Yann Barthès joins the TF1 group

Boulogne, May 9, 2016

OFFICIAL
Yann Barthès joins the TF1 group

The TF1 group is very happy to announce the arrival of Yann Barthès to head up new projects for TF1 and TMC with a strong digital dimension.
 
Starting in the forthcoming autumn season, Yann Barthès will present a new daily news and arts show on TMC.
 
Yann Barthès will also feature in a new weekly show on TF1.
 
Both shows will be produced by the Bangumi production company, and will be accompanied by a range of digital spin-offs including exclusive original content, all in a separate ecosystem within the MYTF1 platform.
 
This collaboration with Yann Barthès and Bangumi illustrates the TF1 group’s multi-channel, multi-screen strategy, and its commitment to giving our channels a strong identity.
 
Fabrice Bailly, Head of Programmes for the TF1 group’s channels, says: “We are delighted that Yann Barthès has chosen us for the next phase of his professional career. One of France’s best-known journalists, Yann Barthès comes from a talented generation of presenters able to communicate with people of all ages. His creativity, outspokenness and irreverence will enhance our content offering.”
 
 
Yann Barthès
Yann Barthès is a 41-year-old journalist who has spent most of his career at Canal+, which he joined in 1998, initially in corporate communications. He handled the guest list for the Plus Clair media show, before joining the channel’s flagship news and talk show Le Grand Journal in 2004. He was given two slots to express his own satirical take on news stories, initially as a voice-over and (from 2007) as a studio presenter. These segments were spun off in 2011 as a separate programme, Le Petit Journal, produced in association with Bangumi, a company he founded jointly with the show’s editorial producer Laurent Bon.