Intervilles [ɛ̃.tɛʁ.vil] is a French comedy game show first broadcast in 1962. The show was based on a previous Italian programme. It featured teams representing towns in France competing in a series of games, some of which involved live cows and bulls (referred to as the vachettes ). The show was aired from July 17, 1962, on RTF , then on ORTF from 1964 to 1973. After 12 years of absence, it reappeared on July 10, 1985, on FR3 , then from July 4, 1986, to September 6, 1999, on TF1 despite allegations of cheating in 1997. France 2 aired the show from July 5, 2004, then France 3 from June 23, 2006, to August 26, 2009.
32-567: A special programme was broadcast on France 2 on June 29, 2013, to mark the show's 50th anniversary, and an international version was broadcast on Gulli from 2014 to 2016. In 2019, it was announced that the programme would be revived, albeit without including the vachettes. Nagui finally announced in October 2023 that the show was no longer a priority, given the cost of living and the financial difficulties of different cities. However, in September 2024 it
64-405: A decline in viewership for the two remaining public channels, which lost 30% of their market share between 1987 and 1989. The channels were however saved when a single director-general was appointed to manage both Antenne 2 and FR3, becoming part of a joint entity known as France Télévision. They were renamed in 1992 as France 2 and France 3, respectively. In August 2000, France Télévisions S.A.
96-559: A dispute over allowing commercial advertising on the Tour, Intervilles was created to fill the time. The original rule brought in by the creator Guy Lux was that towns could only participate if they had 20,000 inhabitants or less to avoid big cities because of a belief they lacked local pride. The first episode was between Saint-Amand-les-Eaux and Armentières in Dax in an open-air arena in front of 6,000 spectators. Reportedly it became so popular that
128-457: A focus on adults. It was a move to revitalize Gulli despite its declining audience due to the lowering consumption of linear TV among childrens, to consolidate its value as the channel was considered to be sold as part of the planned merger of Groupe M6 with Groupe TF1 initiated in September 2021. As Gulli is the only consistently profitable digital channel, M6 was hoping to sell it at a good price along with Tiji and Canal J . In February, it
160-668: A lot of colour to the channel. Gulli broadcasts cartoons, series, shows, and films. 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. France T%C3%A9l%C3%A9visions 48°50′20″N 2°16′17″E / 48.83889°N 2.27139°E / 48.83889; 2.27139 France Télévisions ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s televizjɔ̃] ; stylized since 2018 as france·tv )
192-444: A new on-the-air branding designed by Gédéon. On the same occasion, the channel started modernising its logo, which has become darker, giving it volume and changing to 16/9 but somewhat dynamically, in the 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios. A new branding, again designed by Gédéon, came in September 2013. On 28 August 2017, Gulli changed its branding. This branding was made by 17MARS. This new branding received very positive reviews and gave
224-533: A public youth channel, as the Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti had hoped. By exiting Gulli, France Télévisions was able to create its own children's channel on France 4 . As part of the negotiations for the purchase of the public service's 34% stake in Gulli, the total volume of advertising was capped in the children's programming slots on France 4 during 3 years so as not to compete in advertising with Gulli. The deal
256-464: A repeat of the original final between teams representing Dax and Saint-Amand-les-Eaux. This was done in the hopes of a revival to be broadcast the next year. Intervilles became well known for its use of horned cows and young bulls in the games, referred to as the "vachettes" (cowhides). The bulls were not originally a part of the programme, but when Lux visited Buglose in South West France , he
288-527: 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, Groupe M6 bought Gulli as well as the television division of Lagardère Active. The channel was launched on 18 November 2005 on the digital terrestrial television platform in France. On 1 July 2015, Gulli launched its own HD simulcast feed on
320-418: Is common. They accused the network of having been cowed by animal rights activists and moving towards "Anglo-Saxon customs". The former host Nagui supported the move saying he did not like seeing how the animals were treated when he was the host. In response to that statement, Teddy Labat countered by saying that the animals were treated well and pointed out that Nagui took no interest in their well-being behind
352-452: Is the French national public television broadcaster . It is a state-owned company formed from the integration of the public television channels France 2 (formerly Antenne 2) and France 3 (formerly France Régions 3), later joined by the legally independent channels France 4 (formerly Festival), France 5 (formerly La Cinquième) and France Info . France Télévisions is currently funded by
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#1732858540213384-509: The Astra 1 satellite as part of Canalsat 's complete transition to HD. On 5 April 2016, its HD feed was launched on DTT . Gulli was created as a result of a partnership between a kids-television pioneer Lagardère Active and the state-owned France Télévisions . The former is known due to its children's network, Canal J , while the latter has a long history investing in kids programming through its youth-oriented division on France 3 . In 2011,
416-550: The French Treasury and the revenue from commercial advertising . The new law on public broadcasting will phase out commercial advertising on the public television channels (at first in the evening, then gradually throughout the day). France Télévisions is a supporter of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) initiative that is promoting and establishing an open European standard for hybrid set-top boxes for
448-611: 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. The Russian feed utilizes the name "Gulli Girl" and broadcasts series aimed at a young female audience. The channel was launched in Brazil on 9 August 2020, on the newly established satellite TV provider BluTV, being
480-568: The President of France , Charles de Gaulle would rearrange his official schedule to watch it. The programme inspired the British programme It's a Knockout . In the 1990s, Olivier Chiabodo [ fr ] said the games were rigged to keep up suspense by soaping up surfaces for the team in the lead. This was after Chiabodo had been fired from the programme by TF1 after having been accused of cheating by Le Canard enchaîné newspaper. Chiabodo
512-566: The Arte France holding company together with the French state (25%), Radio France (15%) and INA (15%). Arte France and Arte Deutschland form the Arte Consortium that manages the bilingual French - German channel (Arte shared its analogue channel with France 5, but both channels have separate full-time services on cable, satellite and digital broadcasts). France Télévisions also controls
544-431: The first Gulli indoor playground opened. Developped since 2009 and operated by La Boîte aux Enfants , there is 15 Gulli Parcs opened in 2024. On 23 December 2013, a deal was reached between Lagardère and France Télévisions to purchase the latter's shares in Gulli. Until then, the two groups were bound by a shareholders' agreement with a non-competition clause, which made it impossible for France Télévisions to create
576-536: The first expansion of the channel to the Americas. At the French media regulator CSA 's hearings for the new DTT channels, the channel was presented under the name of Gulliver , named after Jonathan Swift 's character from Gulliver's Travels , before being renamed and shortened to Gulli . The first design of the channel as well as the logo were designed by the Dream On agency. On 8 April 2010, Gulli decided to use
608-402: The losers of the previous year Pont-Saint-Esprit also sued Chiabodo, alleging that he tried to put their contestants off by making negative comments towards them. Chiabodo sued Le Canard enchaîné for 400,000 francs but was only awarded a token 1 franc in damages. In 2013, a special anniversary programme was broadcast on France 2 to celebrate 50 years of the programme. The episode included
640-509: The organization was split in 1975 so that France's three television channels— TF1 , Antenne 2 , and FR3 , would still be owned by the French government, but be operated independently from each other. However, the sale of TF1 to Bouygues in 1987 and increased competition from other new private broadcasters (such as Canal+ and La Cinq , the latter having been replaced by public channel La Cinquième after it ceased transmissions in April 1992) led to
672-613: The previously adopted law was modified to return the power to nominate the presidents or French public broadcasters to the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel . France Télévisions has an interest in a number of thematic cable/satellite channels in France: France Télévisions holds 100% of France Télémusique SAS. The thematic channel Planète Juniors (formerly Ma Planète ) ceased operations in March 2009. France Télévisions holds 45% of
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#1732858540213704-406: The programme based upon their temperament. In the 2000s, a cow called Rosa became a popular star of the programme. She appeared in every episode from her debut in 2004 to the series' end in 2009 and appeared in the 2013 anniversary special. With a black head and white body, she had a reputation for being very aggressive towards contestants but having intelligence to knock down sets when needed. She
736-479: The reception of broadcast TV and broadband multimedia applications with a single user interface, and has selected HbbTV for its interactive news, sports and weather service, and plans to add catch-up TV and social media sharing capability. From 1964 to 1975, French radio and television was monopolized through an organization known as the Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française . In an effort to stimulate competition,
768-589: The scenes during filming. Fifty towns and cities agreed to take part in a boycott of the revival until the cows were returned. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France , filming for the revival was delayed. Lux also created and hosted the following spin-offs: There was another international version, Intervilles International (also known as The Biggest Game Show in the World ) aired from 2005 to 2016 in which several teams compete, each of which represents its country. The referee
800-531: Was Olivier Grandjean for all twelve seasons, originally filmed in France, before moving to Budapest , Hungary for the tenth season in 2014 and Hainan Island , China the following year. This version has been broadcast in the majority of participating countries. Intervilles has been adapted in several countries. These versions, separate from the European and international shows, include: Gulli Gulli ( pronounced [ɡyli] ; stylised as gulli )
832-435: Was accused of helping Puy du Fou win in 1996 and 1997 by indicating quiz answers to them using his hands. The mayor of Mont-de-Marsan which opposed Puy du Fou in the 1997 final made the allegation of cheating by stating: " Nous ne sommes pas venus ici en culottes de chou nous faire brouter le cul par des lapins " ("We did not come here in cabbage breeches to have our arses eaten by rabbits"). Puy du Foy sued for defamation and
864-625: Was decided not to sell Gulli but 6ter (along with TFX ), and the sale was even signed in April to Altice Média in the event of the merger being completed, which was cancelled in September due to the concessions demanded by the Competition Authority, in particular the sale of the TF1 or M6 channel. Bertelsmann then considered selling Groupe M6 for a few weeks but the timing was too tight before M6's frequency renewal. The network has been exported in dedicated versions for Russia , Africa ,
896-419: Was finalised on 29 October 2014 with the transfer of 34% of France Télévisions's shares to Lagardère for €25 million. In June 2014, its SVOD service Gulli Max was launched. In 2019, Lagardère Active sold its television division to Groupe M6 in a €215 million deal, effective from 2 September. On 3 January 2022, the new time-slot brand Gulli Prime was launched for evenings, targeting all family with
928-457: Was formed as a holding company for France's public television channels, absorbing control of France 2, France 3, and La Cinquième (later renamed France 5). In 2004, Réseau France Outre-mer was absorbed by France Télévisions. Beginning in 2008, the President of France took the duty of naming the presidents for the French public broadcasters; they were previously nominated by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel . In 2013, under Francois Hollande,
960-476: Was later given her own game called "Rosa Strike". Even after the programme finished, fans of the programme would visit the Labat's farm to see Rosa. When she died in 2020, it made national news in France. In 2019, it was announced by France Télévisions that Intervilles would be revived but that it would not include the vachettes. There was a negative reaction to this from towns in southern France , where bullfighting
992-475: Was officially confirmed by France Télévisions ' Stéphane Sitbon-Gomez that the show would be revived in the summer of 2025. Intervilles was created as an adaption of the Italian programme Campanile sera [ it ] , which pitted two teams representing separate towns against each other in a series of games and obstacle courses. When the 1962 Tour de France was not broadcast on French television due to
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1024-513: Was persuaded to include bulls after seeing the popularity of cattle shows. He asked local breeder Joseph Labat to provide the bulls, an agreement that continued through three generations of the Labat family. The bulls were adolescents and entered the ring with rubber balls on their horns for safety. The vachette was let loose to disrupt the competitors and would often attack them by goring them. The vachettes were not trained in any way and were allowed to behave naturally. Individual cows were selected for
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