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While the possible merger between TF1 and M6 is already undermined by the Authority in favor of competition, which is “not in favor”, Nicolas de Tavernost, boss of M6, recalled in a interview with “Télérama” his desire to go to the end of the project. For him, this would make it possible in particular to face competition from the giants of the web.
While the High Competition Authority issued a first report “not favorable” to the merger between the TF1 and M6 groups, Nicolas de Tavernost, the boss of the M6 channel, reacted and reiterated his desire to go to the end of this project. “If this operation does not take place, it will be a huge failure for France, which had the opportunity to show the way in Europe,” he said in a long interview with the magazine. Telerama.
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“As long as the war is not over, we remain focused on the objective. I remain convinced that this operation defends the general interest”, he added. And he defends his argument in favor of the merger: to face the giants of the web. “Youtube has become the number one French channel, people spend more time there on average than on TF1! the wall.”
This possible merger is the back-to-school media file. And Nicolas de Tavernost is right to point out that the “war is not over”. Hearings with the college of the High Competition Authority will take place at the beginning of next week. The final decision is expected in October.