
One year after its launch, the T18 channel, belonging to Daniel Kretinsky, reached 1.1% audience share in May 2026, positioning itself at the bottom of the TNT rankings but ahead of Novo19 from Ouest-France, while Philippe Corbé, director of information at France Télévisions, calls for public broadcasting to be made a space accessible to all French people.
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T18 is a television channel launched a year ago by the group led by Daniel Kretinsky, aiming to gain audience share on French TNT. Novo19 is another recent channel launched by Ouest-France.
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“We believe in TNT”: one year after its launch, T18, Daniel Kretinsky’s channel, defends its record
The channel reached 1.1% audience share in May 2026. If it is at the bottom of the DTT pack, it does better than Novo19 from Ouest-France, the other newcomer.
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