NT1 (television)

NT1 (television)
NT1
NT1 logo.png
Launched March 31, 2005
Audience share 1.6% (February 2011, [1])
Country France
Formerly called NT1 (2004)
La Quatre (2004-2005)
Website www.nt1.tv
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT Channel 11
Satellite
Bis Télévisions Channel 4
CanalSat Channel 36
Cable
Numericable Channel 29
MC Cable Channel 182
Cablecom Channel 115
Channel 310 (digital CH-D)
IPTV
Freebox TV Channel 11
Neuf Channel 11
Alice Channel 11
Club internet Channel 11
DartyBox Channel 11
Orange tv Channel 11

NT1 (Nouvelle Télévision 1, "New Television 1") is a French television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television in France. It is a subsidiary of TF1 Group.

NT1 was created in 2004 by AB Group for the launch of the TNT platform scheduled for March 2005. In late 2004, AB Group announced their intention to call the channel La Quatre (The Four). However, in January 2005, France Télévisions announced that they would rebrand their channel Festival as France 4. AB Groupe decided to revert to the NT1 name.

In June 2009, TF1 Group agreed to buy the channel from AB Groupe, as well as AB's 40% stake in TMC Monte Carlo (which would take TF1's total stake to 80%). The deal was cleared by France's competition authority and subsequently by the Council of State in December 2010, dismissing an appeal by Métropole Télévision.[1]

Contents

Sports programming

On July 24, 2008, the channel announced it would broadcast the 2008-09 A1 Grand Prix events on sundays.[2] This international racing series will be shown live or pre-recorded. The deal was confirmed by Richard Maroko, General Programmes Manager of the AB Group and Richard Dorfman, A1GP’s director of broadcasting.

Main programming

References

  1. ^ Le Galès, Yann; Renault, Enguérand (30 December 2010). "TF1 autorisée à racheter TMC et NT1" (in French). Le Figaro. http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/12/30/04015-20101230ARTFIG00548-tf1-autorisee-a-racheter-tmc-et-nt1.php. Retrieved 4 May 2011. 
  2. ^ French TV deal confirmed a1gp.com (July 24, 2008)

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