C8 and TPMP again threatened by Minister of Culture, Canal+ group said it was “deeply shocked”

On Thursday, February 9, Léa Salamé and Nicolas Demorand received Rima Abdul Malak, Minister of Culture, on their famous morning show at France Inter. During the interview, the latter again targeted the C8 channel and more specifically the program. don’t touch my TV Hosted by Cyril Hanouna. “The C8 has many obligations that must be respected. It’s my job to remind him. Nearly twenty Arcom interventions have taken place for C8 and CNews since 2019. (…) It is therefore Arcom’s duty to check that these obligations have been complied with so that it can assess whether the frequency renewal is justified.he said firmly.
Three weeks ago, the minister already informed World He said that severe penalties are possible: “We must hold the presenters, columnists and channel owners accountable, reminding them that the authority to use their frequencies for free brings obligations.“. This time, Rima Abdul Malak confirmed that she believes C8 may no longer have the right to broadcast if the shifts in the TPMP continue. In recent months, Cyril Hanouna has been accused of insulting a lawmaker and calling for speedy justice for the murder of Lola.

After this position on the radio, the Canal+ group reacted very quickly in a press release on Thursday: “The statements made by the Minister of Culture shocked us deeply. The Minister takes sides, implying again that the licenses of our channels do not deserve to be renewed in 2025, despite the refusal to comment on the renewal procedure of other audio-visual players (especially that of the M6, editor’s note). prudent and does not respect the independence of our industry regulator“. Canal+ took advantage of this press release to remind you that it has a variety of channels “bringing together nearly 11 million citizens every day“. A statistic that shows their responsibilities are even more important.

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