Match TV

Logo of Match TV

**Match TV** is a former French mini-generalist television channel, mainly devoted to people's news, and broadcast on cable and Canalsat.

## History of the channel

Match TV is one of the channels of Lagardère Active, the audiovisual division of the French industrial group Lagardère SCA, which also owns the weekly *Paris Match*. Launched December 10, 2001 at the Pavillon Ledoyen, in Paris, in front of 1,500 guests, it is conceived as a variation of *Paris Match*, from which it takes its name and logo.

The direction is entrusted to the producer Jean-Louis Remilleux, the sound identity signed Jean-Michel Jarre and the group relies on the presence of well-known animators, such as Stéphane Bern or Amanda Lear. Nineteen hours of daily programming is offered, including four hours of "fresh" programming per day. The channel, which has the slogan "Everyone before everyone else", is based on three axes: celebrities, news and the art of living.

In 2002, the channel applied for a DTT frequency. to the CSA, frequency granted in June 2003.

But the channel fails to find its audience. In June 2004, Jean-Louis Remilleux was replaced by Claude-Yves Robin, already CEO of Canal J and TiJi.. The stagnant audiences, a merger with another channel in difficulty of the TF1 group, TV Breizh, is envisaged, then abandoned in December 2004.

In January 2005, the Lagardère Active group chose to return the DTT license granted by the CSA., then announced its decision to stop broadcasting Match TV on 19 July 2005, citing a significant deficit situation since its creation, despite an estimated annual budget of nearly €13 million..

The channel ceased broadcasting on 30 August 2005 at 7 a.m..

## Organization

### Leaders

* Managing Directors: Jean-Louis Remilleux: from 2001 to 2004; Claude-Yves Robin: from 2004 to 2005
* Director of Programs: Julien Poinot
* Director of Acquisitions: Hervé Poirson, then Frédérique Vinel
* Antenna Director: François Steffen
* Artistic Director: Guillaume Frisquet
* Director of productions: François Thalaud
* Communications Marketing Director: Bruno Barbier: from 2001 to 2004; Arnaud Picquet: from 2004 to 2005
* Administrative & Financial Director: Marc Vignier, then François-Henri Martin

### Animators

* Florence Belkacem,
* Stéphane Bern,
* Amanda Lear,
* Frederic Lopez,
* Frédéric Mitterrand,
* Jean-Marc Morandini,
* Arnaud Poivre d'Arvor,
* Stéphane Rotenberg,
* Patrick Sabatier

### Columnists

Many columnists intervene in the various programs, among which:

* Faustine Bollaert
* Annette Burgdorf
* Denise Fabre
* Vincent Fernandel
* Lynda Lacoste
* Sylvana Lorenz
* Frédéric Martin
* Jean-Noël Grinda, known as Nallé
* Sylvie Tellier

### Programmes

* *Day diaries*: presented by Serge Moati at 8:45 p.m.
* *It remains between us*: talk show presented by Jean-Marc Morandini and broadcast from Monday to Thursday at 6 p.m., and a *best of* Friday at 8:15 p.m.
* *Ça reste entre nous 2*: talk show broadcast from Monday to Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
* *As on TV*: magazine on the personalities of the small screen presented by Stéphane Rotenberg
* *Goog News*: magazine presented by Arnaud Poivre d'Arvor, every day live at 1 8:40 am
* *I was there*: magazine presented by Frédéric Lopez
* *Match magazine*: magazine presented by Alain Génestar and Hervé Chabalier, Tuesday at 8:45 pm
* *Plaisir de France*: interview program presented by Frédéric Mitterrand from 2001 to 2004, Tuesday at 9:40 p.m.
* *Presse Connection*: magazine broadcast on Fridays at 6 p.m.
* *Tendance Amanda*: magazine presented by Amanda Lear from Monday to Friday from 10:40 p.m., Saturday at 8:45 p.m.
* *Hyphen*: magazine presented by Patrick Sabatier three Tuesdays a month at 8:45 p.m.

### TV shows

* Les rues de San Francisco (English: The streets of San Francisco)
* 21 Jump Street