M6, also known as Métropole Télévision, is a privately owned company headquartered in France. Founded in 1987, it employs approximately 280 individuals and is a part of the M6 Group. The company reported $668.6M in revenue as of 2024. As a tier 1 media tech buyer, M6 specializes in broadcast television and radio, operating as a private television broadcaster in France.
M6 Group announced on October 2, 2026, that Jérôme Lefébure will depart the company at the end of November 2026, concluding 23 years with the Group, including 12 years on the Executive Board where he served as Group CFO and later as Managing Director of Finance and Support Functions. Previously, on September 4, M6 Group partnered with Disney+ to distribute four of its flagship programs on the streaming platform. The company reported strong H1 2026 performance on July 28, attributing significant growth to its FIFA World Cup coverage, which granted M6 unprecedented audience reach, making it the leading national channel during the tournament and boosting its M6+ platform. Earlier, on July 21, M6, the official free-to-air broadcaster in France for 54 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, reported attaining an audience of 60 million viewers for the tournament across its linear channel and M6+ platform. This followed M6 Group's recognition on July 3, when it won the award for Best General Meeting Brochure at the 17th Transparency Awards ceremony on July 2, achieving the highest performance in this category among French-law companies in the SBF 120.
M6 offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. M6's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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M6's revenues were less than $1B in 2024. Caretta Research has split M6's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is linear TV carriage or subscription (thematic). For full access to M6's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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