Groupe Média TFO Charts New Territory in Europe with Champlain Series

Toronto (ots/PRNewswire) -

Ontario's Le Rêve de Champlain now airing in France, Italy and
Spain

Groupe Média TFO, a North American leader in French educational
content, is pleased to announce that the English version of its
series Le Rêve de Champlain (Champlain's Dream) will now be available
to households across Western Europe. The distribution of the
Gemini-award-winning series, which is based on explorer Samuel
Champlain, marks the first expansion beyond North American frontiers
for the Ontario-based public broadcaster.

The three-year content deal will introduce Champlain and his story
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62it-DkCrKk&feature=youtu.be) to a
new audience and will be available on RAI 3 in Italy, TV Catalunya in
Spain and Groupe AB's Toute l'histoire channel in France, a channel
that focuses on historical documentaries.

"Canada's great stories, like that of Samuel de Champlain, deserve
to be celebrated and shared with the rest of the world," said the
Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage. "Our
government is very pleased that this top-quality production will be
presented to audiences in Italy, France and Spain, helping promote
our culture abroad."

This new international distribution agreement is hot on the heels
of two significant content partnerships in the United States; one
with PBS Learning Media (http://www.groupemediatfo.org/groupe-media-t
fo-and-pbs-education-join-forces-to-provide-french-educational-conten
t-to-1-8-million-teachers-and-students-in-america/?lang=en) and the
other with Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Educational, digital and
Francophone, Groupe Média TFO is one of the largest producers,
aggregators and distributers of multiplatform content for a new
generation in Canada. Today's announcement is part of a global
strategy to increase exports of its content, expanding the reach and
contributing to the sustainability of French across the world.

"Exporting our content allows us to share the cultural and
linguistic heritage of Ontario and our expertise in technology and
innovation beyond our borders," said Glenn O' Farrell, President and
CEO of TFO Media Groupe. "The fact that this great historical work
has now found audiences throughout Western Europe is a source of
great pride for our team. We are pleased to see that our marketing
efforts are carving out a space for Canada's Francophones on the
global stage."

About the Series:

Initially produced in celebration of 400 years of Francophone
presence in Canada, Le Rêve de Champlain is a multi-property project
inspired by the hit biography of the same name from Pulitzer Prize
winning author David Hackett Fischer.

Directed by Martin Cadotte and produced by Slalom Productions and
Fair Play group, the dramatic series showcases the arrival of Samuel
de Champlain in Canada in 1603 and documents his passage into Ontario
in 1615. Interviews and reports are shared by renowned journalist and
host Marie-Louise Arsenault with Champlain played by popular
Quebecois actor, Maxime le Flaguais. Founding Father to
Franco-Ontarians, Champlain left behind the roots of a French
population in Ontario that is now 600,000 strong. The series will be
distributed in English but dubbed in Italian and subtitled in Catalan
for new viewers.

About Groupe Média TFO

Groupe Média TFO is a premium destination for audiences seeking
educational and cultural content in French. It offers stimulating
experiences and award-winning content, always at the forefront of
digital learning. TFO serves 2 million students and 30,000 teachers
across Ontario and Canada. It operates the number one French-language
YouTube Channel in Canada. TFO has received awards and accolades from
Austin and Amsterdam (Kidscreen Awards, Gémeaux, Cassies, IBC Awards,
SXSW Film Design Awards and more). Proud of its legacy as a public
broadcaster, Groupe Média TFO takes the opportunity to celebrate and
nurture French language and culture in Ontario and across the
world.To learn more about Groupe Media TFO and its mandate please
visit its strategic positioning statement (http://www.groupemediatfo.
org/digital-educational-francophone/?lang=en) or
http://www.groupemediatfo.org/ .

Media Contact: Carla Maggiotto, Account Director, Media Profile,
carla.maggiotto@mediaprofile.com, o: +1-416-342-1829, c:
+1-416-710-8464; Carole Nkoa, Director of Communications and Manager
of Francophone Community Relations, Groupe Média TFO, cnkoa@tfo.org ,
T: +1-416-968-8313, C: +1-416-606-5113

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