TF1 (EPA:TFI) - global distribution agreement for TF1 Group and Illiad Free

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25/04/2018 08:56

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Boulogne April 25th, 2018

        The TF1 group and Free sign a new global distribution agreement

Under the agreement, Free will distribute all the TF1 group's channels, plus
non-linear services associated with those channels.

The agreement consolidates the partnership between the two companies, creating
value by providing an enhanced service across all screens for Free subscribers.
It also allows Free subscribers to enjoy innovative functionalities around TF1
group programmes:

- extended catch-up windows for programmes on MYTF1;
- programmes premiered ahead of TV broadcast;
- innovative, advanced functionalities that will enable Free to launch new
  services;
- two new channels (TF1+1 and TMC+1), available from the 2018 autumn season;
- event programming in 4K.

This partnership is accompanied by the renewal of the distribution agreements
for the TV channels TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV, Histoire, and for the TV services
TFOU Max and MYTF1 VOD.

About the TF1 group

The TF1 group is the leading private-sector unencrypted television broadcaster
in France. It broadcasts five complementary unencrypted channels (TF1, TMC,
TFX, TF1 Séries Films and LCI), and four quality pay-TV theme channels (TV
Breizh, Histoire, Ushuaïa and Serieclub, the last of which is 50% owned) to
meet special-interest demand.
The Group is adding a high-powered digital dimension to its channels, via
exclusive content on MYTF1 and video-on-demand offers via MYTF1VOD and TFOU
MAX.
TF1 Publicité, the Group's advertising airtime sales arm, offers advertisers
the combined benefits of access to mass-market television channels, digital
affinity targeting and innovative brand content solutions. It also sells
advertising slots on French independent radio stations and M Radio, on
Discovery Communications channels (such as Eurosport and Discovery Channel),
and on numerous websites.
In conjunction with its core business, the TF1 group is also present in the
production and distribution of content. The main aim of acquiring Newen is to
accelerate the international expansion of production and distribution.
The TF1 group has created a large range of complementary businesses in key
areas such as entertainment and leisure with TF1 Entertainment (board games,
music and live show production, licences and publishing); the film industry
with TF1 Films Production and TF1 Studio; and home shopping with Téléshopping.
TF1 is keenly aware of its responsibilities to society, and through its "TF1
Initiatives" approach is committed to expanding and enhancing actions to
promote diversity and solidarity and to protect the environment.

About Free

Free, a subsidiary of the Iliad group, is the inventor of the Freebox, the
first multiservice box on ADSL. Free is behind numerous innovations in the
Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband access segment (VoIP, IPTV, flat-rate
calling plans to multiple destinations, etc.). The Freebox Revolution, the 6th
generation of Freebox units, includes an NAS and a Blu-RayTM drive. Free also
offers the Freebox mini 4K, the first Android TVTM and 4K box on the French
market. Free was the first operator to include calls from landlines to mobile
phones in its offerings, and also calls to French overseas departments. Since
January 2012, Free has brought mobile phone usage within everyone's reach with
straightforward, no-commitment offerings at very attractive prices. The Free
Mobile Plan includes roaming communications all year round from more than 35
countries: unlimited calls, texts and MMS from Europe, French overseas
departments, the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand
and Israel (to the same destination), 25 GB/month from all those countries plus
Mexico, Switzerland, Turkey, Algeria and Thailand. Free also includes unlimited
4G in its EUR15.99/month plan for Freebox subscribers. Free has over 20 million
subscribers (6.5 million Broadband and Ultra-Fast Broadband subscribers and
13.7 million mobile subscribers as of 31 December 2017).

                                TF1 GROUP
ADVERTISING & DIVERSIFICATION MEDIA RELATIONS - Sophie DANIS - sdanis@tf1.fr
                 INVESTOR RELATIONS DEPARTMENT - comfi@tf1.fr
                               @GroupeTF1

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