M6 Group Extends Its Agreement with Disney France

Regulatory News :

M6 Group (Paris:MMT) and Disney have renewed their multi-year free TV contract for programming including Disney and Disney?Pixar movies, Disney Channel series, and ABC Studios series.

This new deal includes priority and exclusive access to all future animated and live-action movies produced by Disney and Disney?Pixar, including "Big Hero 6” and its adorable robot Baymax, "Inside Out”, which discovers how emotions interact in our brain, "Finding Dory” that lets us dive back into "Finding Nemo”, "Alice in Wonderland 2” starring Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean 5”, or even the most awaited adaptation of two Disney classics, "Cinderella” directed by Kenneth Branagh starring Cate Blanchett and "The Jungle Book” directed by Jon Favreau.

Following the successful broadcast of "Beauty and the Beast”, "Cinderella” and "Tangled” (more than 4.5m viewers each) on the M6 Group channels, a selection of great Disney animated classics will now also be available as part of the deal, including the worldwide box office hit "Frozen”.

M6 Group viewers will also still be able to enjoy new ABC Studios’ series as well as "Scandal”, "Once Upon a Time” and "Desperate Housewives” following their success on the channel.

M6’s branded block Disney Kid Club, featuring much-loved shows including "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”, "Jake and the Never Land Pirates”, "Doc McStuffins” and "Sofia the First” alongside other upcoming Disney Junior shows will continue as part of the deal.

According to Bernard Majani, M6 Group Head of Acquisitions, "This agreement is very important for our channels as it allows us to broadcast Disney’s forthcoming hit movies along with much-loved library titles.”

According to Astrid Barbot, General Manager,Disney Media Distribution for The Walt Disney Company France, "We are really thrilled about this deal renewal. Disney, Disney?Pixar and Disneynature films are among the most popular in the entertainment industry and we’re delighted that M6 will continue to broadcast them to French families.”