Already voted on by the Senate last year, the public broadcasting merger project will be discussed in the National Assembly from May 23. The objective of this proposed law “relating to the reform of public broadcasting and audiovisual sovereignty” is to create, in 2025, a holding company: a parent company called France Médias above the existing companies. The government then wants to go further and merge everything in 2026.
This could include:
- France Télévisions, its six channels and its website;
- Radio France and its various radio stations;
- the INA for archives.
As for France Médias Monde (France 24, RFI and MCD), the external audiovisual group could ultimately be excluded from the merger project. Arte and TV5 Monde were, from the start, not concerned.
In this video, we review what we know about this “French-style BBC” project and the multiple issues surrounding it. And to find out more about the strike that is being prepared within public broadcasting to protest against this reform, we invite you to read our article, below.
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