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Big surprise as Laurent Ruquier, who is leaving France 2, will be joining Julie Hammett for the 20/21 slot. He says in this interview with Le Parisien he had also had an offer from TF1 to be on LCI. The show won't be launching till October though.
www.leparisien.fr 

Not a great start for Ruquier's hiring... Le Parisien (paywall) is reporting the move was made due to his close relationship with Marc-Olivier Fogiel (BFMTV's director), who dates back to when they worked at Canal+ in the late 90s. Additionally, the article cites an investigative report from the left-wing investigative outlet Off-Investigation (created by Jean-Baptiste Rivoire, a well-known investigative journalist known for his journalistic work on Canal+, where he created Spécial Investigation and attacked Bolloré's decision to drop the show), accusing Fogiel of an increasingly aggressive management style, accusations of increased bias towards Macron, and the decision to not use the word "police violence" being hotly contested by the newsroom journalists.

www.leparisien.fr 

Here's the three part investigation previously mentioned (volunteer-led paywall):

www.off-investigation.fr 
www.off-investigation.fr 
www.off-investigation.fr 

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Back to this, in an interview with Ozap/Puremédias, Ruquier told the concept of the slot he will helm with Hammett is still being on work. Hoping it doesn't become a L'Heure des Pros-like show, full of incessant clash, or something like On n'est pas couché !

Translated into English:

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"We still have to see with Marc-Olivier Fogiel. All happened very quickly, that's why we're starting in October. In the meantime, we're going to think about setting up a team with Julie Hammett, with whom I am going to get to know. I'm thinking of new voices, new faces. I'm someone who knows how to distribute the word, that's my trademark. I'll be there to editorialise the slot, to make sometimes new choices, and at the same time to follow the latest news and perhaps also take another look, another angles to it. I'm here for that too"

www.ozap.com 

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Over at France 2, Hugo Clément will have a new talk show on the rentrée, which reminds of the controversial Ça se discute talker with Jean-Luc Delarue. Produced by Thierry Ardisson, the talker will have a format similar to Ça se discute, but will also have an increased interactive element.

www.huffingtonpost.fr 

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Finally, this paywalled Télérama article is an exclusive insight on how the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will have an important presence in France Télévisions' programming and schedule during next season and in the run-up to the games. The new Aux jeux, citoyens ! magazine will finally launch next Monday (July 24).

www.telerama.fr