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 reported significant growth in H1 2026, largely attributed to its FIFA World Cup coverage, which granted the company unprecedented audience reach and positioned it as the leading national channel during the tournament, making M6+ the top platform. Previously, on July 21, M6 announced it attained an audience of 60 million viewers for the FIFA World Cup across its linear channel and M6+ platform, serving as the official FTA broadcaster in France for 54 matches. Earlier, on July 2, M6 Group received the award for best General Meeting Brochure at the 17th Transparency Awards ceremony, achieving the highest performance among French-law companies in the SBF 120. This followed M6 Group becoming France’s leading private radio broadcaster for live digital listening on July 1, after its stations recorded 34.2 million active listening sessions in May, according to ACPM rankings. The company secured rights to a World Cup for the first time in its nearly 40-year history on June 19, utilizing an IBC master control setup.
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 (thematic channel groups). For full access to M6's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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