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France24
CountryFrance
Ownership
OwnerTF1 Group and
France Télévisions

France 24 (formerly the Chaine Française d'Information Internationale (CFII) before July 2006, or French International News Network in English) is a French government-backed global 24-hour French language satellite TV news channel, preparing for its launch in December 2006.

Corporate Structure

It will be run by a partnership between the TF1 Group and France Télévisions (although some of the programmes will be sourced from AFP, Radio France Internationale, TV5, Arte, EuroNews, and La Chaîne parlementaire).

Channel Reception

It will be transmitted to Europe, Africa, The Middle East, and New York, USA.

Programming

France24 will be broadcast on two channels, one fully in French, the other primary in English including six hours in French, plus programming in Arabic in the course of 2007 and Spanish later.

  • For copyright law reasons the channel will initially only be available through cable in France - albeit for two days
  • It was originally due to commence on January 1, 2006, but this date has since been moved to 6 December 2006. [1] Satellite coverage will begin on 8 December 2006, with the channel being carried on Eurobird 1, Badr 3, Nilesat 102 (all English only); Hotbird 7A, Astra 1KR and NSS-7 (English and French).

Recent press coverage

The Daily Telegraph claimed on 16 March 2006 that only 4 hours per day will be broadcast in French, with the rest broadcast in English.

Long term France24 goals

The French government hopes that such a channel will be able to counter the Anglophone sphere of influence with the BBC, CNN, Sky News, Al Jazeera, and VOA's Worldnet TV, which grew in importance with the Iraq war.

  • In July 2004, Michel Barnier, France's Foreign Minister, revealed that funding had not been provided for in his department's projected spending for 2005 and 2006.
  • The French government has allocated €95 million for the project, €30 million in 2005 and €65 million in 2006. The European Commission gave the green light to France 24 in June, saying it did not breach EU state aid rules.

Official sites

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