Gulli
Gulli (pronounced [ɡyli]; stylised as gulli) is a French free-to-air television channel focused on kids' programming for those aged 3 to 14. It was created as a result of a partnership between Lagardère Active and state-owned broadcaster France Télévisions. In 2019, the M6 Group bought Gulli as well as the television division of the Lagardère Active Group.
Country
France
France
Sub-Saharan Africa (as Gulli Africa)
89, avenue Charles de Gaulle 92575 Neuilly-sur-Seine
M6 Group (since 2 September 2019) (Lagardère Active from 18 November 2005 to 2 September 2019; France Télévisions from 18 November 2005 to 29 October 2014)
18 November 2005
Channel 18
History[edit]
The channel was launched on 18 November 2005 on the digital terrestrial television platform in France.[1] Ten years later, on 1 July 2015, Gulli launched its own HD simulcast feed on the Astra 1 satellite.[2] On 5 April 2016, its HD feed is launched on DTT.
Gulli was created as a result of a partnership between a kids-television pioneer companies Lagardère Active and the state-owned France Télévisions.[3] The former is known due to is children's network, Canal J, while the latter has a long history investing on kids programming through its youth-oriented division on France 3. On 23 December 2013, a deal was reached between Lagardère and France Télévisions to purchase the latter's shares in Gulli. The deal was finalised on 29 October 2014 with the transfer of 34% of France Télévisions's shares to Lagardère for €25 million.[4]
The network has been launched in Russia, Africa, the MENA region, and Brazil, broadcasting in Russian, French, Arabic and Brazilian Portuguese. The brand itself was sold alongside the rest of the Lagadère channels to Groupe M6 in 2019.[5] The Russian feed utilizes the name "Gulli Girl" and broadcasts series aimed at a young female audience.
The channel has been launched in Brazil on August 9, 2020, on the newly established satellite TV provider BluTV, being the first expansion of the channel to the Americas.
Announcement of Gulli on 18 November 2005.
Old logo used from 18h on 18 November 2005 until 8 April 2010.
Old logo from 00h30 on 8 April 2010 until 28 August 2017.
Old logo on 28 August 2017 until 3 September 2023.
New logo current on 3 September 2023.
Broadcast hours[edit]
At the channel's launch on 18 November 2005, Gulli was broadcast from 6:30 am to 11:30 pm. From 10 December 2007 (about three months after the "rentrée" of 2007) to 31 August 2008, the channel broadcast from 6:00 am to 12:30 am. Since 1 September 2008, the channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.