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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CMI France |
| History | |
| Launched | 6 June 2025; 2 months' time (2025-06-06) |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 18 |
T18, also referred to by its project namesRéels TV andCMI TV, is an upcoming Frenchfree-to-air television channel, set to begin broadcasts on 6 June 2025 on channel 18.[1]
This channel is owned by the Czech Media Invest (CMI) group, the main shareholder of which is Daniel Křetínský,[2][3][4] who notably controls famous French press magazines, including the weeklies Elle, Télé 7 jours, Marianne, Public, France Dimanche, Ici Paris, Franc-Tireur and Version Femina as well as a stake in the Le Monde Group. The Loopsider media also owned by CMI must participate in the launch of the channel.[5]
In July 2024, Arcom decided not to renew the TNT frequencies of C8 and NRJ 12[6] and to grant one of these two frequencies to Réels TV. The other is attributed to OFTV, a project presented by the SIPA Ouest-France press group.[2][3][4]
On 23 September 2024, Christopher Baldelli was appointed president of the channel.[7]
On 12 December 2024, Arcom formalized the allocation of a frequency, the name of the channel became CMI TV.[8] On December 20, 2024, Réels TV announced that TF1 PUB would take care of its advertising management.[9]
During the renumbering of the TNT channels on January 13, 2025, Arcom allocated channel no. 18, until then occupied byGulli, by a draw with the OFTV channel, which inherits channel 19.[10] On January 15, 2025, the chairman of the supervisory board of CMI France, Denis Olivennes, announced that the definitive name of the channel would be “T18”.[11]
