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Paris, July 7, 2009

Mediacabsat results January-June 2009

Lagardère Active standard-setting channels

TiJi and Canal J: must-see French TV

  • TiJi is the leading channel with 4- to 10-year-olds.
    The channel achieved 5% audience share, up 25% from the last sweeps period.

    TiJi is the No. 2 channel, all special-interest channels combined, in households with children, achieving 1% audience share.
  • Canal J attracts the most children every month, all special-interest channels combined: nearly 1.5 million children aged 4 to 14, or more than one in every two.
  • TiJi and Canal J rank among the Top 5 special-interest channels.
    TiJi is the No. 3 special-interest channel* (all channels combined) with 0.7% audience share, a 17% increase from the last sweeps period.
    Canal J ranks fourth* with 0.6% audience share.
    *Tied in audience-share rankings.

Filles TV: a Top 3 channel among women aged 15 to 24

  • In this demographic, Filles TV is No. 3, all special-interest channels combined, with 1.4% audience share.
  • The channel continues to gain fans among women in the 15-34 demographic, with 0.6% audience share.

MCM: the most-watched music channel 

  •  MCM is the leading music channel in monthly coverage, with 4,210,000 viewers each month, making it the most-watched music channel.
  • No. 2 music channel for the 15-24 demographic with 0.7% audience share.

Mezzo: the classical and jazz standard-setter

  • Each month, more than 1 million viewers tune in to Mezzo.
  • Mezzo attracts high viewer numbers with its special programming, including:
    - Great performances in the evenings (8:30 pm to midnight, Monday to Sunday): 0.4% audience share.
    - Religious music (Sundays 10:00 am to 1:30 pm): 0.5% audience share.

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*The MédiaCabSat-Médiamétrie survey took place over a six-month period between 29 December 2008 and 14 June 2009. The sample comprised 3,539 people in the four-and-up demographic, living in 1,155 households subscribing to cable or CanalSat (via satellite or ADSL), and representing 29.1% of those equipped with TV in the 4-and-up demographic.