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2007 In French Television
This is a list of French television related events from 2007. Events *6 March - Les Fatals Picards are selected to represent France at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "L'amour à la française". They are selected to be the fiftieth French Eurovision entry during a national final held at the La Plaine-St-Denis Studios in Paris. *13 June - Julien Doré wins the fifth series of ''Nouvelle Star''. *23 June - The television reality show '' Secret Story'' debuts on TF1. This carries on from the previous similar show, '' Loft Story''. *31 August - The first series of ''Secret Story'' is won by 23-year-old triplets Marjorie, Cyrielle and Johanna Bluteau. *11 December - 27-year-old breakdancer Junior wins the second series of ''Incroyable Talent''. Debuts *23 June - '' Secret Story'' (2007–present) *24 November '' Sushi Pack (French Dub)'' Television shows 1940s *''Le Jour du Seigneur'' (1949-present) 1950s *''Présence protestante'' (1955-) 1970s *''30 millions d'am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Television
Television in France was introduced in 1931, Timeline of the introduction of television in countries, when the first experimental broadcasts began. Colour television was introduced in October 1967 on France 2, La Deuxième Chaîne. Digital terrestrial television The digital terrestrial television platform was launched on 31 March 2005 after a short testing period. Like Freeview (UK), Freeview in the UK, it provides many new channels, as well as the current terrestrial television stations. Like the rest of Europe, France uses the DVB-T transmission technology. The 13 first digital free channels were launched on 31 March 2005. In October, 4 additional free channels were added: the 24h news channels BFM TV and I-Télé, the music and entertainment youth channel Europe 2 TV, and the free children channel Gulli, joint-venture between Lagardère Active and France Télévisions. Pay channels were progressively added until 2006: TPS Star, Paris Première, Canal+ Sport (France), Canal+ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Jour Du Seigneur
''Le Jour du Seigneur'' (English: The Day of God) is a France 2 religious programme that presents Christianity, usually broadcasting Catholic mass and services, amongst other things related to religion. It was the first broadcast Vatican Catholic mass The Mass is the central liturgical service of the Eucharist in the Catholic Church, in which bread and wine are consecrated and become the body and blood of Christ. As defined by the Church at the Council of Trent, in the Mass, "the same Christ ... and is the longest running French television show. The show was first broadcast on October 1949, an overall total of 73 years, one of the highest lengths ever for a TV show. The show was originally called ''L'Emission religieuse'' (The Religious Show) and later renamed ''Le Jour du Seigneur'' in 1954. The show has experienced a significant drop of television viewers over the span of several decades due to the decline of religious observance, and overall decline in rates of Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Martin (TV Host)
Jacques Martin (22 June 1933 – 14 September 2007) was a French television host and producer. Life and career Martin was born in Lyon. In the late 1960s, he formed a comical duet of hosts on radio Europe 1 with French actor Jean Yanne. In the early 1970s, he was the sidekick of Danièle Gilbert, the host of ''Midi Première''. Martin created and hosted such popular satirical TV shows such as ''Le Petit Rapporteur'' ("The Little Snitch, 1975–1976, TF1) and ''La Lorgnette'' ("The Opera Glasses", 1976–1977, Antenne 2). He also tried a film career, writing and directing one film (''Na !'', 1973) and playing in others such as ''La Passante du Sans-Souci'', without great success. An operetta fan, he enjoyed presenting TV shows mixing popular and classical music, such as ''Musique and music'', which he prepared with the help of French composer , invariably singing a few operetta arias himself during the show. He was a great discoverer of talents throughout his career, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5, Rue Sésame
''5, Rue Sésame'' is a French language children's television series based on the popular U.S. children's show ''Sesame Street'', aired by France 5. This series is the second Sesame Workshop co-production for France, the first being ''1, rue Sésame''. Seventy-five 26-minute-long episodes were created for the two seasons, directed by François Basset and Jul Mallard. The series is produced for France 5 by Expand-Drama with Sesame Workshop. The executive producer of the series is Georges Campana. The show debuted airing daily, Sunday to Friday at 6:30 am, and Saturdays at 7:00 am and 12:30 pm. Characters For the most part, characters in ''5, Rue Sésame'' are unique to the series. Muppets * Nac (performed by Régis Fassier) – Gentle, positive and generous, he is a monster. Nac is considered to be the program's "mascot". * Griotte (performed by Evelyne Scheigam) – A lavender Anything Muppet girl. She is handicapped, but still participates in all the activities on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plus Belle La Vie
''Plus belle la vie'' (More beautiful life) is a French television soap opera based on an idea by Hubert Besson and characters created by Georges Desmouceaux, Bénédicte Achard, Magaly Richard-Serrano and Olivier Szulzynger. On air since 30 August 2004, it is currently shown on France 3 on Monday to Friday evenings at 8:15 p.m. The show began with 17 main actors and gained more later. On 11 July 2008, France 3 broadcast its 1000th episode, a milestone in French television. The series set a second record on 8 June 2012, airing its 2000th episode. On 22 April 2016, it broadcast its 3000th episode, and on 21 February 2020, its 4000th. Plot The series follows the daily lives of the inhabitants of "Le Mistral", a fictional neighbourhood in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, where wealthy and less than wealthy families co-exist. It focuses on their evolving love lives and friendships evolve and on the criminal intrigues in which certain residents of the neighbourhood are in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Academy (French TV Series)
''Star Academy'' is a French reality television. It was produced by the Dutch company Endemol. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Canada called '' Star Académie''. It was broadcast on TF1 (2001–2008 and 2022) and NRJ 12 (2012). At the end of each season, selected contestants would go on tour around France, Morocco, Switzerland, Belgium, Tunisia, and other French-speaking countries. The contestants stay in the Dammarie-lès-Lys's Vives-Eaux castle. The reality show is hosted by Nikos Aliagas and featured guest stars such as Mariah Carey, Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Celine Dion, The Corrs, Texas, Simple Plan, Moby, Tina Arena, Nelly Furtado, Tokio Hotel, Anastacia, Alicia Keys, Craig David, 50 Cent, will.i.am, Destiny's Child, James Blunt, Sean Combs, Sting, David Guetta, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Phil Collins, Laura Pausini, Kylie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sous Le Soleil
''Sous le soleil'' (''Under the sun''; ) is a French soap opera broadcast on French major channel TF1 from 1996 to 2008. A spin-off, ''Sous le soleil de Saint-Tropez'' has been broadcast in French channel TMC since 2013. Broadcast It has been a success in many countries, particularly in Latin America, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Italy, Slovakia, Russia, Turkey and Poland. In different times it was also shown in Hungary, Ukraine, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Greece, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, USA and many other countries. In Serbia, the show has been on air continuously since 1998 on several different channels; as of 2009, the show is being syndicated in its entirety on several local television channels. In Montenegro (as well as in Serbia through cable), new episodes are being shown on Atlas TV. Plot and characters The plot focuses on the lives and romances of Laure, Caroline and Jessica, three young women living in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
30 Millions D'amis
30 millions d'amis (English: "30 million friends") is a French television program, a French monthly magazine with its posters, and a French foundation: the Fondation 30 Millions d'Amis. All three focus on pets, especially cats, dogs, horses, ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice, canaries, parakeets, parrots, terrarium reptiles, goldfish, aquarium fish, and other exotic pets, but also wild animals like for example, bonobos and cheetahs. Television program The first episode of the program, initiative of the French journalist Jean-Pierre Hutin, who was worried about the fate of pets, was broadcast on 6 January 1976 on TF1. It is one of the television programs that has the fifth-longest longevity of the French audiovisual field, after ''Des chiffres et des lettres'', ''Automoto'', ''Thalassa'' and ''Stade 2''. The music of the title sequence was composed by Jack Arel. The program was ended by the channel on 27 December 2003 and was transferred on 6 March 2004 on Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Présence Protestante
''Présence protestante'' is a France 2 religious programme that presents Protestant Christianity. It has been produced since the 1950s broadcast every Sunday morning since October 9, 1955. History Présence protestante debuted on October 2, 1955 which was presented by Marcel Gosselin, under the leadership of Marc Boegner who was the president of the Protestant Federation of France. It was broadcast RTF, it was originally titled Émission protestante, then it renamed the Présence protestante based on a similar french-speaking Swiss program. The show was presented by Marcel Gosselin until being replaced by Jean Doman in 1980. Présence protestante deals with theology on French television from a Protestant perspective. Since 1961 the television Catholic/Protestant clergy made an agreement that meant that Présence protestante was afforded 1 hour broadcasting time on Easter, Christmas. Since the privatisation of French television channels in 1986, religious broadcasts are now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sushi Pack
''Sushi Pack'' is an animated action-adventure television series created by Studio Espinosa and developed by Tom Ruegger and Nicholas Hollander. Produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation and CloudCo, Inc. that aired for two seasons and 52 episodes on the KEWLopolis programming block of CBS from November 3, 2007 to February 28, 2009. This show, along with ''DinoSquad'', were the final two series produced by DIC before their acquisition with Cookie Jar Entertainment, who produced the second and final season of ''Sushi Pack'' until the series ended its run in 2009. Cookie Jar (along with the DiC library) would be acquired by DHX Media (now known as WildBrain) in 2012. Premise The series centres on a fictional superhero team of anthropomorphic remains of sushi and/or common sushi ingredients (wasabi, salmon, crab, tuna and, octopus) that had become sentient after getting hit by a lighting storm. They use their "wits and powers" to save the world from dastardly villains. Morals fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Fatals Picards
Les Fatals Picards is a French rock/punk band, founded in 1996. The Fatals Picards (meaning "the fatal enfrom Picardy") are best known to general audiences because they represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " L'Amour à la française" (Eng: "Love, French Style"), after winning the national selection. Characteristics The lyrics of the Fatals Picards are often of a or humoristic character, though some songs, more particularly in the recent years, are more of a militant |
Secret Story 1 (France)
''Secret Story 2007'' was the first edition of the French version of the reality show Big Brother carrying on from the previous similar show, Loft Story. It aired on TF1 and was presented by Benjamin Castaldi who had that role Loft Story. The series started on 23 June 2007, when 15 people entered a purpose-built house on the outskirts of Paris, France. Principle The principle is similar to that of Loft Story. The contestants are kept locked away for 10 weeks in a house, called ''"La Maison des Secrets"'' (the House of Secrets) measuring 1600 m² styled on the UK Big Brother 8 house including a swimming pool, jacuzzi, a lounge (where the bath is), bathroom with showers, and separate bathrooms for each sex. All of the rooms are installed with cameras, except the toilet due to a law imposed by the ''Conseil Supérieur de l'audiovisuel''. ''The Voice'' speaks to the contestants at times, and acts like "Big Brother" in other countries. Each contestant has to conceal a secret. Ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
