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is a French television network which is available free-to-air through digital terrestrial television, satellite and DSL. It is a subsidiary of the Groupe M6; the name 6ter has been selected for the channel as M6's little "sister". It is available in France on channel 22.

History

Following the call of applications of the CSA for the launch of six new channels on the DTT, Groupe M6 presented three projects of channels : 6ter, M6 Boutique & Co and Hexa. On March 27, the CSA chose 6ter to be part of the 6 new channels to be launched on December 12, 2012, in

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). In 2022, the channel would be sold to Altice alongside TFX (owned by TF1 Group). Like its sisters M6 and W9, 6ter have a Swiss subfeed, which air in Swiss providers and in free-to-air on satellite.

Programming

6ter's programming is family-oriented. 6ter shows magazines, documentaries, educational programs, along with children programmes, series and movies. Until June 2016, 6ter had a weekday children morning block named ''Trop Toon''. Since then, a few cartoons have sometimes been broadcast, notably ''

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''. * '' 90210'' (''90210 Beverly Hills : Nouvelle Génération'', seasons 4–5, season 1–3 in syndication) * '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (''Buffy contre les vampires'', HD version, SD version in syndication) * '' Extant'' (season 2, season 1 in syndication) * ''Family Blagues'' * '' Fresh Off the Boat'' (''Bienvenue chez les Huang'') * '' Grease: Live'' * '' Jane the Virgin'' (since season 2, season 1 in syndication) * ''

King & Maxwell ''King & Maxwell'' is an American drama television series that ran on TNT from June 10 to August 12, 2013. The series featured Jon Tenney and Rebecca Romijn as Washington, D.C.–based former Secret Service agents solving crimes as private detect ...

'' * '' The Messengers'' * '' Modern Family'' (since season 6, season 1–5 in syndication) * '' Off the Map'' (''Off the Map : Urgences au bout du monde'') * '' Once Upon a Time'' (season 3 and 5 only, other seasons in syndication) * ''

Reign A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism ...

'' (''Reign : Le destin d'une reine'') * '' Sleepy Hollow'' (since season 2, season 1 in syndication) * '' Switched at Birth'' (''Switched'') * ''

Witches of East End ''Witches of East End'' is a 2011 novel by author Melissa de la Cruz and the first entry in her ''Beauchamp Family'' series. It was published on June 21, 2011, by Hyperion Books and follows a family of Long Island witches struggling against dar ...

'' * '' Zero Hour''

Syndicated programming

* ''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'' (''Touche pas à mes filles'') * '' The Adventures of Tintin'' (''Les Aventures de Tintin'') * ''

Arme Millionäre ''Arme Millionäre'' (German: ''Poor Millionaires'') is an Austro-German comedy-drama television film series, first aired on RTL on 22 August 2005. 12 episodes were aired between then and 2006. The series is about a billionaire family who sudden ...

'' (''Pauvres Millionnaires'') * '' Band of Brothers'' * '' Caméra Café'' * ''

Charmed ''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcas ...

'' * '' Crisis'' * ''

Der Clown ''Der Clown'' is a German television series that aired between 21 April 1998 and 11 October 2001. It ran for 46 episodes and starred Sven Martinek, Diana Frank, Thomas Anzenhofer, and Volkmar Kleinert Volkmar Kleinert (born 20 September 1938) ...

'' (''Le Clown'') * '' Desperate Housewives'' * '' Dinotopia'' (miniseries) * ''Dinotopia: The Series'' (''Dinotopia'') * '' Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman'' (''Docteur Quinn, femme médecin'') * '' Emily Owens, M.D.'' (''Dr Emily Owens'') * ''Face au doute'' * '' Geronimo Stilton'' * '' The Good Wife'' * '' Kaamelott'' * ''Kid Paddle'' * ''

Kyle XY ''Kyle XY'' is an American science fiction television series produced by ABC Family. The central character is a teenage boy (Matt Dallas) who awakens naked in a forest outside Seattle, Washington, with no more knowledge or abilities than a newb ...

'' * '' Largo Winch'' * '' Le Petit Nicolas'' * ''Les Blagues de Toto'' * ''Les Cordier, juge et flic'' * ''Les Nouvelles Aventures de Lucky Luke'' * ''

Life Is Wild ''Life Is Wild'' is an American serial drama television series adapted by Michael Rauch, George Faber and Charlie Pattinson from the British drama '' Wild at Heart''. The show is about a New York veterinarian who moves his second wife and their ...

'' * '' Little House on the Prairie'' (''La Petite Maison dans la prairie'') * ''Lou !'' * '' The Magic Roundabout'' (2007, ''Le Manège enchanté'') * '' Malcolm in the Middle'' (''Malcolm'') * ''

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'' (''Le Flic de Shanghaï'') * '' Martine'' * '' Martin Mystery'' (''Martin Mystère'') * ''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, i ...

'' (''Melrose Place : Nouvelle Génération'') * '' Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes'' (''Les Mystères du véritable Sherlock Holmes'') * ''

My Wife and Kids ''My Wife and Kids'' is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from March 28, 2001, to May 17, 2005. The series was produced by Touchstone Television. It starred Damon Wayans as Michael Kyle, the patriarch of an African-American family. Wayans and ve ...

'' (''Ma famille d'abord'') * '' The Nanny'' (''Une nounou d'enfer'') * ''

No Ordinary Family ''No Ordinary Family'' is an American television series that aired on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada. The one hour science fiction comedy drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–2011 television season. The series ran from ...

'' (''Super Hero Family'') * '' Numbers'' * ''Paris 16e'' * ''

Prehistoric Park ''Prehistoric Park'' is a six-part nature docu-fiction television mini-series that premiered on ITV on 22 July 2006 and on Animal Planet on 29 October 2006. The programme was produced by Impossible Pictures, who also created ''Walking with Di ...

'' * '' The Pretender'' (''Le Caméléon'') * '' Primeval'' (''Nick Cutter et les Portes du temps'') * '' Raising Hope'' * '' Relic Hunter'' (''Sydney Fox, l'aventurière'') * '' Robin Hood'' (''Robin des Bois'') * ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a " consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and ...

'' * ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar/G ...

'' * '' Sous le soleil'' * '' Step by Step'' (''Notre belle famille'') * '' Terra Nova'' * '' Touch'' * ''Un gars, une fille'' * ''

Un Paso Adelante ''Un Paso Adelante'' (''One Step Forward'') is a Spanish TV drama similar to the American 1980s TV series '' Fame''. It was originally broadcast on Spanish channel Antena 3 from 2002 to 2005. It has also been a huge success in Spanish-speaking c ...

'' (''Un, dos, tres'') * ''Victoire Bonnot''

References

External links

* {{Bertelsmann Television stations in France French-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 2012 2012 establishments in France RTL Group