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M6 GROUP PRESENTATION Audiovisual production• Invest 15% of net annual revenue for the previous year in the production of European audiovisualworks or original French language works, at least 11% of which must be invested in heritage workswhich are defined as works relating to the following categories: drama, animation, creativedocumentaries, including those which are broadcast within a programme other than a newscast orentertainment programme, music videos and broadcasting or re-enactment of live shows.• European works which are not original French language works must be eligible for the industry’ssupport programmes and cannot represent more than 10% of the investment in heritage works.• 9% of revenue must be invested in productions deemed independent. A production company isconsidered as independent from M6 as long as M6 does not directly or indirectly hold more than15% of the share capital or voting rights in that company.• 66% of the contribution to audiovisual production must be invested in European works or in neworiginal French language works.• At least 1% of the previous year’s net annual revenue must be invested in the production of originalFrench language and European animation works, of which 0.67% must be invested in worksproduced by independent producers as defined above. Investments in animation works which arenot specifically directed at children may be included in this. Cinematographic production• To invest at least 3.2% of its annual revenue in the development of the production of Europeancinematographic works, of which 2.5% must be dedicated to the development of original Frenchlanguage cinematographic works, of which 75% must be dedicated to cinematographic works thatare independently produced. Broadcasting obligations• To annually broadcast 120 hours of European works or of new original French language works witha starting broadcast time of between 8pm and 9pm (including 25% of repeats).• In any 24 hour period, a minimum of 40% of audiovisual works broadcast must be original Frenchlanguage, and 60% must be European, and the same requirements apply to peak viewing periodsbetween 6pm and 11pm every day and between 2pm and 6pm on Wednesdays.• To broadcast no more than 192 hours of cinematographic works during the year, of which 144hours must be during peak viewing period from 8.30pm to 10.30pm. Cinematographic works mustcomply with the broadcasting quotas throughout the day and for peak viewing hours, i.e. 60% ofEuropean work and 40% of original French language works origin.• To broadcast, as an annual average, between 4pm and midnight, 80% of programmes in highdefinition in 2012. Musical programming obligations- Broadcast a minimum of 20% of musical programming per 24-hour period, in particular between4pm and midnight;- At least 50% of the music broadcast during these programmes must be original French work;- Prebuy and broadcast 100 music videos dedicated to French language artists, of which 70 musicvideos had to be dedicated to new talent;- Invest €21.34 million in musical programming.44 - M6 GROUP - 2012 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT