Studio TF1 (formerly known as Newen and later Newen Studios) is a French television production company, the producers of such shows as ''

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

'', ''

Braquo ''Braquo'' is a French crime drama television series created by Olivier Marchal. It was produced by Capa Drama with the participation of Canal+ in association with Marathon Group, Be-Films and RTBF. Braquo was first broadcast in France from 12 Oc ...

'', and ''

Plus belle la vie ''Plus belle la vie'' (More beautiful life) is a French television soap opera based on an idea by Hubert Besson and characters created by Georges Desmouceaux, Bénédicte Achard, Magaly Richard-Serrano and Olivier Szulzynger. On air from 30 August ...

''. In November 2015,

TF1 TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network. TF1 is part ...

, France's leading television network, bought a 70% share of Fabrice Larue's FLCP, the holding company of Newen. Newen is the second-largest producer of drama in France. It owns Telfrance,

Agence CAPA CAPA (Chabalier & Associates Press Agency) is a French press agency and production company founded on August 1, 1989, by . It is the largest production company for television reports and documentaries in France. The firm, which is part of Newen si ...

, Be Aware and 17 juin Me, with Telfrance producing the soap, ''

''. Capa is the producer of ''Braquo'' and ''Versailles''. In May 2017, Newen Group launched a €50 million investment fund focused on acquiring British drama. In 2018, it was announced that Newen had acquired a 60% equity interest in production outfit, Punkin, through

Tuvalu Media Group Tuvalu ( ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Van ...

. It was also announced that Newen acquired a 33% equity stake in the Danish studio

Nimbus Film Nimbus Film is Denmark's third largest film production company. Nimbus Film has to date produced more than 30 feature films and many shorts and documentaries. Of their more known feature films are the Dogme 95 movies ''The Celebration'' (1998, ...

. In July 2019, it acquired a majority stake in Canadian studio

Reel One Entertainment Studio TF1 America is a Canadian television and film production and distribution company. It was established in May 2025 following the rebranding of Reel One Entertainment and Johnson Production Group (JPG). The company is a joint venture betwe ...

, which primarily produces

television films A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a terrest ...

. Fabrice Larue is the founder, former CEO, and chairman of Newen Group. In April 2024, Pierre Branco—a former

Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA Warner Bros. Discovery Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. The division is responsible for managing the collection of their cable and satellite networks around the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. ...

executive—was named the new CEO of Newen. Later in the year, it also acquired Johnson Production Group, another studio primarily involved in television films. 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 Film distribution, also called film exhibition or film distribution and exhibition, is the process of making a film available for viewing to an audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would determine the marketin ...

business, including expanding to theatrical distribution in France in 2026, and aiming to release 10 to 15 films per-year by 2027.

Productions

*''

'' *''

References

{{Reflist Television production companies of France French companies established in 2008 Mass media companies established in 2008 Mass media in Paris TF1 Group