AB Groupe S.A.

AB Groupe S.A. offers broadcasting services and operates thematic channels for the digital pay-television market in France. Its activities are organized into three business segments: thematic channels, television programming, and merchandising. The company operates channels such as RTL9, a cable and satellite channel in France; and ABI (fiction and series), AB Moteurs (motorized vehicles), Escates (travel), RFM-TV (popular music), and XXL (adult). Its portfolio of channels also includes Onyx Television (Onyx), a music channel that is distributed via cable in Germany. The company distributes and produces television programming with library of television programming rights. Its merchandising activities include the sale of videocassette recordings, the publication of magazines, and the sale of merchandising licenses. AB Groupe S.A. was founded in 1977 and is based in La Plaine Saint-Denis, France. As of March 31, 2017, AB Groupe S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Mediawan SA.