AB Groupe
Encyclopedia
The AB Groupe is a French
business group in the field of broadcasting.
It was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a music production company, and in 1987 went into the world of television
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
business group in the field of broadcasting.
It was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a music production company, and in 1987 went into the world of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
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Television
| Channel | Country | Category | Information |
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| AB1 AB1 AB1 is a French television channel aimed at young adults.- History :AB1 was launched in December 1995 under the name AB Channel 1. One year after the launch of satellite provider AB Sat, the channel was the premier channel of the satellite service... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Entertainment | Pay-TV |
| AB3 AB3 AB3 is a private commercial television channel of the French Community of Belgium.-History:The company YTV, jointly owned by AB Groupe, TF1 Group and WB holding, in 1995 filed an application for a broadcasting licence in the French Community of Belgium with Laurette Onkelinx, Minister-President of... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
General | |
| AB4 AB4 -External links:*... |
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
General | |
| AB moteurs AB moteurs AB Moteurs is a French television channel dedicated to motorsports.-History of the channel:The channel was created in March 1996 for the AB Sat package under the name Automobile as a channel dedicated to cars in all ways .Due to the same of AB Sports to the Pathé group in 1997, the channel was... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Sport | Pay-TV |
| Action Action (TV) Action is a French television channel which shows action films and TV movies.-History of the channel:A TV channel dedicated to films in the action genre, was commercially launched as part of the AB Sat package in 1996.... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Movie channel | Pay-TV |
| Animaux Animaux Animaux is a French television channel themed on the animal world.-History of the channel:Created in April 1996, AB Animaux was a channel which showed animal documentaries... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Documentary | |
| Chasse et Pêche Chasse et Pêche Chasse et Pêche is a French television channel dedicated to hunting and fishing.-History of the channel:Created in April 1996 for the AB Sat package, Chasse et Pêche is a channel based around hunting and fishing for sport, and those who enjoy them.... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Documentary | |
| Ciné First Ciné First Ciné First is a French television channel, part of the AB Groupe which shows exclusive films, oriented towards an adult audience.The channel is broadcast on satellite networks Bis Télévisions and AB Groupe. It is also available via ADSL operator Free... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Movie channel | Pay-TV |
| Ciné FX Ciné Fx Ciné FX is a French television channel, owned by AB Groupe.The channel was originally only available via AB Sat and as an option on CanalSat, but is now available through contract on the cinema option from AB, on cable, on ADSL, and on digital television packages.At its start, in 1996, the cinema... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Movie channel | Pay-TV |
| Ciné Polar Ciné Polar Ciné Polar is a French television channel owned by AB Groupe.The channel was originally only available on AB Sat and as an option on CanalSat, but is now available through a cinema contract with AB, on cable, on ADSL, and on digital television packages.... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Movie channel | Pay-TV |
| Ciné Pop Ciné Pop Ciné Pop was a French TV channel owned by AB Groupe shown on satellite which showed exclusive films oriented to families and children.The channel was shown on the satellite packages of Bis Télévisions and AB Groupe. Broadcasting ceased on 15 July 2008 to general surprise.-External links:*... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Movie channel | Pay-TV |
| Encyclopédia Encyclopédia Encyclopédia is a French television channel dedicated to encyclopedic knowledge.-History of the channel:Encyclopédia was launched in 1996 with the launch of the AB Sat satellite package as a documentary channel dedicated to encyclopedic knowledge, but mostly on science and engineering, notably... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Documentary | Pay-TV |
| Escales Escales (TV) Escales is a French television channel based around travel and discovering the world. Currently, the TV station is owned by AB Sat SA and has a budget of 24 million euros, 100 % from AB Groupe.-History of the channel:... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Documentary | Pay-TV |
| Mangas Mangas (TV) Mangas is a French television channel dedicated to anime .-History of the channel:AB Cartoons was launched in 1996 as a youth channel on the AB Sat package... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Children's channel | Pay-TV |
| Musique classique Musique classique Created on 2 April 1996, Musique Classique was a television channel owned by AB Groupe.The programming consisted of classical concerts, opera, lyrical works, and magazine programmes Created on 2 April 1996, Musique Classique was a television channel owned by AB Groupe.The programming consisted of... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Music channel | Pay-TV |
| NT1 NT1 (television) NT1 is a French television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television in France. It is a subsidiary of TF1 Group.... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Entertainment | |
| RTL9 RTL9 RTL9 is a Luxembourger television channel shown internationally to viewers in Luxembourg, France, Belgium and francophone Switzerland.- Télé-Luxembourg :... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
General | Pay-TV |
| TMC Monte Carlo | Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the... |
General | |
| Terranova Terranova (TV) Terranova was a German television channel based on nature and ecology.-History of the channel:Terranova was launched in September 2004 by AB Groupe to replace the German music channel Onyx.tv... |
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Documentary | |
| Toute l'Histoire Toute l'Histoire Toute l'Histoire is a French television channel based on historical documentaries.-History of the channel:La Chaîne Histoire was created in April 1996, as part of the launch of the AB Sat satellite package, as the French version of the British channel The History Channel which used its logo on all... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Documentary | |
| Vidéoclick Vidéoclick Vidéoclick is a commercial television channel shown in the French Community of Belgium.-History of the channel:The Youth Channel Television group, which operates the Belgian channels AB3 and AB4, entered negotiations in 2004 with the communications agency of the French Community of Belgium to... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Video clips | Pay-TV |
| XXL XXL (French TV) XXL is a television channel in France that is dedicated to pornography and erotica. Created in 1996 and transmitted by the AB Sat satellite, it was at the time the first French channel to broadcast pornography every evening... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Adult | Pay-TV |
| 'Zik 'Zik Zik was a French television channel, owned by AB Groupe.- The start :The channel was originally launched only on AB Sat, in 2000 running from 17:00 to midnight on the German music channel Onyx which replaced channel 11 on the AB Sat collection, France Courses... |
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Music channel |