France 4
France 4 is a French free-to-air television channel owned by France Télévisions, focused on entertainment programming.
Originally launched as Festival, the channel took its current name in 2005 to match that of the other France Télévisions channels. The colour of France 4 is purple.
Since July 2009, France 4 began broadcasting in 16:9. On 6 October 2011, France 4 launched its own HD feed.
In June 2018, a proposal was issued to shut down France 4 as part of planned reforms of France Télévisions, with programming dispersed to France 5 and digital platforms. The proposal was criticised by France's animation industry.