Created on 2 April 1996, Musique Classique was a television channel owned by
AB Groupe
Mediawan Thematics (formerly known as AB Groupe) is a French business group in the field of broadcasting.
It was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a music production company, and in 1987 went into the world of television.
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.
The programming consisted of classical concerts, opera, lyrical works, and magazine programmes (e.g. ''À livret ouvert''...).
The channel was run by Jean-Michel Fava.
Musique Classique was shown on the
AB Sat
AB Sat is a package of digital terrestrial television channels (encrypted with Viaccess and Mediaguard) offered by the satellite companies Hot Bird and Astra and marketed in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany. The channels are all (or part ...
package, some cable operators, such as
Noos-
Numericable
Numericable was a major French cable operator and telecommunications services company. Numericable was originally created in 2007 from the merger between former competitors Noos and NC Numericable networks. Numericable Group SA was founded in Aug ...
(see also
Numericable (NOOS)
Numericable was a major French cable operator and telecommunications services company. Numericable was originally created in 2007 from the merger between former competitors Noos and NC Numericable networks. Numericable Group SA was founded in Au ...
) and ADSL operators such as
Freebox TV
The Freebox is an ADSL-VDSL-FTTH modem and a set-top box that the French Internet service provider named Free (part of the Iliad group) provides to its DSL-FTTH subscribers.
Its main use is as a high-end fixed and wireless modem (802.11g MIMO), ...
. The channel was not available on Canalsat or TPS.
History
On October 15, 2007, at 10:00 AM, the channel ceased broadcasting to make way for
Ciné First
Ciné First was a French television channel, part of the AB Groupe which shows exclusive films, oriented towards an adult audience.
The channel was broadcast on satellite networks Bis Télévisions and AB Groupe. It was also available via ADSL ...
, which also stopped in September 2010.
Article "Adieu « Musique Classique »" at universfreebox.com
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References
External links
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Logos of the channel
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Mediawan Thematics
Defunct television channels in France
Television channels and stations established in 1996
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007
1996 establishments in France
2007 disestablishments in France