Newen
Newen Studios (formerly known as Newen) is a French television production company, the producers of such shows as Versailles, Braquo, and Plus belle la vie.
| Founded | 18 July 2008 |
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| Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Bibiane Godfroid (Chairwoman, CEO) |
| Owner | TF1 Group |
| Subsidiaries | Anagram Telfrance CAPA 17 juin média Tooco Blue Spirit Tuvalu Pupkin Nimbus De Mensen Reel One Entertainment Newen Distribution |
| Website | http://www.newenstudios.com |
In November 2015, TF1, France's leading television network, bought a 70% share of Fabrice Larue's FLCP, the holding company of Newen.
Newen is the second-largest producer of drama in France. It owns Telfrance, Agence CAPA, Be Aware and 17 juin Me, with Telfrance producing the soap, Plus belle la vie.
Capa is the producer of Braquo and Versailles.
In May 2017, Newen Group launched a €50 million investment fund focused on acquiring British drama. In 2018, it was announced that Newen had acquired a 60% equity interest in production outfit, Punkin, through Tuvalu Media Group. It was also announced that Newen acquired a 33% equity stake in production outfit, Nimbus. Newen would continue its acquisition run with the July 2019 acquisition of a majority stake in Canadian production outfit Reel One Entertainment.
Fabrice Larue is the founder, CEO and chairman of Newen Group.