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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | RMC BFM |
| Parent | CMA CGM |
| Sister channels | RMC Découverte RMC Story BFM TV BFM2 BFM Business BFM Locales Tech & Co |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 December 2012; 12 years ago (2012-12-12) |
| Former names | Chérie HD(project) Chérie 25(2012–2025) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 25 (HD) |
RMC Life, formerly known asChérie 25 (pronounced[ʃeʁivɛ̃sɛ̃k]), is a FrenchTV channel, controlled by theRMC BFM. Chérie 25 was launched onTNT, satellite, andxDSL on 12 December 2012.[1]
In 2011,Jean-Paul Baudecroux [fr], the president ofNRJ Group, proposed a television project to launch a new channel named Chérie HD.
In 2012, following the shutdown of analogue television, theConseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) auditioned the NRJ Group following its application for an additional channel from one of the six national high-definition channels on TNT, and finally had chosen Chérie HD.[2]
In October 2012, two months before the station was launched, the name Chérie HD was changed to Chérie 25, with25 referring to the channel's number on the Frenchdigital terrestrial television (TNT).
In 2025, after thatNRJ 12's digital terrestrial television frequency was not renewed byARCOM, the NRJ Group considered selling or returning frequency number 25 (it was due to be renewed in 2027), to leave the digital terrestrial television sector. The sale was confirmed on March 21, 2025 and will be mandated by theLazard bank.Rodolphe Saadé (CMA-CGM which owns RMC-BFM as well as a 10.25% stake in the capital of the M6 group) and the Czech billionaireDaniel Kretinsky (CMI France) who owns the future television channelT18, showed keen interest in the purchase of Chérie 25.
