Histoire TV
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576ifor theSDTVfeed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe TF1 |
| Sister channels | TF1 TMC TFX TF1 Séries Films LCI TV Breizh Ushuaïa TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 July 1997 |
| Former names | Histoire (1997-2019) |
| Links | |
| Website | histoire.fr |
Histoire TVis a Frenchtelevision channel,owned byGroupe TF1.The network mainly carries programming abouthistorical events.
History
[edit]Histoire was launched on 14 July 1997 by an alliance of public holdings (France Télévisions,INAandLa Sept-Arte) and private shareholders (Pathé,WanadooandSuez).
In June 2004, theGroupe TF1acquired fully Histoire, privatizing it.
On 2 January 2012, the TF1 pay-TV channels joined ISP optional packages. Previously, Histoire was exclusively available onTPS,Canalsatand for 0.49€ onFree.[1]
In December 2012,Discovery Communicationsacquired 20% ofTF1pay-TV thematic channels for €170 million forEurosportand €14 million forUshuaïa TV,Histoire, Stylia andTV Breizh.[2][3]
On 17 July 2015,TF1sold its remaining 49% stake in Eurosport to Discovery Communications for €492 million. At the same time, the French group bought out the 20% stake held by the American group in its pay-TV channels (TV Breizh, Histoire and Ushuaïa) for 14.6 million euros.[4][5]
Patrick Buisson,who was the channel managing director from 2007 to 2018,[6]had his son Georges hired there until the latter was "exfiltrated" from the Stylia channel after disagreements with his father.[7]
The "TV" logo was adopted by TV Breizh, Ushuaa TV, and Histoire on December 4, 2019.[8]
Its competitor isToute l'Histoire.
References
[edit]- ^Gall, Francois Le (16 January 2019)."Les chaînes thématiques de TF1 enfin sur les Box ADSL".Ariase(in French).Retrieved2021-02-14.
- ^"TF1 noue une alliance stratégique avec Discovery pour développer Eurosport".Le Monde.fr(in French). 2012-12-13.Retrieved2021-02-09.
- ^"Discovery pourrait racheter à TF1 100% d'Eurosport".BFM BUSINESS(in French).Retrieved2021-02-09.
- ^"TF1 cède ses 49 % dans Eurosport à l'américain Discovery".Les Echos(in French). 2015-07-22.Retrieved2021-02-09.
- ^"TF1 se désengage intégralement d'Eurosport".ozap.com(in French).Retrieved2021-02-09.
- ^"Départ de Patrick Buisson, DG de la chaîne Histoire".LEFIGARO(in French). 20 September 2018.Retrieved2021-02-14.
- ^"Lâché par tous, la descente aux enfers de Patrick Buisson".L'Obs(in French).Retrieved2021-02-14.
- ^Ludovic, Belzamine (4 December 2019)."Nouveau look pour les chaînes Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV et TV Breizh".Megazap(in French).Retrieved2021-02-09.
