Who owns NRJ Hits?
NRJ Hits is owned by NRJ Group (France, EPA: NRG).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: NRJ Group — Document d'enregistrement universel 2025, NRJ Group SA, 31 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- NRJ Group SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 2007
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- EPA: NRG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About NRJ Hits
NRJ Hits is a French music television channel launched by NRJ Group in 2007 and carried on cable, satellite and broadband television packages. The group describes it as the leading music channel on those platforms. Since NRJ 12 closed and Chérie 25 was sold in 2025 it has been the group's only television channel, and from 1 January 2026 its advertising has been sold by M6 Unlimited.
Ownership timeline of NRJ Hits
Where NRJ Hits sits in NRJ Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by NRJ Group
NRJ Group controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- Chérie FM (1987)
- Nostalgie
- NRJ (1981)
- Rire & Chansons (1990)
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 86 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 27 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Canal+ | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
About the owner: NRJ Group
NRJ Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1981. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: NRG.
NRJ Group is a French media company that grew out of the radio station NRJ, which Jean-Paul Baudecroux started in Paris in 1981. It runs four national radio networks in France, NRJ, Chérie FM, Nostalgie and Rire & Chansons, which together reached 9.4 million listeners a day in 2025, along with about 270 digital radio stations and the pay-television music channel NRJ Hits. Its subsidiary TowerCast is the second-largest broadcast transmission operator in France. In 2025 the group left free-to-air television: NRJ 12 stopped broadcasting on 1 March and Chérie 25 was sold on 30 September. Its shares are listed on Euronext Paris.
🇫🇷 NRJ Hits and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; NRJ Hits is not one of them.
- Bragelonne — Lagardère 🇫🇷
- Canal+ — Canal+ 🇫🇷
- ELLE (US) — Hearst 🇺🇸
- Marie Claire (UK) — Future 🇬🇧
- A-Derma — Pierre Fabre 🇫🇷
- AMIVAC — HomeToGo 🇱🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of NRJ Hits?
The parent company of NRJ Hits is NRJ Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is NRJ Hits French?
Yes. NRJ Hits originated in France in 2007 and its owner, NRJ Group, is also headquartered in France.
Is NRJ Hits still owned by NRJ Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, NRJ Hits is still owned by NRJ Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] NRJ Group — Document d'enregistrement universel 2025 — NRJ Group SA, Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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