M6 (TV channel)

M6 (French: [ɛm sis]), also known as Métropole Television, is the most profitable private national French television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production and media-related firms etc. It is owned by RTL Group.

M6
CountryFrance
Headquarters89, avenue Charles de Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerM6 Group
Sister channelsW9
6ter
Gulli
Paris Première
Téva
M6 Music
Série Club
MCM
RFM TV
MCM Top
Canal J
TiJi
History
Launched1 March 1987 (1987-03-01)
FounderJean Drucker
ReplacedTV6 France (1986–1987)
Links
Websitewww.6play.fr/m6
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 6 (HD)

On 20 May 2021 it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed a merger with TF1 Group, which owns TF1. On 16 September 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned due to financial crisis on both companies.

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