music Hits returned to M6 Music, after playing La terre est ronde from Orelsan.{{Cite web |title=Fin de M6 Music Hits, retour de M6 Music |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsb4oa |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=dailymotion.com |language=en-US}}
In late 2012, its interactive service M6 Music Player was launched exclusively on Canalsat, which launched an app early 2014.{{Cite web |last=rédaction |first=La |date=2014-02-13 |title=M6 Music Player, disponible sur Canalsat uniquement via Freebox et SFR Evolution, lance son appli pour tablette |url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/24268/M6-Music-Player-disponible-sur-Canalsat-uniquement-via-Freebox-et-SFR-Evolution-lance-son-appli-pour-tablette |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Univers Freebox |language=fr-FR}}
On 4 January 2015, its deficitary sister channels were shut down.{{Cite web |date=2014-12-23 |title=M6 ferme ses chaînes M6 Music Black et M6 Music Club |url=https://www.cbnews.fr/medias/image-m6-ferme-ses-chaines-m6-music-black-m6-music-club-9552 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=CB News |language=fr}} In December 2015, M6 Music Player was replaced by a M6 Music section of the 6play service available via different providers.{{Cite web |last=rédaction |first=La |date=2015-12-15 |title=M6 Music lance un service interactif de clips sur Orange et Canalsat et est encore en cours de discussions pour Free |url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/32688/M6-Music-lance-un-service-interactif-de-clips-sur-Orange-et-Canalsat-et-est-encore-en-cours-de-discussions-pour-Free |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Univers Freebox |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=Julien |date=2015-12-11 |title=(MàJ) Replay : une nouvelle version pour 6play, M6 Music Player désormais disponible |url=https://alloforfait.fr/tv/news/33710-tv-dorange-nouvelle-version-6play-m6-music-player-disponible.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=alloforfait.fr |language=fr-FR}}
In 2018, M6 Music celebrated its 20 years with a concert and changed its logo.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-13 |title=M6 Music fête ses 20 ans ! |url=https://www.groupem6.fr/fr/m6-music-fete-ses-20-ans/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Groupe M6 |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |last=COMTE |first=Elise |date=2018-12-31 |title=M6 Music fête ses 20 ans (M6) : quels sont les artistes du concert ? |url=https://www.programme-tv.net/news/tv/222113-m6-music-fete-ses-20-ans-m6-quels-sont-les-artistes-du-concert/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=programme-tv.net |language=fr}} In 2020, Gédéon made a new branding for both M6 Music and M6.{{Cite web |last=Dubois |first=Laura |date=2020-08-31 |title=Pour la rentrée M6 s'offre un nouvel habillage visuel et sonore |url=https://www.universfreebox.com/article/58020/pour-la-rentree-m6-soffre-un-nouvel-habillage-visuel-et-sonore |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Univers Freebox |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-26 |title=Gédéon : l'agence récompensée pour l'habillage des chaînes M6 Music et Histoire TV |url=https://www.satellifacts.com/fr/tour/news/288170/gedeon-agence-recompensee-habillage-chaines-m6-music-histoire-tv.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Satellifacts}}
M6 Music is also the name of the musical programme airing during night time on M6.
References
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External links
- [http://www.m6.fr/ Official Website]
{{Bertelsmann}}
{{French television stations}}
Category:Music television channels
Category:Television stations in France
Category:French-language television stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1998