BFM TV
| BFM TV | |
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| Launched | 28 November 2005 |
| Owned by | NextRadioTV |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audience share | 2.5% (January 2017, Médiamétrie) |
| Slogan |
"Première chaîne d'info de France" The first news channel in France |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Website | www.bfmtv.com |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 15 |
| Satellite | |
| CanalSat | Channel 103 |
| Bis Televisions | Channel 15 |
| TV Vlaanderen Digitaal | Channel 59 |
| Cable | |
| Numericable | Channel 53 (HD) |
| MC Cable | Channel 85 |
| Coditel | Channel 263 |
| IPTV | |
| CanalSat | Channel 103 |
| Freebox TV | Channel 15 (HD) |
| SFR | Channel 15 (HD) |
| Alice France | Channel 15 (HD) |
| Channel 15 (HD) | |
| Orange TV | Channel 15 (HD) |
| Streaming media | |
| BFMTV website | Watch live |
BFM TV (pronounced: [beɛfɛm teve], stylised as BFMTV and seen on logo as BFMTV News 24/7) is a 24-hour rolling news and weather channel based in France and available globally via digital, cable and satellite television.
As the country's most-watched news network with 10 million daily viewers, BFMTV "boasts a market share in France that is greater than any equivalent news channel around the world". Its economic coverage is "clearly pro-business, pro-reform, and anti the old consensus", which is noteworthy because in France, "economic coverage tends to come from the opposite perspective—the state sector and workers taking precedence over private enterprise".
From 12:30 to 4:30 AM (weekdays) and 6 AM (weekends), the channel runs continuous replay on Le Journal de la Nuit. However, if special event happens, it runs live newscasts longer (for example, during the 13/11 Paris attacks, it broadcasts live until 4 AM.)
BFMTV was launched by the NextRadioTV group as an offshoot of BFM Radio, which exclusively focused on business and the economy, on December 14, 2004. BFM is an acronym of "Business FM", the original name of BFM Business. Approved by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) on May 5, 2005, it began broadcasting on November 28, 2005. Alain Weill has served as Chairman and CEO since 2005.
The "small independent news channel" became "one of the most influential voices in French media and politics" by distinguishing itself with "a reactive, live format—and dumping the French habit of endless pre-recorded talk". Ratings continuously increased and became the most watched French news channel in June 2008. With a 1.8 national share (as of mid-2012), it greatly exceeds its first competitor, I-Télé (0.7 national share). As the ratings and the advertising revenues increased, the budget of the network peaked at €50 million in 2011, compared to €15 million in 2006.
In 2016, BFMTV launched two spin-off networks, BFM Sport on June 7, 2016 for 24-hour sports news and BFM Paris on November 7, 2016, in which it became the first 24-hour local or regional news channel in France. 24-hour local or regional news channels are more in common in the United States with two in Canada.
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