Lagardère Entertainment

Founded in 2008, Lagardère Entertainment is the Lagardère Active company handling all of Lagardère Group’s TV production and distribution activities.

As France’s leading producer of drama and comedy, unscripted program and animation, Lagardère Entertainment comprises some of the country’s most prestigious production companies.

French drama and comedy: GMT, DEMD, Image & Compagnie, Merlin, Aubes and Ango

International production: Atlantique Productions, Timoon Animation

Live and unscripted program: Maximal, Carson, Angel, 909 Productions, Electron Libre, Telmondis Productions, Léo Vision and Add-On Factory

Distribution and rights: Europe Images International, Telmondis Distribution, Éditions Musicales François Ier.

With strong productions such as Julie Lescaut, Joséphine Ange Gardien, C dans l’air, Mafiosa, Clem, Borgia, Stars du Rire, Monte Carlo International Circus Festival, the Concert for Tolerance, C politique, Flics, Famille d’accueil, Fish’n Chips and The Transporter, Lagardère Entertainment is now a major player in the production and management of broadcasting content.

Le groupe Lagardère Entertainment

In 2011, Lagardère Entertainment is :

> France’s No. 1 producer of drama and comedy

with 2 hours 14 minutes of prime-time broadcasts weekly*

> France’s No. 1 producer of unscripted program

with 12 hours 24 minutes of program weekly*

*Source: Ecran Total

Our activities and markets are undergoing profound change as television viewing time continues to increase worldwide: our role as a content creator is complex but holds great promise.

As France’s leading producer, Lagardère Entertainment strives to offer broadcasters a strong partnership, capable of providing ongoing support while anticipating changes in the broadcasting world, by positioning itself on new production models such as international co-productions, industrial production and corporate production.

Above all, we are dedicated to attracting new talent with the goal of offering broadcasters innovative, identity-building programming and programme formats from the sector’s best French and foreign professionals.
We aim to provide our partners and the public with the very best in creative production and entertainment.