Editing Lagardère News (section)

==Former activities==
===Television channels===
It was announced that [[M6 Group]] had made a deal with Lagardère Active to buy the latter's channels.

===Lagardère Studios===
'''Lagardère Studios''' (formerly known as '''Largardère Entertainment''') was a French entertainment production arm of Lagardère Active that specialises in television programming.

In March 2009, Lagardère Entertainment announced that they brought a 51% majority stake in French unscripted entertainment company Electron Libre Productions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère Entertainment acquires a 51% stake in Electron Libre Productions|url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/lagardere-entertainment-acquires-a-51-stake-in-electron-libre-productions/|website=Lagardère|date=March 12, 2009|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

In September 2012, Lagardère Entertainment announced that their rebranding their distribution subsidiary Europe Images International to Lagardere Entertainment Rights to reflect their parent company's ties between their production and distribution activities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Europe Images International becomes Lagardère Entertainment Rights (LE Rights)|url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/europe-images-international-becomes-lagardere-entertainment-rights-le-rights/|website=Lagardère|date=September 13, 2012|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

In October 2013 after dropping out of their bid to acquire Sweden's Nice Entertainment, Lagardère Entertainment had announced that their exiting the animation industry and ceasing their animation production by selling their animation subsidiary Genao Productions to OuiDo! Entertainment founders and Genao managers Sandrine Nguyen and Boris Hertzog and rebranding Genao as OuiDo! Productions with Lagardère Entertainment's distribution arm Lagardère Entertainment Rights retained Genao Productions's back catalogue.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère confirms animation exit|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/lagardere-confirms-animation-exit/|website=C21Media|first=Marie-Agnès|last=Bruneau|date=October 7, 2013|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère Entertainment Quits Animation|url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/global/lagardere-entertainment-quits-animation-1200702491/|website=Variety|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=October 7, 2013|access-date=June 6, 2023}}</ref>

In February 2015, Lagardère Entertainment under their own distribution company Lagardère Entertainment Rights announced that they had acquired international distribution company The Box Distribution and was interrogated into their own distribution arm.<ref>{{cite web|title=LE Rights acquires The Box Distribution|url=https://advanced-television.com/2015/02/09/le-rights-acquires-the-box-distribution/|website=Advanced Television|date=February 9, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

In May 2015, Lagardère Entertainment alongside their parent company Lagardère Active had brought an 82% majority stake in Spanish-based entertainment and drama production company Grupo Boomerang TV and placing it under Lagardère Entertainment becoming Lagardère Entertainment's first international acquisition outside of France and their first expansion into the international television market along with their expansion of their operations into Spain & their entry into the Spanish television market with Grupo Boomerang TV founders Pepe Abril and Pedro Ricote continued to run the company under Largarère Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère buys Spain's Boomerang TV|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/lagardere-buys-spains-boomerang-tv/|website=C21Media|first=Marie-Agnès|last=Bruneau|date=May 28, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère Active Kick Starts Euro Expansion Buying 'Mysteries of Laura's' Boomerang TV|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/global/lagardere-active-boomerang-tv-spain-latin-america-1201507173/|website=Variety|first1=John|last1=Hopewell|first2=Emiliano|last2=De Pablos|date=May 28, 2015|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>

In September 2015, Lagardère Active and its president and CEO Denis Olivennes had announced that they are rebranding their entertainment group by renaming their entertainment television arm Lagardère Entertainment to Lagardère Studios to focus on international development with the rebranded entertainment arm being reorganised into four major division groups.<ref>{{cite web|title=France's Lagardere Eyes Growth for Rebranded TV Production Arm|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lagardere-rebranded-tv-production-arm-824136/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rhonda|last=Richford|date=September 17, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardere Ent. Rebrands Into Lagardere Studios, Aims International Expansion|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/global/lagardere-ent-rebrands-into-lagardere-studios-aims-international-expansion-1201595745/|website=Variety|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=September 17, 2015|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>

In October 2017, Lagardère Studios announced that they had entered the Finnish television industry by acquiring a majority stake in Finnish-based factual and unscripted entertainment production company Alto Media Group from Content Media Corporation thrust expanding their operations to Finland for the first time and marking their second international acquisition following their acquisition of Spanish production company Boomerang TV two years prior with Alto Media Group's programme catalog now being distributed by Lagardère Studios' distribution arm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardère acquires Finland's Aito|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/lagardere-acquires-finlands-aito/|website=C21Media|first=Clive|last=Wittingham|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mipcom: Lagardere Acquires Majority Stake in Finnish Banner Aito Media Group|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/global/mipcom-lagardere-acquires-majority-stake-in-finnish-banner-aito-media-group-1202591969/|website=Variety|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=October 17, 2017|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>

In March 2018, Lagardère Studios announced that they've expanded their global footprint into the Netherlands with the acquisition of a majority stake in Dutch-based factual format production company Skyhigh TV thrust growing Lagardère's television division and strengthen their international TV production.<ref>{{cite web|title=France's Lagardere Acquires Dutch Production Company Skyhigh TV|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/frances-lagardere-acquires-dutch-production-company-skyhigh-tv-1093738/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Rhonda|last=Richford|date=March 12, 2018|access-date=May 20, 2024}}</ref>

In October 2019, Lagardère Studios announced that they've launched a production label dedicated to international programming named Cameron's with Jean-Charles Felli and Christophe Tomas the founders of Save Ferris Studio became co-CEOs of the production label.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lagardere Launches New Production Label Cameron's|website=Variety|first=Elsa|last=Keslassy|date=October 15, 2019| url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/global/mipcom-lagardere-spain-veranda-launches-new-production-label-1203371203/ |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref>

In June 2020 when Lagardère Studios' parent company Lagadère Group announced that it was restructuring its operations, it was also announced that Lagardère Group was selling their entertainment production and distribution division Lagardère Studios along with its production subsidiaries to European-based French audiovisual and international production group [[Mediawan]] for €100 million in order for Lagardère Group to focus on their publishing and travel retail operations. The deal could also expand Mediawan's production portfolio and its international operations into other countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mediawan set to build Euro powerhouse|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/mediawan-set-to-build-euro-powerhouse/|website=C21Media|first=Ed|last=Waller|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mediawan To Acquire Lagardère Studios; Creates Pan-European Alliance With Stakes In Leonine, Good Mood|url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/mediawan-alliance-lagardere-studios-good-mood-leonine-acquisition-1202965725/|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nancy|last=Tartaglione|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref> Five months later in November of that same year, Lagardère Studios and their parent company Lagardère Group announced that they've completed their sellout of Lagardère's entertainment production and distribution division Largardère Studios along with its production subsidiaries and its distribution arm to European-based French audiovisial and international production company Mediawan with Lagardère Studios being folded into the latter company thrust turning Mediawan into a European production powerhouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/mediawan-lagardere-studios-weekend-studios-1234826893/|title=Mediawan Completes Takeover of 'The Eddy' Producer Lagardere Studios|website=Variety|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mediawan completes Lagardère deal|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/mediawan-completes-lagardere-deal/|website=C21Media|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mediawan Completes Takeover of 'The Eddy' Producer Lagardere Studios|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mediawan-completes-takeover-of-the-eddy-producer-lagardere-studios-4086548/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|date=November 2, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2024}}</ref>