Ushuaïa TV

French TV channel

Television channel

USHUAÏA TV
Ownership

Owner	Groupe TF1
Sister channels	TF1 TMC TFX TF1 Séries Films LCI TV Breizh Histoire TV
History
Launched	14 March 2005
Links
Website	https://ushuaiatv.fr/

Ushuaïa TV is a French television channel, owned by Groupe TF1. The network carries programming about nature.

History

Ushuaïa TV was launched on 14 March 2005 by Groupe TF1, inspired by the TF1 popular show Ushuaïa Nature.

Ushuaïa TV and TF1 other pay-TV channels were initially available exclusively on Canalsat and cable providers, until 2 January 2012 when they joined ISP optional packages. Ushuaïa TV arrived on Freebox TV on 1 January 2015, replacing Stylia.

In December 2012, Discovery Communications acquired 20% of TF1 pay-TV thematic channels for €170 million for Eurosport and €14 million for Ushuaïa TV, Histoire, Stylia and TV Breizh.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

On 5 December 2019, TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV and Histoire were rebranded with a "TV" logo common between them.^[5]

Programming

Ushuaïa TV concentrates on nature, but also airs reruns of old TF1 programmes such as Ushuaïa Nature.

References

^ "TF1 noue une alliance stratégique avec Discovery pour développer Eurosport". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "Discovery pourrait racheter à TF1 100% d'Eurosport". BFM BUSINESS (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "TF1 cède ses 49 % dans Eurosport à l'américain Discovery". Les Echos (in French). 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ "TF1 se désengage intégralement d'Eurosport". ozap.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-09.
^ Ludovic, Belzamine (4 December 2019). "Nouveau look pour les chaînes Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV et TV Breizh". Megazap (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-09.