As of January, viewers will notice a five-minute shift in the schedules of most of their evening programs. This new provision of the CSA concerns several television channels.
The CSA has slapped on the fingers of certain channels, such as TF1, France 2, France 3, France 5 or CStar, listing 51 seconds to seven minutes behind prime time programs. “The viewers’ complaints relate to two reasons: on the one hand, the gradual slippage, over the years, of the early evening hours of television programs and, on the other hand, the recurring delays with regard to the times announced in the press and on the internet “, declared the National Audiovisual Council in a press release published on its site on December 14th.
Eight days later, the CSA announced a five-minute shift in the early evening program times of some large chains. Like M6 in 2019, viewers of TF1, France 2 and France 3 will have to wait until 9:10 p.m. for their prime time program from January 8. The evening programs of CStar will start at 9:05 p.m. and those of France 5 will start at 9:00 p.m. No schedule changes have yet been announced for the other channels, including for Canal + which, spared by the CSA, will keep its usual hours at the start of the 2022 school year.
But who are the programs responsible for these “recurring delays” pointed out by the CSA?
Several programs have got into the bad habit of making the air late, and seeing their program encroaching on the first commercials. These delays may be due to an overflow of participants, or a slight delay in the live broadcast. Among the bad pupils of TV, we find Do not touch My TV, Day-to-day, or C to You.
The reasons for these lags also lie in the cost of the advertisements, which are billed much more expensive than the rest of the day, after 9 p.m. “Up to 100,000 euros, the 30 seconds before a particularly watched program”, said the audiovisual gendarme.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
The CSA announced a five-minute shift on the early evening program times of certain large chains.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
From January 8, viewers of TF1, France 2 and France 3 will have to wait until 9:10 p.m. for their prime time program.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
CStar’s evening programs will start at 9:05 p.m.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
France 5 prime time programs will start at 9 p.m.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
Several programs have taken the bad habit of making the air late, and seeing their program run out of time.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
These delays may be due to an overflow of participants, or a slight delay in the live broadcast.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
Among the bad students of TV, we find Touche pas à mon poste and Quotidien
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
Canal + was spared by the changes of the CSA, and will keep its usual hours at the start of the 2022 school year.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
The C à Vous program is also one of the programs with the annoying habit of exceeding the end of program allocated to them.
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TF1, France 2, France 3… These channels which will change their prime time schedules from January 2022
The reasons for these lags also lie in the cost of the advertisements, which are billed much more expensive than the rest of the day, after 9 p.m. “Up to 100,000 euros, the 30 seconds before a particularly watched program,” said the audiovisual gendarme.