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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Africa |
| Programming | |
| Languages | French, English (1998-1999) |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Timeshift service | Game One +1 |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Infogrames/Atari (1998–2006) Groupe Canal+ (1998–2001) Paramount Networks France (2003–2025) |
| Sister channels | J-One |
| History | |
| Launched | 7 September 1998 (1998-09-07) |
| Founder | Alain Le Diberder |
| Replaced | C: (1996–1998) |
| Closed | 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31) |
| Links | |
| Website | gameone |
Game One was a French television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA.12 The channel showed several programs based on video games. It also aired Japanese anime on a regular basis.
History
In Germany between 2006 and 2014, a television show about video games with the same name aired on MTV Germany.34 After the show was cancelled, Game One launched an online television channel, named Rocket Beans TV, on Twitch and YouTube.5
Since 2016, they present the web show Game Two, with the support of funk, which is the online service of the German television channels Das Erste and ZDF.6
Shutdown
On 8 October 2025, a report revealed the closure of the channel from late November, as part of a plan from Paramount Skydance that would affect more than 50% of its television workforce in France. The channel was still profitable, with net gains of €2 million per year. Its staff was surprised by the decision.7
However, the channel, along with J-One, could return as early as March 2026 with a new shareholder, and Paramount Network France is reportedly currently in negotiations to sell the channels.
References
References
- "MTV Networks' Gametrailers Announces Partnership With 'Game One,' France's Premiere TV Channel For Gamers". GameTrailers. 6 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- "C21Media". C21Media. Archived from the original on 2 March 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Game One". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- "Game One". IMDb. 27 September 2006.
- "Game-One-Team startet Internetkanal Rocket Beans TV auf Twitch". Der Spiegel. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2019 – via www.spiegel.de.
- "Game Two". IMDb. 18 November 2016.
- "Après 27 ans d'activité, la chaîne Game One va rendre l'antenne". gamekult.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
