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| Ownership | |
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| Owner | Groupe TF1 |
| Sister channels | TF1 TMC TFX TF1 Séries Films LCI TV Breizh Histoire TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 March 2005 |
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| Website | https://ushuaiatv.fr/ |
Ushuaïa TV is a Frenchtelevision channel, owned byGroupe TF1. The network carries programming aboutnature.
Ushuaïa TV was launched on 14 March 2005 byGroupe TF1, inspired by theTF1 popular showUshuaïa Nature.[1]
Ushuaïa TV and TF1 other pay-TV channels were initially available exclusively (except cable networks) onTPS which merged on 21 March 2007 withCanalsat.[2][3] On 2 January 2012, they joined ISP optional packages.[4][5] Ushuaïa TV arrived onFreebox TV and CanalSat Caraïbes on 1 January 2015, replacing Stylia.[6][7]
In December 2012,Discovery Communications acquired 20% of TF1 pay-TV thematic channels for €170 million forEurosport and €14 million for Ushuaïa TV,Histoire, Stylia andTV Breizh.[8][9]
On 17 July 2015,TF1 sold its remaining 49% stake in Eurosport to Discovery Communications for €492 million. At the same time, the French group bought out the 20% stake held by the American group in its pay-TV channels (TV Breizh, Histoire and Ushuaïa) for 14.6 million euros.[10][11]
On 5 December 2019, TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV and Histoire were rebranded with a "TV" logo common between them.[12]
In late 2024, TF1 sold almost all rights of the Ushuaïa brand toL'Oréal for €27.5 million, which produces branded shower gels which used to be associated with the TF1 show. TF1 retains only rights to audiovisual, entertainment and hotel activities.[13]
Ushuaïa TV concentrates on nature, but also airs reruns of old TF1 programmes such as Ushuaïa Nature.
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