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This weekend was a weekend of goodbyes over at France 3, as the current 12/13-19/20 formula gives way to the new composite Ici regional news format. Friday, Carole Gaessler made a low key but emotional farewell as she prepares to take over the new Aux jeux citoyens ! magazine. Although rumours were told it might debut tomorrow, there is still no fixed date for the premiere.

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Then, this evening, Catherine Matausch gave her final words before her retirement to viewers… disastrously. Automation at FTV’s MCR was not put into pause, cutting off the final seconds of her speech to air a commercial break before the regional weather and Stade 2 (and also before the 20h ad-free rule went into force).

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Fortunately, Laurent Delahousse was quick to rescue the cut-off part of the speech and reaired it at the end of today’s 20h Week-end, followed by kind words from Delahousse himself…

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Additionally, France 3’s Twitter page reposted the full speech, and promptly apologised for the incident; the station’s MCR manager on duty Delphine Neden also apologised:

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