Vivolta
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| founder = Philippe Gildas
Gaspard de Chavagnac
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| closed_date = {{End date and age|2018|12|31|df=y}}
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| owner = Télévista
(Altice (80%){{Cite web | url=https://altice.net/sites/default/files/pdf/Altice_brochure.pdf | title=We are Altice | website=altice.net}}
Discovery Networks CEEMEA (20 %))
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| country = France
| language = French
| area = France
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| headquarters = Ivry-sur-Seine, France
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Vivolta was a French pay-tv-channel devoted "to the art of everyday feminine living" launched on December 10, 2007. The channel ceased operations on December 31, 2018.{{in lang|fr}} [{{cite web |title=[Brève] Vivolta arrête à la fin de l'année|url=https://www.echosdunet.net/breve/90793-breve-vivolta-arrete-a-fin-lannee|date=2018-11-26}}]
History
Created by Philippe Gildas and Gaspard de Chavagnac, Vivolta was operated by Télévista. Initially named Vista, the channel had to change its name before its launch,{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.jeanmarcmorandini.com/article-9537-la-nouvelle-chaine-de-gildas-s-appelera-vivolta.html « La nouvelle chaîne de Gildas s'appellera "Vivolta" »] sur le blog de Jean-Marc Morandini, le 5 due to a copyright dispute with the Microsoft giant for its Windows Vista software.[http://www.generation-nt.com/vista-televista-chaine-tv-gildas-microsoft-actualite-47002.html Pas de TeleVista pour Gildas mais Vivolta] - Génération-NT, 6 novembre 2007
Vivolta targeted the senior public segment (50 to 65 years),{{in lang|fr}} Serge Guérin [http://www.revue-medias.com/De-Notre-temps-a-Vivolta-%E2%80%89-de-la,551.html « De "Notre Temps" à Vivolta" : de la segmentation à la représentation »] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606134520/http://www.revue-medias.com/De-Notre-temps-a-Vivolta-%E2%80%89-de-la,551.html |date=2013-06-06 }}, sur le site de la Revue Medias, {{date|September 2009}} considered to be more mobile than other age groups. In April 2010, the programming was revised to fit a younger and more feminine audience.
In March 2012, Discovery International France took a 20% stake in Télévista to accompany the latter in its bid to obtain a TNT (Télévision numérique terrestre en France) frequency and in strengthening the Vivolta channel.
Programming
Vivolta presented itself as "the channel of the art of everyday feminine living",{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.jeanmarcmorandini.com/article-37733-vivolta-ne-sera-plus-une-chaine-seniors-mais-feminine.html « Vivolta ne sera plus une chaîne "séniors" mais "féminine" »] sur le blog de Jean-Marc Morandini, le 31 mars 2010 since 2010 the company Televista has become beneficiary, three years after its launch.{{Cite web |url=http://www.societe.com/bilan/televistasa/501007256200812311501007256200712311.html |title=Télévista sa : Comptes Sociaux 2010}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} sur le site societe.com, données d'{{date|April 2011}}
From 2010 to 2012, Vivolta programming dealt with practical and everyday questions about family, couple, well-being, psychology, home, cooking. The core programming targeted women aged 25 to 49. Since September 2012, Vivolta had evolved its programming into lifestyle entertainment programs.
Broadcasting
Vivolta was initially exclusive on CanalSat and Numericable until 2011 when it arrives at ADSL operators. Having very bad audiences, it ceased broadcasting on satellite and on Canalsat on 31 March 2014.{{cite web |title=Disparition de Vivolta sur CanalSat|url=http://communaute-espaceclient.canal-plus.com/questions/654537-arret-diffusion-chaine-vivolta-canalsat-via-satellite|website=communaute-espaceclient.canal-plus.com}} It is no longer broadcast on SFR since 4 May 2015.{{cite web |title=Vivolta SFR|url=https://forum.sfr.fr/t5/Chaines-et-services-TV-SFR/O%C3%B9-est-pass%C3%A9e-Vivolta/td-p/1516068}}
Vivolta was broadcast on French ISP networks (Orange, SFR and Free), on certain cable networks in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland (Numericable, BeTV) and on Proximus TV.
References
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{{French television stations}}
Category:Television stations in France
Category:Defunct television channels in France
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007
Category:2007 establishments in France
Category:Former Discovery, Inc. subsidiaries
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2018