16-511: Next House was a Swedish company working in the field of construction of houses. The company was founded in 2007 by Thomas Mårtensson. Next House developed, promoted and sold homes until it was sold to 32Group in March 2011. The purpose of the company was to make homes greener and more energy efficient by improving energy use, material selection, and transportation. With the participation of award-winning architects and engineers, Next House had developed
32-605: A contract with Endemol to air such programming. Endemol is the same company that created Loft Story for M6. M6 is one of the only television services in France to have science-fiction programming as part of its regular schedule. Most supernatural dramas were shown on Saturday nights in what M6 called "la Trilogie du Samedi" (The Saturday Trilogy) On 19 March 2008, M6 launched a new website, in addition to its official site. This TV Catch-up called M6 Replay allows French Internet users (metropolitan France only) to view all M6 programs in
48-520: A merger with TF1 Group , which owns competing commercial network TF1 . On 16 September 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned, citing concerns from French antitrust regulator, the Autorité de la concurrence , regarding competition in the advertising sector; the combined entity was likely to have been required to sell either primary channel (M6 or TF1) for the merger to proceed. M6 launched on 1 March 1987, at 11:15 am CET, taking
64-538: A new concept within the construction industry, in which they delivered the homes as well as complete study kits. The company received media attention both in Sweden and in international media. Next House has appeared in over 200 articles in newspapers and magazines, and a score of television channels, including the M6 channel , in its Capital Programme. Next House was the third Swedish company, after IKEA and H & M , to appear in
80-507: A new version of 6play was launched. A new 6play design is launched for the occasion and 6play now uses a personalized recommendation system under the "My selection" section similar to that of Netflix. From 14 May 2024, 6play will become M6+. Qui veut être mon associé?, the French adaptation of Dragons' Den Dragons%27 Den Dragons' Den is a reality television program format in which entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to
96-463: A panel of venture capitalists in the hope of securing investment finance from them. The program originated in 2001 in Japan, where it is known as The Tigers of Money ( Japanese : マネーの虎 , romanized : manē no tora ), a pun on "The Tiger of Malaya" ( マレーの虎 , marē no tora ), which was the nickname of WWII general Tomoyuki Yamashita . The format was created and is owned by Nippon TV and
112-403: A percentage in the business that the contestant is offering to sell to the investors. The rules stipulate that if they do not raise at least this amount from the dragons, they get nothing. In return, the contestant gives the dragons a percentage of the company's capital stock , which is the chief point of negotiation. The program does not show the entire pitch as scenes are selected and edited from
128-399: A viable and potentially very profitable business idea, but who lack funding and/or business acumen. They pitch their idea to five rich entrepreneurial businesspeople, who in most iterations of the show are referred to as "dragons", "tigers" (in the original Japanese show), "lions" or "sharks". Before the show, the contestants have named a specific amount of money that they wish to get along with
144-555: Is distributed by Sony Pictures Television . Local versions of the show have been produced in over 40 countries, as well as one for the Arab world ; in some countries, more than one version has been aired. The first version to air outside of Japan was the British programme Dragons' Den , which launched in 2005; in the several years afterward, most versions named themselves Dragons' Den or variations thereof, though some also used other animals in
160-532: Is the most profitable private national French television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production companies, and media-related firms. It is owned by RTL Group . On 20 May 2021, it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed
176-453: Is usually triggered (in the investor's opinion) by the investor asking for a larger equity stake in the business than the contestant wants to give up, the contestant's valuation on the business being too high compared to its overall profits, the product not having any proprietary value, or the investor's belief that they cannot add value to the business. Sometimes the dragons identify troubling facts such as an embarrassing lack of preparation on
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#1732868915640192-441: The 6 p.m.-midnight slot (excluding films) one hour after their broadcasts, for one week. On 4 November 2013, M6 Replay was replaced by 6play. On 27 March 2014, M6 launched 4 new thematic channels, "100% online", on 6play: 6play Comic (Humor), 6play Crazy Kitchen (Cooking), 6play Sixième Style (Fashion/Beauty), and 6play Stories (TV films). On 9 February 2015, M6 launched 6play home time (Universe de la Maison). On 1 December 2015,
208-407: The episode due to time constraints. The dragons probe the idea further once the contestant has made the presentation. This will either reveal a sound business proposition resulting in an investment offer from one or more of the dragons in return for equity or a withdrawal from the transaction by either the contestant or all of the dragons. A rejection by the dragons is often given as "I'm out" which
224-571: The place of TV6 . M6's current on-air brand image, introduced in May 2020, suggests that it tailors its service to teenagers and young-adult demographics. Its current programs lineup include: In 2001, M6 became the first national French television network to broadcast reality programming. Its first program of this genre was Loft Story , and was highly watched. The president of TF1 at the time, Étienne Mougeotte, promised that TF1 would never air any reality programming. However, several months later, TF1 signed
240-777: The program. In October 2009, Next House was mentioned in several Spanish television channels, where the Spanish Minister of Housing invited Next House to Spain . Next House was headquartered in Stockholm , but is also present in Russia , Norway , Spain , France , Switzerland , and Luxembourg . In March 2011, Thomas Martensson, CEO of Next House, signed an agreement with the Global 32Group moving Next House's headquarters to Geneva, Switzerland . M6 (TV channel) M6 ( French: [ɛm sis] ), also known as Métropole Television ,
256-526: The title, such as lions. Since the launch of the U.S. version of the show, Shark Tank , in 2009, many versions have been named Shark Tank or variations thereof. In versions where the name of the show contains a creature's name, the investors are referred to by that name. The Israeli version of the show, HaKrishim ("The Sharks"), was the first to use the "shark" moniker, during its launch in 2006. The contestants are usually inventors , product designers, or service operators who have what they consider to be
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