{{Short description|French television production company}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Infobox company | name = Studio TF1 | logo = Studio TF1 Logo.svg | image = TF1, Pont d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris 6 November 2016.jpg | image_size = 280 | image_caption = Studio TF1 headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt (TF1 Tower) | founded = {{Start date and age|2008|07|18|df=yes}} | former_names = {{plainlist| * Newen (2008–2022) * Newen Studios (2022–2025) }} | founder = Fabrice Larue | hq_location = Paris, France | key_people = Bibiane Godfroid (chairwoman, CEO) | owner = TF1 Group | subsid = Studio TF1 America <br>Anagram <br>Telfrance <br> CAPA <br> 17 juin média <br> iZen <br> Blue Spirit <br> Tuvalu <br> Pupkin <br> Nimbus <br> De Mensen <br> Ad Astra <br> Dog Haus <br> Joi Productions <br> Barjac <br> Real Lava <br> Amsto <br> Marysol <br> Télécip <br> Slate Entertainment <br> Indalo y Media <br> Flanagan Productions <br> Aux Singuliers <br> Kubik Films <br> Moonshaker <br> Dai Dai Films <br> Juliet <br> Partita Films <br> Tall&Small <br> Flare Film <br> Rise Films <br> B-Side Productions <br> Digital Banana Studio <br> Studio TF1 Distribution <br> Felicita Films | website = {{url|http://www.studiotf1.com}} }}
'''Studio TF1''' (formerly known as '''Newen''' and later '''Newen Studios''') is a French television production company, the producers of such shows as ''Versailles'', ''Braquo'', and ''Plus belle la vie''.
== History == In November 2015, TF1, France's leading television network, bought a 70% share of Fabrice Larue's FLCP, the holding company of Newen.<ref name="variety1">{{cite web|author=Elsa Keslassy |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/tf1-acquires-majority-stake-in-french-production-group-newen-1201637171/ |title=TF1 Acquires Majority Stake In French Production Group Newen |publisher=Variety |date=9 November 2015 |accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.groupe-tf1.fr/en/press-release/group-activity-development-acquisitions-sales-diversification/tf1-acquires-70-newen-group |title=TF1 acquires 70% of the Newen group | Groupe TF1 |publisher=Groupe-tf1.fr |date=26 January 2016 |accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref>
Newen is the second-largest producer of drama in France. It owns Telfrance, Agence CAPA, Be Aware and 17 juin média, with Telfrance producing the soap, ''Plus belle la vie''.<ref name="variety1"/>
CAPA is the producer of ''Braquo'' and ''Versailles''.<ref name="variety1"/>
In May 2017, Newen Group launched a €50 million investment fund focused on acquiring British drama.<ref name="variety2">{{cite web|author=Robert Mitchell |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/finance/frances-newen-group-launches-55-million-investment-fund-for-u-k-drama-1202426761/ |title=Newen Group Launches $55 Million Investment Fund for U.K. Drama |publisher=Variety |date= |accessdate=15 May 2017}}</ref> In 2018, it was announced that Newen had acquired a 60% equity interest in production outfit, Punkin, through Tuvalu Media Group. It was also announced that Newen acquired a 33% equity stake in the Danish studio Nimbus Film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/newen-pupkin-nimbus-equity-stake-1202929347/|title=Newen Acquires Stakes in Dutch Outfit Pupkin, Danish Banner Nimbus (EXCLUSIVE)|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=2018-09-06|work=Variety|access-date=2018-09-06|language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2019, it acquired a majority stake in Canadian studio Reel One Entertainment, which primarily produces television films.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Keslassy|first=Elsa|date=2019-07-11|title=France’s Newen Acquires Canadian Outfit Reel One (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/france-newen-acquires-canadian-outfit-reel-one-1203264512/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>
Fabrice Larue is the founder, former CEO, and chairman of Newen Group.<ref name="variety2"/> In April 2024, Pierre Branco—a former Warner Bros. Discovery EMEA executive—was named the new CEO of Newen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=2024-02-12 |title=Newen Studios Appoints Former Warner Bros. Discovery Exec Pierre Branco as CEO (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/newen-studios-ceo-pierre-branco-warner-bros-discovery-1235907964/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in the year, it also acquired Johnson Production Group, another studio primarily involved in television films.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=2025-01-21 |title=France’s Newen Studios Rebrands as Studio TF1 as It Fully Steps Into Theatrical Distribution (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/france-newen-studios-studio-tf1-theatrical-distribution-1236279815/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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 business, including expanding to theatrical distribution in France in 2026, and aiming to release 10 to 15 films per-year by 2027.<ref name=":0" />
==Productions== *''Braquo'' *''Versailles'' *''Plus belle la vie'' *''The Seduction'' (under Felicita Films)
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Television production companies of France Category:French companies established in 2008 Category:Mass media companies established in 2008 Category:Mass media in Paris Category:TF1 Group