TVMonaco (TVM/TVMO[a]) is the state-owned television station inMonaco, that launched on 1 September 2023. It broadcasts a range of programmes, including news, talk shows, and documentaries, designed to showcase and promoteMonégasque culture.[2][3]
The idea of a national Monégasque public channel emerged in the principality in 2021,[4] with the aim of recovering Monaco's international communications, afterRMC moved toParis in 2002 and the 100% acquisition ofTMC by the TF1 Group in June 2016.
Initially named Monte-Carlo Riviera TV, it was originally planned to launch in late 2022, however, it was delayed to the third quarter of 2023.[5][6] On 23 March 2023, a new name and launch date were announced for the channel. The channel was renamed TVMonaco and officially launched on 1 September 2023.[7] In December 2021, MCR/TVMonaco joined TV5Monde.[8][9] The name TVMonaco was announced in March 2023.[10]
Alternate version of the TVMonaco logo, seen on social media platforms
New details about the service were announced on 18 April 2023. The programming would consist of live news and sports with recorded programming for the rest of the day. Said content currently consists of unscripted programming, but there are plans to add scripted programming within 12 to 18 months from launch. Emphasis is also given to environmental concerns and wildlife in Monaco. The channel is available in both linear and digital platforms.[11]
TVMonaco, which is funded in part by the state, in part through advertising and sales of the programs it produces, will become a member ofTV5Monde, allowing its content to be broadcast in 200 countries.[2][6] The channel produces 52 annual programmes for the network.
The channel announced on social media on 17 August 2023 that the first broadcast would be on 1 September 2023 at 19:15.[12] The opening broadcast saw the presence ofPrince Albert II andPrincess Charlene.[13] Each public television company part of TV5Monde, as well asFrance 24, helped build the channel:
whileRadio-Canada and TV5Monde provided support regarding its content.
Shortly after the channel's launch, TVMonaco became a member ofMonaco Media Diffusion, the broadcasting company which represents Monaco in theEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU).[14] In March 2024, TVMonaco joined the EBU independently,[15] allowing it to access EBU events on its own, which includes the possibility of Monaco returning to theEurovision Song Contest.
In December 2024, the Government of Monaco announced a merger of TVMonaco and fellow Monaco-based channelMonaco Info, which at the time was scheduled for September 2025.[16] This currently includes the possibility of the successive broadcaster retaining its membership as the only Monégasque member ofTV5Monde,[17] after it was previously proposed by the former Minister of State,Didier Guillaume[18] that the new broadcaster would not retain TVMonaco's share of ownership of the network, before his passing in January 2025.[19]
In October 2025, French newspaperNice-Matin reported that the merger had been pushed ahead to 2026 at the earliest.[20] This followed an audit presented to theNational Council of Monaco on 7 October 2025 by the currentMinister of State,Christophe Mirmand, where he stated that he aimed to reduce costs by merging the two broadcasters together and confirming that changes can be expected to begin sometime in 2026.[21] Further updates are expected to be released by the Monégasque government in January 2026.[22]
The channel is located in the Le Triton building inFontvieille and employs 48 employees, 30 of them being journalists.
It received the support ofJacques Legros and Thibault Malandrin for its implementation.[24]
The channel has four key pillars: environment, current affairs, sport and lifestyle,[25] and has as its sloganRegardez, ça n'a rien à voir ("Watch, it has nothing to do", similar to an oldFrance Inter slogan).[26]
The channel wants to rely on the TV5 and France 24 networks. Starting with mainly purchased programs, the goal is to have more and more of its own content with its own identity.[27]
Ça va l'faire!, weekdays at 6pm since 8 September 2025; previously aired mornings at 8am from launch.
L'actu, nightly at 7pm since 8 September 2025, also usually airing on TV5Monde; previously aired at 7:15pm from launch.
Ça matche, dedicated to sports, weekends at 6pm since 8 September 2025; previously aired at 6:15pm from launch.
La mouétéo, daily weather reports, the programme is presented by a virtualseagull called Monacoco, with a voice-over for the mascot. The name is a portmanteau of the French words, "météo" (weather) and "mouette" (seagull).
Le match dans le match, every weekend at 8:10pm.
For the weather, the satellite images are provided by France 24.[31] The weather system works using Automate-IT; the inclusion of a world weather segment was due to the fact that people from 140 nationalities live in Monaco. Separate versions with regional (Riviera) and local (Monaco) weather are also produced, as well as a reformatted version forInstagram.[32]
L'après-match, post-match discussions that airs following AS Monaco's basketball matches.
Monaco Effect, interviews with celebrities and other notable people describing their experiences in their respective fields, and their connection to Monaco.
Programmes on its streaming service that are imported from non-Francophone countries, for instanceSophie Grigson: Slice of Italy,[33] are subtitled to French and are not dubbed.
The following is a list ofTVMonaco Originals programmes created by the broadcaster that are currently available to stream, including TV shows, news, sports, documentaries, podcasts, concerts and entertainment programming, as of November 2025:[34]
Le Club francophone (2025)
L'odyssée salée: des forêts aux récifs (2025)
L'odyssée salée: Les acteurs du changement (2025)
L'odyssée salée: Le fjord retient son souffle (2024)
4 History (2025)
On the roc, Monaco fait son cinéma (2025)
Blackwater (2024)
Dolce vita riviera (2023-2024)
Les nids d'aigles de la riviera (2023)
Les pépites rocher (2024)
100% pur poils (2024)
Du double au simple (2024)
Riviera Food Tour (2023)
Les voix du silence (2024)
Signes du temps a capella - Concert de musique spirituelle à la Cathédrale de Monaco (2024)
In Monaco, the channel is accessible on the universal service (cable network), channel 1 and via Monaco Telecom (MTTV/LaBox), channel 9.
It is also present on digital terrestrial television alongsideMonaco Info (which is separatedly operated but is also owned by the Government of Monaco), from theMont Agel,France transmitter (UHF channel 35), and visible in the Alpes-Maritimes and the East Var from Menton toBormes-les-Mimosas.
In France via the boxes of the country's internet operators such as myCanal, Freebox, Orange, SFR and Molotov.
In French-speaking countries (Switzerland,Belgium, etc.) via myCanal and on Canalsat (channel 125).
By satellite in Europe via Astra 1M (19.2 E) and in the Middle East and North Africa from MonacoSat-1 (52.0 E)[35] with the hypothesis of launching to theUnited States and in Asia,[36] as well as Africa.[23]
On the internet, the channel's live stream is available on its official website.[citation needed]
The channel was criticized by theGeneral Confederation of Media executives which warns against a "prince's channel" which would be the "fact of the prince" (Albert II), the heterogeneous composition of the editorial staff raising doubts about its independence and credibility.[37]
On March 26, 2025, TVMonaco EuroLeague commentator andNice nativeLaurent Sciarra was suspended from the channel after declaring his support for theOGC Niceassociation football team during a EuroLeague broadcast, including using OGC Nice's supporter chant "Issa Nissa" (Occitan for "Go, Nice"), ahead of a then-upcomingderby match between OGC Nice and Monaco'sAS Monaco FC.[38] TVMonaco's management claimed the statement constituted "unacceptable and inappropriate remarks".
