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Newen Studios takes majority stake in Rise Films

TF1 subsidiary Newen Studios, a European specialist in audiovisual production and distribution, has taken a majority stake in London-based production house, Rise Films, adding the business to its UK portfolio of Newen Studios production companies. Founded in 2006 by Teddy Leifer, Rise Films’ award-winning productions include The Invisible War (Oscar nominee and Emmy winner), The Interrupters (Emmy winner), Icarus (Oscar winner), Knuckle […]

July 27, 2022

TF1 net profit up four-fold

Ahead of the potential TF1-M6 merger, French commercial broadcaster TF1 has multiplied its 2021 net profit by four compared to the 2020 pandemic year to €225.3 million versus €78.1 million, and achieving 45 per cent growth compared to 2019. The group posted consolidated revenue up 16.6 per cent year-on-year to €2.427 billion, and increasing by […]

February 11, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris