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Rodolphe Belmer

Chief executive of TF1 Group since 2021; secured the June 2026 Netflix carriage deal for TF1's five French broadcast channels.

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Quoted in support of the Netflix carriage deal at its launch

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Common Questions
Who is Rodolphe Belmer and what is TF1 Group?
Rodolphe Belmer is CEO of TF1 Group, France's leading commercial broadcaster, a role he has held since 2021. TF1 Group operates the TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, and LCI channels, plus the TF1+ streaming platform. Belmer previously led Eutelsat and Canal+ Group.Source: TF1 Group press office
Why did TF1 agree to be carried on Netflix?
TF1 Group agreed in June 2026 for Netflix to carry its five broadcast channels in France, reaching the streaming audiences that TF1's own platform could not fully capture. CEO Rodolphe Belmer endorsed the deal as a distribution strategy rather than a concession to a competitor.Source: TF1 Group / Reuters
What channels are now available on Netflix France from TF1?
From 19 June 2026, Netflix France carries TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, and LCI, plus the TF1+ on-demand library and live rugby and French national football fixtures.Source: Netflix / TF1 Group press release

Background

Rodolphe Belmer's TF1 Group struck one of the most significant distribution agreements in French broadcasting history in June 2026, placing TF1's five live channels, the TF1+ on-demand library, and live rugby and national football fixtures inside Netflix from 19 June 2026. Belmer publicly endorsed the deal at its launch, framing carriage within Netflix as the route to audiences that TF1's own platform could no longer capture alone.

Belmer spent more than a decade inside Canal+ Group, culminating as its CEO, before leading Eutelsat, the French satellite communications operator, from 2012 to 2021. Bouygues, TF1 Group's majority shareholder, appointed him TF1 chief executive in 2021. He has overseen the group's expansion into digital formats through TF1+ and has consistently argued that French commercial broadcasting must reach streaming audiences to remain viable.

The Netflix agreement validates Belmer's view that broadcast and SVOD platforms are not pure competitors. If TF1's live sports fixtures prove to drive material Netflix engagement in France, the deal becomes a commercial template for other European broadcasters negotiating carriage on global platforms.