TFX (formerly NT1) is a French free television network owned by Groupe TF1.

History

TFX, under the name NT1, was created in 2004 by

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for the launch of the TNT platform scheduled for March 2005. In late 2004, AB Group announced their intention to call the channel La Quatre (The Four). However, in January 2005, France Télévisions announced that they would rebrand their channel Festival as France 4. AB Groupe decided to revert to the NT1 name. In June 2009, TF1 Group agreed to buy the channel from AB Groupe, as well as AB's 40% stake in TMC Monte Carlo (which would take TF1's total stake to 80%). The deal was cleared by France's competition authority and subsequently by the Council of State in December 2010, dismissing an appeal by

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. TF1 Group decided to make a number of changes, notably by upgrading NT1 to 16:9 in November 2010. It was the last

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channel to switch to this format. In addition, NT1 became the group's channel for young adults. On 19 May 2015, the channel launched its version in

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.TMC et NT1 choisissent le bouquet FRANSAT pour passer à la haute définition
le 19 mai 2015 su
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/ref> On 26 May 2015, TF1, TMC, NT1 and HD1 merged their websites and created the unique website ''MYTF1''. On 18 October 2017, TF1 Group announced that ''NT1'' will change its name to ''TFX'' in 2018. The rebrand took effect at 9pm on January 30, 2018. On 28 February 2022, as part of the merger of their two groups, TF1 Group and M6 Group announce that they are in exclusive negotiations with Altice Média for the sale of TFX and 6ter. Since October 2022, TFX, as well as the free DTT channels of the TF1 group, have been accessible free to air, via the Astra 1 satellite. This broadcast follows a temporary interruption in encrypted broadcasting to Canal+ and TNTSAT subscribers. , following a commercial dispute. However, despite the resumption of encrypted broadcasts within the Canal+ and TNTSAT bouquets, this free-to-air broadcasting continues. TFX is therefore received free of charge in almost all of Continental Europe.

Logo history

File:NT1 logo 2008.png, NT1's second logo from 2008 to 2012 File:NT1 logo.svg, NT1's last logo from 2012 to 2018

Programming

Series

* ''

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'' (rerun, first aired on OCS Happy / OCS Max) * '' Are We There Yet?'' * ''Au nom de la vérité'' (rerun, first aired on TF1 / TF1 Séries Films) * ''

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'' (2011 – rerun, first aired on Canal+ Family) * '' Chuck'' (seasons 2–5 – season 1 in rerun, first aired on TF1) * ''

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'' (2012 – seasons 2–3) * ''

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'' (Uncut Version) * ''

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'' (rerun, first aired on OCS Max) * ''

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'' * '' Grimm'' (rerun, first aired on

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) * '' Gossip Girl'' (season 3) * '' Haven'' (rerun, first aired on

) * '' House of Anubis'' (rerun, first aired on

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) * '' How I Met Your Mother'' (seasons 3–9 – seasons 1–2 in rerun, first aired on Canal+) * '' Nikita'' (rerun, first aired on TF1 – season 1) * '' One Tree Hill'' (seasons 8–9 – seasons 1–7 in rerun, first aired on TF1) * '' The Originals'' (season 1) * '' Riverdale'' (rerun, first aired on

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) * ''

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'' * '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' (season 2) * ''

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'' * '' True Blood'' (rerun, first aired on OCS Max / OCS City) * ''

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'' (seasons 3–5 and 8 – rerun for seasons 1–2, first aired on Canal+ Family, seasons 6–7, first aired on Série Club) * ''VDM'' * '' Violetta'' (rerun, first aired on

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) * '' The Walking Dead'' (rerun, first aired on OCS Choc)

Reality TV

* '' Les Vraies Housewives'' * '' Secret Story'' (seasons 9-11) * ''La Villa des cœurs brisés'' * ''On a échangé nos mamans'' * ''Super Nanny'' * ''10 couples parfaits'' * ''Hell's Kitchen'' * ''Bachelor'' * ''Pascal, le grand frère''

Entertainment

* ''En mode gossip'' * ''Ma vie à la télé'' * ''Tous différents''

Sports programming

On 24 July 2008, the channel announced it would broadcast the 2008–09

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events on Sundays.French TV deal confirmed
''a1gp.com'' (24 July 2008) This international racing series will be shown live or pre-recorded. The deal was confirmed by

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, General Programmes Manager of the AB Group and Richard Dorfman, A1GP's director of broadcasting.

Association football

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until 2022 (selected UEFA team (exclude France team) matches (shared with TMC, W9, and

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), France matches live on TF1 (including finals tournament) and M6) *

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until 2022 (except for Nations League until 2021) **

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(selected qualifiers not involving France team only (shared with TMC, W9, and

), selected qualifiers and finals (including France team matches) live on TF1 and M6) **

UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...

(selected matches (including Finals and excluding France team) (shared with

(group stage only), TMC, and W9), France matches live on TF1 and M6) ** Friendly matches (selected matches not involving France team (shared with W9 and

), France matches live on TF1, TMC (one match only in 2019), and M6)

Motorsport

* Moto GP (2008–2015)

Wrestling

* WWE (2006–2014) ** Raw ** Smackdown

References

External links

Official Site
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