{"id":12138,"date":"2022-09-16T12:33:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T16:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/tf1-m6-merger-called-off\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T12:40:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T16:40:16","slug":"tf1-m6-merger-called-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2022\/09\/16\/tf1-m6-merger-called-off\/","title":{"rendered":"TF1 &#038; M6 Merger Called Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bouygues, RTL Group, Groupe TF1 and Groupe M6 have decided to call off their plan to merge the TF1 and M6 groups.<\/p>\n<p>This decision comes after the parties appeared at the hearings of the French Competition Authority\u2019s board (Coll\u00e8ge) on September 5 and 6 to argue in favor of the benefits and necessity of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following the debates with the Authority and despite the additional remedies proposed, it appears that only structural remedies involving at the very least the divestment of the TF1 TV channel or of the M6 TV channel would be sufficient to approve the proposed merger,&#8221; 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