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RE: French TV - News Discussion - matthieu1221 - 11-07-2023

I might post a bullet point summary later today if I have time, but here's a replay of the press conference in the meantime:
https://www.france.tv/actualites-et-societe/temoignages/5089005-conference-de-presse-rentree-2023.html 


In addition, a scoop
https://twitter.com/Chris_ga/status/1678747363072958464?t=QKQa3onLOzzpf9q_SINgSw&s=19 

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - Medianext.MX - 11-07-2023

Here are some of the points of the new France Télévisions’ news and sport strategy for this season:

- France 2’s new news studio confirmed, reflecting “a new editorial offering”, debuts August 28
- France 3’s new Ici 12/13-19/20 news formula (Project Tempo) to launch September 4 with 48 regional editions, a merger of France Bleu and France 3's newsrooms set for later, as the Ici brand is being increasingly promoted
- France 2’s political interview format L’Évenèment (Caroline Roux) to expand to a monthly basis, to air after the 20h on a prime time slot
- Météo Climat’s duration to be expanded, a new daily climate newscast to air on Franceinfo TV
- A new fake news magazine, La guerre de l’info, to join the existing France 2 weekly news magazines
- Karim Rissouli back on France 5’s Sunday evening slot with a new talk show, En société, he stays on C ce soir
- France 2 to have a weekly documentary slot, including themed evenings focusing on big social topics, plus a history strand
- Two new programmes with Frédéric Lopez and Chloé Nabédian to tackle climate change issues on prime time
- Franceinfo’s new schedule to feature (alongside the previously mentioned hirings) more structured tranches and chroniques with fixed slots, plus a daily news show oriented to teens, also available on TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and social media
- Léa Salamé’s infotainment show Quelle époque ! to gain its own daily Games-themed version, Quel jeu !, featuring Michel Drucker, during the Olympic Games
- France 2 airing a New Year’s Eve spectacular from Paris to celebrate the start of the Olympic year

https://www.programme-tv.net/news/tv/331651-jarry-sophie-davant-faustine-bollaert-cyril-feraud-tout-ce-qui-vous-attend-sur-france-televisions-a-la-rentree/ 

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - London Lite - 12-07-2023

Good to see Chloé Nabédian returning to France Télévisions, presumably her new production company won a commission to provide docs on climate change?

I'm surprised it's taken FTV this long to provide a bulletin for younger people, the BBC and RTÉ have long established bulletins. Presumably this will also go on the Slash section of France.TV in addition to Franceinfo?

Presentation wise, Météo Climat is a great use of the virtual set, but I can't help thinking that they shouldn't lump in the climate news with what most viewers are watching, which is for the weather forecast. The map also looks blurred compared to when they just produced weather forecasts. By all means provide climate news, but why not schedule it as part of the 13/20h JT instead where it'll have a larger audience.

I await with interest if Franceinfo really does provide more structured scheduling instead of filler and endless editions of Le fil info during the day. It's still my favourite French news channel, but when there's breaking news, I instantly go to BFMTV because they still do it better than the rest, despite major improvements from the internationally focused LCI.

So we know at least that the France 2 NYE show won't be the usual pre-record this year with live footage of the firework show.

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - Roger Darthwell - 12-07-2023

(12-07-2023, 12:40 AM)London Lite Wrote:  Good to see Chloé Nabédian returning to France Télévisions, presumably her new production company won a commission to provide docs on climate change?

I'm surprised it's taken FTV this long to provide a bulletin for younger people, the BBC and RTÉ have long established bulletins.  Presumably this will also go on the Slash section of France.TV in addition to Franceinfo?

Presentation wise, Météo Climat is a great use of the virtual set, but I can't help thinking that they shouldn't lump in the climate news with what most viewers are watching, which is for the weather forecast.  The map also looks blurred compared to when they just produced weather forecasts.  By all means provide climate news, but why not schedule it as part of the 13/20h JT instead where it'll have a larger audience.

I await with interest if Franceinfo really does provide more structured scheduling instead of filler and endless editions of Le fil info during the day.  It's still my favourite French news channel, but when there's breaking news, I instantly go to BFMTV because they still do it better than the rest, despite major improvements from the internationally focused LCI.

So we know at least that the France 2 NYE show won't be the usual pre-record this year with live footage of the firework show.

Has the NYE show on France 2 always been pre-recorded?

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - Medianext.MX - 12-07-2023

(12-07-2023, 09:20 AM)Roger Darthwell Wrote:  Has the NYE show on France 2 always been pre-recorded?

The last time they were live was on the Millennium. France 2 aired its 24-hour extravaganza to compete with TF1's exclusive coverage of 2000 Today (which they named Le Millénium). Their coverage was presented by Jean-Luc Delarue and Michel Drucker.

France 2's plans not only involved showing exclusive coverage of the first New Year's Eve celebrations in the territories nearing Wallis and Futuna (a French overseas collectivity), but also would feature global coverage provided by the Millennium Television Network, an effort formed by Hal Uplinger and backed by ITN, ITV and Nine Network Australia. As the plans collapsed just two days before due broadcast, France 2 worked with some of the broadcasters involved in the MTN consortium to share resources to air live footage and fill the global feed slots. Their studio segments were done in their own HQ studios, lacking any studio audiences and having a more serious tone.

TF1's effort was also the last time they made live coverage of the events. Executive produced and realisée by Renaud Le Van Kim, it mixed the international signal with lots of chat done the French way, including a live studio audience, popular entertainers and the participation of many of TF1's stars as presenters, including Jean-Claude Narcy and Christophe Dechavanne during the early evening, Arthur for a prime time music special (which he would do until 2005), and Patrick Poivre D'Arbor and Claire Chazal during the midnight fireworks. The station built a massive studio at the Grand Hall of the Chaillot National Dance Theatre to serve as HQ for the broadcast, overlooking the Eiffel Tower; it also aired its normal 13h and 20h news that day, but in a sour note due to the unexpected death of Alain Gillot-Petré, who was tapped to do the first weather forecast of 2000 (as well as the final of 1999). Nevertheless, the show went on, and additionally TF1 launched its PUB 3D-laden look that day.

Back to France 2, the last few years, their pre-recorded shows have been musical concerts featuring French popular acts; these have been filmed in well-known French patrimonial landmark sites, and have had Stéphane Bern as presenter. Michel Drucker also did stints as New Year's Eve emcee in their respective variety evenings, mostly shot in studio. Over at TF1, it has been a mixed bag: Arthur returned for special New Year's Eve versions of Les Enfants de la Télé and Vendredi tout est permis for a couple of years, but they have now given up and just do outtake compilations during the night.

Even BFM TV makes a better job and does a live special on the night, not only airing the Paris fireworks, but also serving as a roundtable discussion of the year's main news stories and some other lighter/filler content related to the occasion, including live shots.

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - Medianext.MX - 12-07-2023

(12-07-2023, 12:40 AM)London Lite Wrote:  I await with interest if Franceinfo really does provide more structured scheduling instead of filler and endless editions of Le fil info during the day.  It's still my favourite French news channel, but when there's breaking news, I instantly go to BFMTV because they still do it better than the rest, despite major improvements from the internationally focused LCI.

According to a report made by the Force Ouvrière union, the idea is that, in a first stage, they will increase the number of normal scheduling weeks from 36 to 42, and plans are underway to expand the morning slots to allow for a pre-morning news programme. Le 23h is being retained as it is.

Additionally, in regards to France 2's new studio, Alexandre Kara said the new studio will allow for more technical improvements and a more "pedagogical" presentation. Additionally, he told FO members the new La guerre de l'info magazine will air from 5 to 6 editions each year.

https://fo-francetele.tv/un-cafe-avec-la-redaction-cest-bien-mais-des-echanges-cest-encore-mieux/ 

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - London Lite - 12-07-2023

(12-07-2023, 03:06 PM)Medianext.MX Wrote:  According to a report made by the Force Ouvrière union, the idea is that, in a first stage, they will increase the number of normal scheduling weeks from 36 to 42, and plans are underway to expand the morning slots to allow for a pre-morning news programme. Le 23h is being retained as it is.

36 weeks a year is shocking. I can understand news channels using less resources for national holidays, Easter and Christmas week, but they've gone into holiday mode when there's still an active news cycle in France.

My guess is they'll still take a long break for the summer from July the the end of August which is 7 weeks and then shorter breaks for Christmas, Easter and maybe a week rather than two for half terms in October and February.

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - Morganeko - 12-07-2023

(12-07-2023, 12:40 AM)London Lite Wrote:  I'm surprised it's taken FTV this long to provide a bulletin for younger people, the BBC and RTÉ have long established bulletins. Presumably this will also go on the Slash section of France.TV in addition to Franceinfo?

While not having a long-standing tradition such as the BBC (with Newsround) and the Dutch NOS (with Jeugdjournaal), France Télévisions has tried twice to air a newscast aimed at children in recent years: "À toi l'actu@" from 2000 to 2002, then "Mon Kanar" from 2002 to 2005. But a timeslot change and subsequent bad ratings caused the latter to be axed.

After that, LCI tried its own "Le Petit JT" in 2015 but it was short-lived.

Currently, in French television, only Arte has a newscast aimed at children, aptly named "Arte Journal Junior", broadcast since 2014. France Télévisions however airs "Un jour, une question" which is not a newscast but a short programme in which a news-related question is answered in the form of a narrated cartoon.

It will be interesting to see France Télévisions trying to aim at a teen demographic with a news format.

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - Medianext.MX - 14-07-2023

14 July, France National Day, and, again, a special day of programming on the main channels. On the occassion, some of its main presenters are being dispatched to specific spots to present behind-the-scenes preparations on the event, plus immersive reporting on the Parade, the specific arms of the French Army, Navy and Air Force, and the history behind them. Over at TF1 and LCI, its special morning programme began at 7am, with Gilles Bouleau, Anne-Claire Coudray, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, Denis Brogniart, François-Xavier Ménage and commentary by military expert Pierre Servent.

At France 2, its coverage, which began at 6h15 with Télématin, took on the occasion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and key anniversaries of some French Army, Navy and Air Force arms, as its presenters are participating in some of the proceedings. Alongside Julian Bugier, Maya Lauqué and Daniel Thévenot, France 2 presenters and journalists such as Anne-Sophie Lapix, Laurent Delahousse, Jean-Baptiste Marteau, Stéphane Bern and Jarry, plus French Olympic and Paralympic champions of the likes of Clarisse Agbégnénou, Alain Bernard and Théo Curin, and even astronaut Thomas Pesquet, are taking part of the special parade programme. As usual, the symphonic concert will air on prime time live from the Eiffel Tower, with Bern as emcee, followed by the usual fireworks display. The parade was simulcast live on Franceinfo and TV5Monde.

On BFMTV, Maxime Switek is presenting special coverage, with reporters live from key spots and special recorded reports. The programme is however, being presented from the Première édition studio, with analysts commenting the parade. At CNews, it is a two part strategy: Anthony Favalli from 6h-9h, and Laurence Ferrari from 9h until the end of the ceremony. Additionally, the post-parade interview traditionally done by TF1 and France 2 won’t take place this year (Macron has rarely done the interview during his administration, only doing it twice, in 2020 and 2022), but the Elysée said an interview will take place “in the next few days”.

https://www.ouest-france.fr/societe/fetes/14-juillet/14-juillet-a-quelle-heure-et-sur-quelles-chaines-regarder-le-defile-7cf392f4-20cf-11ee-99d3-d8f473980443 

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RE: French TV - News Discussion - London Lite - 14-07-2023

(14-07-2023, 02:41 PM)Medianext.MX Wrote:  14 July, France National Day, and, again, a special day of programming on the main channels. On the occassion, some of its main presenters are being dispatched to specific spots to present behind-the-scenes preparations on the event, plus immersive reporting on the Parade, the specific arms of the French Army, Navy and Air Force, and the history behind them. Over at TF1 and LCI, its special morning programme began at 7am, with Gilles Bouleau, Anne-Claire Coudray, Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, Denis Brogniart, François-Xavier Ménage and commentary by military expert Pierre Servent.

A small correction, TéléMatin started at 5.58am today on both France 2 and Franceinfo, the latter with a pushback. The normal weekend presenters did the warm-up to the parade complete with the usual on-screen branding and clock until around 8.45/8.50 when it switched to the 14 Julliet graphics.

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