Founded | 18 July 2008 |
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Headquarters | Paris, France |
Key people | Bibiane Godfroid (Chairwoman, CEO) |
Owner | TF1 Group |
Subsidiaries | Anagram Telfrance CAPA 17 juin média Tooco Blue Spirit Tuvalu Pupkin Nimbus De Mensen Reel One Entertainment Newen Distribution |
Website | http://www.newenstudios.com |
Newen Studios (formerly known as Newen) is a French television production company, the producers of such shows as Versailles, Braquo, and Plus belle la vie.
In November 2015, TF1, France's leading television network, bought a 70% share of Fabrice Larue's FLCP, the holding company of Newen.[1][2]
Newen is the second-largest producer of drama in France. It owns Telfrance, Agence CAPA, Be Aware and 17 juin Me, with Telfrance producing the soap, Plus belle la vie.[1]
Capa is the producer of Braquo and Versailles.[1]
In May 2017, Newen Group launched a €50 million investment fund focused on acquiring British drama.[3] In 2018, it was announced that Newen had acquired a 60% equity interest in production outfit, Punkin, through Tuvalu Media Group. It was also announced that Newen acquired a 33% equity stake in the Danish studio Nimbus Film.[4] In July 2019, it acquired a majority stake in Canadian studio Reel One Entertainment, which primarily produces television films.[5]
Fabrice Larue is the founder, former CEO, and chairman of Newen Group.[3] In April 2024, Pierre Branco—a former Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA executive—was named the new CEO of Newen.[6] Later in the year, it also acquired Johnson Production Group, another studio primarily involved in television films.[7]
In January 2025, it was announced that Newen would rebrand as Studio TF1, aligning it with its parent company. It was also revealed that the company planned to expand its film distribution business, including expanding to theatrical distribution in France in 2026, and aiming to release 10 to 15 films per-year by 2027.[7]
Productions
References
- ^ a b c Elsa Keslassy (9 November 2015). "TF1 Acquires Majority Stake In French Production Group Newen". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "TF1 acquires 70% of the Newen group | Groupe TF1". Groupe-tf1.fr. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ a b Robert Mitchell. "Newen Group Launches $55 Million Investment Fund for U.K. Drama". Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (6 September 2018). "Newen Acquires Stakes in Dutch Outfit Pupkin, Danish Banner Nimbus (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (11 July 2019). "France's Newen Acquires Canadian Outfit Reel One (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (12 February 2024). "Newen Studios Appoints Former Warner Bros. Discovery Exec Pierre Branco as CEO (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (21 January 2025). "France's Newen Studios Rebrands as Studio TF1 as It Fully Steps Into Theatrical Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 21 January 2025.