59 - MOTION PICTURE, VIDEO AND TELEVISION PROGRAMME PRODUCTION, SOUND RECORDING AND MUSIC PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES Companies in France
Approximately 176,608 real businesses classified under 59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 176,608 real businesses classified under 59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities operate in France. Covers companies officially classified under NAF Rev.2 code 59 (Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities), part of France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Information and Communication sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Information and Communication in France.
21 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Information and Communication companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full France beneficial ownership overviewTop 59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities Companies in France
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code J in France, as of the last reconciliation.
Section J is 3% of the France register by entity count and its 14th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Information and Communication in France is entering a significant compliance shift: the EU’s NIS2 directive, which expands cybersecurity obligations from a narrow set of critical operators to roughly 15,000 French entities across IT, telecom and digital-service sectors, missed its October 2024 transposition deadline and, as of mid-2026, still hadn’t been finally promulgated into French law — triggering an EU infringement procedure. ANSSI, the national cybersecurity agency, has in the meantime published a reference framework translating the directive’s requirements into concrete security objectives, and entity registration is expected to begin by the end of 2026.
For verification, that timeline means a large share of this sector will shortly need to be checked against a distinct in-scope-or-not question that doesn’t map onto standard company data — NIS2 status depends on activity and size thresholds, not on legal form. Separately, any entity actually providing electronic communications services (as opposed to software or content) needs an ARCEP declaration, an authorisation a general company filing won’t show.
France Information and Communication, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section J entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section J, France. 15,944 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses France information and communication ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
NIS2 essential/important-entity screening
France’s NIS2 transposition — still not finally promulgated as of mid-2026, well past the October 2024 EU deadline — will bring around 15,000 French entities into cyber risk-management, registration and incident-notification obligations under ANSSI, with entity registration expected by end of 2026. Knowing whether an IT or telecom counterparty falls in scope is a new, separate check from its company filing.
Telecom operator authorisation
Providing electronic communications services in France requires a declaration to ARCEP, the telecom regulator, distinct from company incorporation — a registered software or IT company isn’t automatically an authorised telecom operator.
IP-heavy, asset-light lending
Information and Communication companies often carry few tangible assets, so lenders and counterparties assessing exposure in this sector typically look past the balance sheet to group structure, contracts and recurring revenue rather than fixed assets.
Sub-sectors within Information and Communication
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.
Publishing activities
126,908 companies
Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
176,608 companies
Programming and broadcasting activities
20,494 companies
Telecommunications
36,188 companies
Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
481,096 companies
Information service activities
72,787 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities in France?
Approximately 176,608 businesses are classified under 59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities in France.
What does NAF Rev.2 code 59 cover?
59 - Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities is the official name for this activity under France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Information and Communication sector.
How is this different from the broader Information and Communication category?
Information and Communication is the top-level sector; NAF Rev.2 code 59 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in France, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Information and Communication sector overview for the general national framework.
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