Studio TF1 (formerly known as Newen and later Newen Studios) is a French television production company, the producers of such shows as ''

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'', ''

Braquo ''Braquo'' is a French crime drama television series created by Olivier Marchal. It was produced by Capa Drama with the participation of Canal+ in association with Marathon Group, Be-Films and RTBF. Braquo was first broadcast in France from 12 Oc ...

'', and ''

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 from 30 August ...

''. In November 2015,

TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...

, France's leading television network, bought a 70% share of Fabrice Larue's FLCP, the holding company of Newen. Newen is the second-largest producer of drama in France. It owns Telfrance, Agence CAPA, Be Aware and 17 juin Me, with Telfrance producing the soap, ''

''. Capa is the producer of ''Braquo'' and ''Versailles''. In May 2017, Newen Group launched a €50 million investment fund focused on acquiring British drama. In 2018, it was announced that Newen had acquired a 60% equity interest in production outfit, Punkin, through

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. It was also announced that Newen acquired a 33% equity stake in the Danish studio

Nimbus Film Nimbus Film is Denmark's third largest film production company. Nimbus Film has to date produced more than 30 feature films and many shorts and documentaries. Of their more known feature films are the Dogme 95 movies ''The Celebration'' (1998, ...

. In July 2019, it acquired a majority stake in Canadian studio Reel One Entertainment, which primarily produces television films. Fabrice Larue is the founder, former CEO, and chairman of Newen Group. In April 2024, Pierre Branco—a former Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA executive—was named the new CEO of Newen. Later in the year, it also acquired Johnson Production Group, another studio primarily involved in television films. In January 2025, it was announced that Newen would rebrand as Studio TF1, aligning it with its parent company. It was also revealed that the company planned to expand its

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business, including expanding to theatrical distribution in France in 2026, and aiming to release 10 to 15 films per-year by 2027.

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