SALTO
SALTO was a French subscription streaming service created by France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6.
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Overview
SALTO was a French subscription video-streaming service developed jointly by France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6. It was conceived as a domestic response to the rapid growth of international streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and as an attempt by France’s major television groups to adapt their businesses to changing viewing habits. The partners announced the project in June 2018, presenting it as a shared platform that could combine the reach, programming libraries and broadcast brands of the three groups. The service launched on 20 October 2020 under the stylized name SⱯLTO. Its catalogue brought together films and television series associated with the participating companies’ networks, alongside selected content from outside distributors. SALTO also incorporated several functions intended to connect conventional television with on-demand viewing. Subscribers could watch live streams of participating channels, use catch-up television services, and access selected programmes before their scheduled broadcast on the original television network. The platform therefore operated not only as a catalogue of on-demand video, but also as an online extension of the partners’ existing free-to-air and pay-television ecosystems. The participating networks represented a broad range of French television content. France Télévisions contributed channels and programming associated with France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Info, Culturebox, France.tv Slash and Okoo. The TF1 Group’s contribution included TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, LCI and several thematic services. Groupe M6 added M6, W9, Gulli, 6ter, Téva, Paris Première and other channels. SALTO also carried selected third-party channels, including NRJ 12, Chérie 25, La Chaîne L’Équipe, TV5Monde and Arte France. Exclusive programming was another part of the proposition. Some programmes initially made available as SALTO exclusives were later broadcast on one of the partners’ conventional television networks, allowing the service to function as an advance-access and promotional window as well as a standalone subscription product. This model reflected the partners’ effort to use their existing content production and distribution capabilities to compete in a market increasingly shaped by global platforms. SALTO ultimately struggled to attract enough subscribers to establish a sustainable position. In February 2023, France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6 announced jointly that they intended to end the platform, citing its difficulty in attracting subscribers. The service closed on 27 March 2023. SALTO’s short operating period made it an example of the challenges facing national broadcasters attempting to build a shared streaming service in competition with larger international platforms.
History
SALTO emerged from a collaboration among France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6, three of France’s most prominent television groups. In June 2018, the companies announced that they would develop a joint streaming service. The project was motivated by the rapid expansion of American subscription platforms, particularly Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and by the shift of younger audiences away from scheduled terrestrial television toward internet-delivered, on-demand viewing. The partners sought to pool their programming assets and compete through a distinctly French service rather than relying solely on separate digital offerings. The concept had precedents in broadcaster-backed streaming initiatives elsewhere, including the early form of Hulu in the United States and BritBox in the United Kingdom. SALTO was intended to give viewers a single subscription destination for programming from the three shareholder groups. Its proposition combined conventional television functions with streaming features: users could watch a selection of channels live, access programmes after their original broadcasts through catch-up services, and view certain programmes ahead of their scheduled television premieres. SALTO launched on 20 October 2020, using a stylized logo written as SⱯLTO. The service assembled films and series from the libraries and networks of France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6. Its channel offering covered general-interest, news, youth, culture and thematic programming. France Télévisions-related services included France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Info, Culturebox, France.tv Slash and Okoo. TF1 Group services included TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, LCI, TV Breizh, Ushuaïa TV, Histoire TV and TFOU Max. Groupe M6 contributed M6, W9, Gulli, 6ter, Téva, Paris Première, TiJi and Canal J. The platform also offered selected third-party channels such as NRJ 12, Chérie 25, La Chaîne L’Équipe, TV5Monde and Arte France. In addition to licensed and previously broadcast material, SALTO offered selected exclusive programmes. Some of these exclusives were later transmitted on the conventional networks belonging to the participating groups. This arrangement gave the partners a way to test programmes digitally, provide subscribers with advance access and subsequently reach larger television audiences. It also illustrated the hybrid role SALTO was designed to play: it was both a subscription streaming product and a digital extension of established broadcasters. The service faced a difficult competitive environment. It entered a market in which international platforms had greater scale, substantial content budgets and established subscriber relationships. The three French groups announced in February 2023 that they intended to terminate SALTO, stating that the platform had not attracted enough subscribers. SALTO closed on 27 March 2023, ending less than three years of commercial operation. Its history reflects the difficulty of combining several traditional broadcasters into one streaming proposition while competing against large global subscription services.
- 2023
Closure announced
[1]The three shareholder groups announced in February that they would end the platform because it had struggled to attract subscribers.
- 2023
Service discontinued
[1]SALTO closed on 27 March 2023.
- 2020
SALTO launches
[1]SALTO began operating on 20 October 2020 as a subscription streaming service with live television, on-demand content, catch-up viewing and selected advance-access programmes.
- 2018
Joint streaming project announced
[1]France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6 announced plans for a shared French streaming service in response to the growth of international platforms and changing television consumption.
Products and positioning
A French broadcaster-backed subscription streaming platform combining live television, catch-up services, on-demand films and series, and selected exclusive or advance-access programmes.
Subscription streaming platform · 2020
SALTO subscription service
The core SALTO product was a French subscription platform combining films, television series and selected exclusive programming from France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6. It also included material from third-party distributors and was designed to provide a single digital destination for content from the participating broadcasters. The service operated from 2020 until its closure in 2023.
Streaming television · 2020
Live television
SALTO offered live online access to a selection of channels associated with its three shareholder groups, as well as selected third-party channels. This feature connected the subscription service to the schedules and channel identities of conventional French television, allowing users to watch broadcasts through the platform rather than only through an on-demand catalogue.
On-demand television · 2020
Catch-up and advance-access programming
The service provided catch-up access to programmes after their television broadcast and, for selected titles, made content available before its scheduled broadcast. These functions were intended to give the platform added value over linear television while using programming already produced or distributed by the shareholder networks.
Brand decisions
2023
Shareholders decide to close SALTOStrategyBackground
France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6 concluded that the service had not attracted enough subscribers to continue operating as a joint streaming platform.
Action taken
The shareholder groups announced in February 2023 that they intended to end SALTO and subsequently shut the service on 27 March 2023.
Aftermath
SALTO ceased to operate, ending the partners’ shared subscription-streaming initiative.
Recent events
- 2023
SALTO closure announced[1]
Other
In February 2023, the three shareholder groups announced their intention to end SALTO after the platform failed to attract enough subscribers.
- 2023
SALTO service closes[1]
Bankruptcy
The streaming platform ceased operations on 27 March 2023.
- 2020
SALTO launches in France[1]
Product launch
SALTO began operations on 20 October 2020 as a subscription service offering on-demand content, live channels, catch-up viewing and selected advance-access programmes.
- 2018
France Télévisions, TF1 Group and Groupe M6 announce the creation of a joint streaming service[1]
Other
The three French television groups announced plans for a shared streaming platform intended to respond to the growth of international services and changing viewing habits.
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