France 4 is a French free-to-air television channel owned by France Televisions, focused on children's programming.
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11 Facts About France 4
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On 24 June 1996, France 4 Television established Festival, a satellite channel for the TPS satellite service, which France 4 Television co-owned at the time.
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The newly created France 4 proposed to present a variety of entertainment, sports, fiction, cinema and series.
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On 19 December 2009, France 4 Televisions launched Ludo, a new unique children's brand, to merge all former blocks Toowam, Les Zouzous and KD2A .
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Ludo was broadcast on France 3, France 5 and France 4 focused on more teenagers programs like 6teen, live-action shows and action shows, and broadcasts at middays and preevenings.
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France 4 continued to broadcast cartoons only at mornings, and starting September 2013 until midday.
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On 31 March 2014, France 4 got a rebrand and started to timeshare most of its daily time with the Ludo and Zouzous blocks for children.
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France 4 was originally planned to close on 9 August 2020, one day after the initially planned date for the closing ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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France 4 carried school programming during the pandemic, which showed the utility of the channel.
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From 3 May 2021, France 4 starts timesharing with Culturebox, reducing the air time from 5:00am to 8:10pm.
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Culturebox is an online brand of France 4 Televisions, focusing on cultural programming, including the arts, documentaries, cinema and music.
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