Salto (stylized as SⱯLTO) is a French

subscription The subscription business model is a business model in which a customer must pay a recurring price at regular intervals for access to a product or service. The model was pioneered by publishers of books and periodicals in the 17th century, and ...

streaming service. A joint venture between France public Télévisions, the TF1 Group and the

Groupe M6 Metropole Télévision SA, commonly known as Groupe M6 ( en, M6 Group), is a French media holding company. It was formed around the Public television channel M6, launched in March 1987 by the CLT (RTL Télévision) and La Lyonnaise des Eaux. ...

, it was launched on October 20, 2020. Salto offers a library of films and television series from the three groups respective television networks, as well as exclusive programming. It also offer live access to their television networks, a catch-up service, and a selection of programs in advanced access before their original broadcast. A selection of films from third-party distributors is also available on the service.

History

On June, 2018,

France Télévisions France Télévisions (; stylized since 2018 as ) is the French national public television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (forme ...

, the TF1 Group and the

announced the creation of a joint streaming service as a response to the many American services available in France, like

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and

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. Similar to Joyn in

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and BritBox in the

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, the

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, Australia, and

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. This is mainly due to trends with younger generations shunning terrestrial TV in favor of streaming services, with traditional TV fearing that they have no choice but to adapt in the rapidly changing television market.

Exclusive programming

A selection of Salto's exclusives series are later broadcast on

, the TF1 Group or the

respective television networks. * '' A Confession'' * '' A Million Little Things'' * '' A Very British Scandal'' * ''

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'' * '' All American: Homecoming'' * '' And Just Like That...'' * '' Beecham House'' * '' Bel-Air'' * ''

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'' (since season 6) * ''

Clarice Clarice is a female given name, an anglicization of the French Clarisse, derived from the Latin and Italian name Clarissa, originally used in reference to the nuns of the Roman Catholic Order of St. Clare, whose own name ultimately derives fro ...

'' * '' Callboys'' * '' C'est comme ça que je t'aime'' * '' Charmed'' (SVOD exclusive only, broadcast on Syfy) * '' Chucky'' * '' The Cry'' * ''Cryptid'' * '' Departure'' * ''Double Vie'' * ''

Evil Evil, in a general sense, is defined as the opposite or absence of good. It can be an extremely broad concept, although in everyday usage it is often more narrowly used to talk about profound wickedness and against common good. It is general ...

'' * ''Exit'' * ''Face to Face'' * ''

Fantasy Island ''Fantasy Island'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Gene Levitt. It aired on ABC from 1977 to 1984. The series starred Ricardo Montalbán as the mysterious Mr. Roarke and Hervé Villechaize as his assistant, Tattoo ...

'' * ''

Fargo Fargo usually refers to: * Fargo, North Dakota, United States * ''Fargo'' (1996 film), a crime film by the Coen brothers * ''Fargo'' (TV series), an American black comedy–crime drama anthology television series Fargo may also refer to: Othe ...

'' (since season 4) * '' Flesh and Blood'' * '' The Flight Attendant'' (SVOD exclusive only, broadcast on

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) * '' Four Weddings and a Funeral'' * '' Grand Hotel'' * '' The Grave'' * '' The Hunting'' * ''

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'' * '' Katy Keene'' * '' Looking for Alaska'' * ''

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'' (season 2) * ''

Monsterland Monsterland and Monster Island are fictional locations in Toho Studios' ''Godzilla'' film franchise, both serving as nature reserves or homes for several giant monsters. Monsterland Monsterland was introduced in the 1968 film ''Destroy All Mon ...

'' * ''

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'' * '' On Becoming a God in Central Florida'' * '' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists'' * ''Quartier des Banques'' * '' Quiz'' * '' The Secrets She Keeps'' * '' Sherlock in Russia'' * '' The Sister'' * '' Small Axe'' * ''Sissi'' * '' Superman & Lois'' * '' Stargirl'' (SVOD exclusive only, broadcast on

) * '' The Thing About Pam'' * ''Ulven kommer'' * '' Why Women Kill'' (season 2) * '' Yellowstone''

TV channels

;

France 2 France 2 () is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4 and France 5. France Télévisions also participates in Arte and Euronews. Since 3:20 CET on ...

France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 and France Info. It is made up of a network of regional television services prov ...

* France 4 * France 5 * France Info * Culturebox * France.tv Slash * Okoo ; TF1 Group *

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 par ...

TMC TMC may stand for: Companies and brands * Thinking Machines Corporation, a defunct supercomputer company * Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese automobile manufacturer *Transportation Management Center, a division of American shipping company C.H. ...

* TFX *

TF1 Séries Films TF1 Séries Films, formerly HD1 (acronym for ''Histoire de'') is a French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group. HD1 launched on TNT, satellite, and xDSL on 12 December 2012. History Proposed new TNT channels With the shutdown of analogue telev ...

* LCI * TV Breizh *

Ushuaïa TV 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 a ...

* Histoire TV * TFOU Max ;

* M6 * W9 *

Gulli Gulli (; stylised as gulli) is a French free-to-air television channel focused on kids programming for those aged 3 to 14. It was created as a result of a partnership between Lagardère Active and state-owned broadcaster France Télévisions. ...

/ Gulli Max * 6ter * Téva * Paris Première * TiJi *

Canal J Canal J (stylised as canal J) is a French pay public television channel dedicated to children's programming. It is aimed at children aged seven to fourteen. On 1 February 2019, M6 Group entered negotiations to acquire the television unit o ...

; Channels from third-party * NRJ 12 * Chérie 25 * La Chaîne L'Équipe * La Chaîne parlementaire (LCP / Public Sénat) * TV5Monde *

Arte Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture. It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, pl ...

References

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