Game One

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Game One
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Africa
Programming
LanguageFrench
Picture format576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Timeshift serviceGame One +1
Ownership
OwnerInfogrames/Atari (1998–2006)
Groupe Canal+ (1998–2001)
Paramount Networks France (2003–2025)
Sister channelsJ-One
History
Launched7 September 1998
FounderAlain Le Diberder
ReplacedC: (1996–1998)
Closed31 December 2025; 18 days' time (2025-12-31)
Links
Websitegameone.net

Game One is a French television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA.[1][2] The channel shows several programs based on video gaming. It also airs Japanese anime on a regular basis.

History

In Germany between 2006 and 2014, a television show about video games with the same name aired on MTV Germany.[3][4] After the show was cancelled, the guys from Game One launched an online TV channel with the name Rocket Beans TV on Twitch and YouTube.[5]

Since 2016, they moderate the web show Game Two with the support of FUNK, an online service of the German television channels Das Erste and ZDF.[6]

Shutdown

On 8 October 2025, a report revealed the closure of the channel from late November, as part of a plan from Paramount Skydance Corporation that would affect more than 50% of its television workforce in France. The channel was still profitable, with net gains of €2 million per year. Its staff was surprised by the decision.[7]

See also

References

  1. "MTV Networks' Gametrailers Announces Partnership With 'Game One,' France's Premiere TV Channel For Gamers". GameTrailers. 6 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  2. "C21Media". C21Media.
  3. "Game One". Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. "Game One". IMDb. 27 September 2006.
  5. "Game-One-Team startet Internetkanal Rocket Beans TV auf Twitch". Der Spiegel. 16 January 2015 via www.spiegel.de.
  6. "Game Two". IMDb. 18 November 2016.
  7. "Après 27 ans d'activité, la chaîne Game One va rendre l'antenne". gamekult.com (in French).