Ciné First was a French television channel, part of the

AB Groupe Mediawan Thematics (formerly known as AB Groupe) is a French business group in the field of broadcasting. It was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a music production company, and in 1987 went into the world of television. ...

which shows exclusive films, oriented towards an adult audience. The channel was broadcast on satellite networks Bis Télévisions and

. It was also available via ADSL operator

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. The channel occupied the same position as the defunct Cinébox, which broadcast between September 2002 and August 2004.

History

On December 31, 2007, AB Groupe decided to create Ciné Pop for the family and Ciné First to strengthen the cinema offering of the Bis Télévisions satellite package. This one resumed the same dressing and the same thematic positioning as the defunct ''Ciné Box''. Nevertheless, the channel stopped on various operators on 31 August 2010, with the exception of a few broadcasting the channel until 30 September 2010, since the channel had been abolished because AB Groupe needed space on its transponders to broadcast its new sports channels ''Golf Channel'' and ''Lucky Jack TV'' on its bouquet.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cine First Mediawan Thematics Defunct television channels in France Television channels and stations established in 2007 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010 2007 establishments in France 2010 disestablishments in France