[matthieu1221]

I'll think up of some other points later but for now:
- TV news (well news channels) not doing particularly well is a UK thing. Look right across the Channel and the news channels in France are doing phenomenally well and account for nearly 10% of the total viewing share on a normal day.
- The key to this? None of them do rolling news anymore. BFMTV (and franceinfo) remains most closely to a pure 'news channel' but they have gone into the debates and other panels that you'd see on CNEWS, the equivalent of GB News here.
- Panels don't have to be shouting pundits from opposite political viewpoints. LCI has the highest view length out of the 4 and they have (mostly) Ukraine coverage for most of the day with experts on the matter day and night. They'll likely revert to more general international coverage when the war ends but they've firmly established themselves as an international analysis channel (very important when most French viewers don't have the equivalent of a Sky box with international channels -- channels which would not be in French anyway).
- They handle big events splendidly. BFMTV in particular. They've become an instinct, as much as the main generalist channels, for watching events such as the Coronation, Funeral, Death of the Queen, you name it. Whenever the generalist channels don't cover events like these, the news channels (in particular BFMTV) shoot ahead. Such an instinct doesn't seem to exist here.
- It has flair, it's engaging. There isn't the stuck-up (which is slightly stereotyped but I guarantee there's a difference) British news presentation. It's generally the opposite of the Sky News style of news presentation. Wouldn't go as far to say that it's sensationalist, but it's definitely lively.

In short, they do things that social media can't. They've moved away from 'just' the news, which you can check at any time on your mobile device. What won't and shouldn't be happening is presenterless bulletins. In France, this is pretty much synonymous with a strike. It's very lifeless (even with VT reports) and you may as well just watch news clips on social media. It's like trying to watch No Comment on Euronews for extended periods of time.

Separately, I don't quite get the CBSN newswheel streaming concept to be very honest. Struggling to see how it's been such a success (it has to be if NBC and networks are doing the same?).