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RTL Group To Keep Control Of French Network M6

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French broadcaster M6 is no longer for sale. In the past few minutes, owner RTL Group, which itself is owned by Bertelsmann, has decided against selling its controlling 48.3% stake in the company following the breakdown of M6’s merger with TF1 due to competition concerns.

A number had been interested after RTL put M6 on the sales block including a consortium led by Banijay Chairman Stéphane Courbit, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s MFE-MadeForEurope and French telecommunications billionaire Xavier Niel, and Czech businessman Daniel Kretinsky.

Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe said the decision was taken following a review of strategic options after he received several attractive offers.

RTL has owned the network for 35 years. “Groupe M6 is one of the best-run TV companies in Europe with an excellent management team, led by its CEO Nicolas de Tavernost,” he added. “In 2021, Groupe M6 achieved record operating results.

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