Automoto La chaîne
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | La Plaine Saint-Denis, France |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 576i for SDTVs) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mediawan Thematics |
| History | |
| Launched | 26 March 1996 |
| Former names | Automobile (1996-1999) AB Moteurs (1999-2018) |
| Links | |
| Website | abmoteurs.fr |
Automoto la chaîne is a French
History of the channel
The channel was created in March 1996 for the AB Sat package under the name Automobile as a channel dedicated to cars in all ways (collections, history of classic models, tracks, etc.).
Due to the same of
In 2008, AB Moteurs tried to attract an even wider audience and consequently reformulates its grid around 4 main axes: live competition, tuning, tests and documentaries.
Its main competitor was the
On 12 July 2018,
The two audiovisual groups explain that "Automoto's ambition will be to offer the best in car and motorcycle lifestyle while keeping the flagship competitions such as the NASCAR Cup Series or the Paris Supercross. Many new magazines will be added to the network: a magazine dedicated to classic cars, motorcycles and tests, as well as other new products that will be unveiled at the World Car Show. The channel will be available from operators who already offer AB Moteurs, namely Canal, Bis Télévisions, Orange, Free, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Molotov TV and Watch it.[3]
Capital
AB Moteurs is owned by
Programmes
The programmes consist of practical documentaries about car ownership, whether precision (tuning) or general, but also show replays of motorsport events such as
Shows
- V6 : Car magazine presented by Stéphane Rotenberg.
- Plein Phares : Magazine to discover motorsport and watersport personalities presented by Alexandre Debanne.
Broadcast
AB Moteurs was originally shown only on AB Sat, but is now available through a contract on French, Belgian, Luxembourgish, Monegasque and Swiss cable and on digital television.
References
- ^ "Hydair Motorsport: TV-Übertragungen". www.hydair-motorsport.com (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ Patrick Cabannes (16 July 2018). "AB Moteurs devient Automoto". tvmag.lefigaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 11 August 2018..
- ^ "Mediawan (Xavier Niel) signe un partenariat avec TF1 pour lancer la chaîne AUTOMOTO qui sera disponible sur Freebox TV". 12 July 2018.
- ^ Nascar 2012 Watkins Glen Epic last lap with the awesome french commentary
- ^ 2007 Daytona 500 Finish (Live French Commentary)
External links
- (in French) Programmes on AB Moteurs
- (in French) Facebook fan page for Pat Angeli and Philippe Chéreau
