Comédie!: the leading entertainment channel

Humour has its channel and, beyond doubt, it is Comédie!, the entertainment channel which offers plays, one-man shows, stand-up comedy, sitcoms, films, entertainment news and serials. Launched in November 1997 and operated by Pathé since 1999, Comédie! has earned strong name recognition and acquired a broad audience in four and a half years.

Broadcast on CanalSatellite and the principal cable networks, Comédie! is received by 6 million people in France.Highly appreciated by all viewer categories - it is 5th among all CanalSatellite channels among viewers aged 15 to 49 - it is also one of the preferred channels of young viewers who have proved particularly loyal.

A breath of fresh air in television programming that is so often violent and dramatic, Comédie! is also unique in its creativity and originality.

Set up in a theatre, Comédie! is an ongoing show which owes the distinctiveness of its programming to the particular focus it has placed on producing its own content and the unique importance it gives to theatre and live shows. The special network of relations it has developed with artists throughout France has made Comédie! a true breeding ground for the rising talent of tomorrow's television.

Comédie! revenues totaled € 15.8 million in 2001.

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