ARTE France

Arte France is a French audiovisual company that is part of the European culture channel Arte. It was created in February 1986 under the name La Sept to develop cultural and educational programming. It launched its television channel in 1989. It became the French arm of Arte upon the latter's creation in 1991. It ceased broadcasting as La Sept upon Arte's first broadcasts in 1992. It took the name La Sept-Arte in 1993, then its current name in 2000.