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===Groupe M6===
{{Main|Groupe M6}}
The headquarters of the Groupe M6 media holding company are based in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]] in Paris. The company operates the television channels [[6ter]], [[M6 (TV channel)|M6]] and [[W9 (TV channel)|W9]], the channels [[Paris Première]] and [[Téva]], as well as children's channel [[Gulli]].<ref>{{Cite news |author=Julian Clover |title=M6 completes acquisition of Lagardère TV Business |language=en |url= https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019/09/03/m6-completes-acquisition-of-lagardere-tv-business/ |website=Broadband TV News |date=3 September 2019 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref> These channels are joined by radio stations such as RTL Radio France , RTL2 and Fun Radio and the streaming service 6play. Salto, a joint streaming service by [[France Télévisions]], Groupe M6 and [[TF1]],<ref>{{Cite news |author=François Bougon |title=Salto, l'anti-Netflix de France TV, TF1 et M6, est annoncé pour 2020. |newspaper=Le Monde |location= Paris |date=13 August 2019|access-date=24 June 2020 |url= https://www.lemonde.fr/actualite-medias/article/2019/08/13/l-arme-anti-netflix-de-france-tv-tf1-et-m6-verra-le-jour-debut-2020_5498935_3236.html |language=fr}}</ref> was tested and shut down in March 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Séverine Rouby|title=Salto, l'anti-Netflix tricolore (FranceTV, TF1, M6), recrute des centaines de testeurs pour être fin prêt à l'automne. |newspaper=La Tribune |date=1 June 2020 |access-date=24 June 2020 |url= https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/medias/salto-l-anti-netflix-tricolore-francetv-tf1-m6-recrute-des-centaines-de-testeurs-pour-etre-fin-pret-a-l-automne-849136.html |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomson |first=Stuart |date=27 March 2023 |title=France's Salto Shuts Down |url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2023/03/27/frances-salto-shuts-down/ |website=Digital TV Europe}}</ref> Groupe M6 subsidiaries M6 Film, M6 Studio, SND and Studio 89 Productions are among the best-known production and film rights companies in the French-speaking world. Although RTL Group only owns a minority interest in Groupe M6, it controls the listed company and consolidates it in its balance sheet. On 18 May 2021, Groupe M6 and [[TF1 Group|Groupe TF1]] announced that they had begun negotiations to merge.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=18 May 2021|title=France's TF1 & M6 Enter Exclusive Merger Negotiations To Create $4B Media Giant|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/france-tf1-m6-merger-1234759054/|access-date=22 November 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> On 16 September 2022, the merger was officially abandoned.<ref>{{cite news |title=Proposed merger between TF1 and M6 group abandoned, companies say |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/proposed-merger-between-tf1-m6-group-abandoned-companies-say-2022-09-16/ |access-date=16 September 2022 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=16 September 2022}}</ref> On 22 September 2022, [[Thomas Rabe (manager)|Thomas Rabe]], CEO of RTL Group's parent company, [[Bertelsmann]] confirmed that Groupe M6 is up for sale, after the failed merger with TF1 Group.<ref>{{cite news |title=Billionaires prepare for new battle over French broadcaster M6 |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2faae647-bee7-42d6-856b-4a414f0b06df |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/2faae647-bee7-42d6-856b-4a414f0b06df |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |access-date=24 September 2022 |work=[[Financial Times]] |date=22 September 2022}}</ref> On 3 October 2022, RTL Group confirmed that they wouldn't be selling their stake in Groupe M6.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bertelsmann's RTL scraps plan to sell stake in French TV Group M6 |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/exclusive-bertelsmanns-rtl-group-scraps-plan-sell-stake-french-tv-group-m6-2022-10-03 |access-date=6 October 2022 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=3 October 2022}}</ref>