Groupe MCM

MCM Groupe

Formerly	Euromusique-MCM
Type	SAS
Industry	Entertainment (television, Internet)
Genre	Music television network
Founded	1 July 1990 (1990-07-01)
Defunct	14 February 2021
Successor	Lagardère Active Groupe M6 (2019)
Headquarters	28 rue François 1er, 75008 Paris , France
Divisions	MCM MCM 2 Mezzo
Website	mcm.net

Groupe MCM (formerly Euromusique-MCM) was a French television company, created by Europe 1 Communication. In 2000, Europe 1 Communication was integrated into the Lagardère Active holding and made a digital alliance with Groupe Canal+ taking a 49% share in its thematic channels.¹² In January 2005, Lagardère Active and Canal+ divested their cross-shareholdings in order to launch their channels on DTT from which the CSA had cancelled their licenses on the grounds of their joint ownerships,³⁴ including the Groupe MCM-led i-MCM, which project was renamed and launched as Europe 2 TV.⁵ In May 2019, Lagardère sold most its television assets including MCM to the Groupe M6, who incorporated its channels to its thematic unit.⁶

These are now part of M6 Thématiques.

• MCM
• RFM TV (still named MCM Pop in Portugal)
• MCM Top
• Mezzo was acquired by Groupe Canal+ and Groupe Les Échos-Le Parisien (LVMH)

• MCM Africa (sold to Modern Times Group and replaced by Trace Urban)
• Virgin 17 (Sold to Bolloré and replaced by Direct Star then Bollore sold the channel to Canal+ Group and replaced by D17
• MCM Belgique (Closed on 31 December 2009)
• Muzzik (Merged with Mezzo from France Télévisions on 2 April 2002 as international TV Channel)

Presidents

• Jean-Pierre Ozannat (1 July 1990 (1990-07-01) – 1 August 2002 (2002-08-01))
• Frédéric Schlesinger (8 January 2002 (2002-01-08) – 31 August 2003 (2003-08-31))
• Christophe Sabot (1 September 2003 (2003-09-01) – 2008)
• Emmanuelle Guilbart (2008 – 2010)