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To other news, France 3 veteran Catherine Matausch is retiring from France Télévisions, the upcoming launch of the Ici newscasts being the reason for the move. Carole Gaessler will debut her new Olympic magazine later this summer, after numerous delays, whilst Émilie Tran Nguyen will get an increased role at France 5's infotainment show C à vous, including currently anchoring the first part from the Paris loft (with Patrick Cohen, Matthieu Belliard and Mohamed Bouhafsi) as the rest of the show's presenters (Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine, Pierre Lescure and Bertrand Chameroy) move to Cannes for a Festival-oriented second half of the show, direct from the Promenade with a live studio audience and star guests, as part of France Télévisions' greatly expanded coverage of the event.
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An update to this: it looks like Émilie Tran Nguyen might be eventually leaving France Télévisions altogether: in an interview with Télé Loisirs, she told reporter Anne-Claire Dugas is studying options to move on, but she is not leaving out the idea of becoming joker for Anne-Elizabeth Lemoine on C à vous, on the heels of her tenure during Cannes, where alongside Belliard and Bouhafsi (Cohen was actually in Cannes alongside Lemoine, Lescure and Chameroy), she was joined by guest chroniqueurs, including FTV political editor Nathalie Saint-Cricq and YouTuber Jean Massiet. Her final show on France 3's 12/13 is July 7.

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And, after being named co-host of France Inter's weekend morning show, Ali Baddou is leaving C l'hebdo and C à vous' joker duties. According to Le Parisien, Tran Nguyen might also compatibilise the joker duties with the presenting chair on the Saturday version of the show.

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Still with C à vous and Patrick Cohen, he was being tapped as Marc Fauvelle's replacement on Franceinfo Radio; although the idea was supported by Radio France PDG Sibyle Veil, it was nixed by content director Laurence Bloch, as he thought the move risked the audience leadership of Nicolas Demorand and Léa Salamé over at France Inter (whose ratings have been the highest in many years), leading Veil to follow suit, citing "high costs", his "too old" age not helping to build a "modern identity" to the slot, and the fact his often aggressive style of presentation (at a degree he also expresses his opinions on hot-button stories) is not a fit for the station's "news-oriented star".

This move was hotly contested by Cohen, declaring himself "the victim of a vendetta", forcing his unilateral resignation, as he would only have his France Culture weekly show, L'Esprit Public, in the new season.

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The move caused a stir on Franceinfo's radio newsroom (especially its union members), leading Veil to an emergency town hall:

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Still on the world of infotainment show crossovers, Sophie Dupont is leaving TMC's Quotidien, where she was one of its star political chroniqueurs. She has been hired by BFM TV to be their main reporter covering the National Rally (RN). This hasn't been well-received by party members, asking them to boycott interviews with the Altice news network.

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Carole Gaessler's new after-19/20 venture has a name: the Paris Olympics daily magazine show will be named Aux jeux citoyens ! The new show starts July 3, and the 30-minute format will have famed Olympians and Paralympians serving as reporters and chroniqueurs, including Théo Curin, Stéphane Diagna, Laure Manaudou, and Marie-José Pérec. Alongside reports, interviews and debriefs, the show will air three daily segments bringing news, history capsules and information on Games venues and events. The show will air during the slot currently occupied by Samedi d'en rire : La quotidienne.

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