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The announcement of the new Quels jeux ! magazine, which will be the late night show airing after the Olympic broadcast day, has been completely chastised by the FranceTV Sport journalists unionised with the independent UNSA union. In an open letter, they denounce a proper highlights show has been on the works for a longtime, and was to be fully produced by FranceTV Sport teams.

The hiring of Léa Salamé and Michel Drucker, as well as the decision to not use any of FranceTV Sport’s journalists and/or pundits, has been taken in a very sour note by them; additionally, they denounced the decision to outsource the production of the new show to Hugo Clément’s production company Winter (they already make Quelle époque !, from which the show is being based).

IMHO, it looks like this is getting into a Wimbledon 2day-like scenario. I know the French are embracing indeed the Games, even more so France Télévisions, but viewers are accustomed to highlight shows after sporting events (for example, Vélo Club, which airs after each Tour de France day, or the short post-match debriefs after a French Open day). Additionally, Quelle époque ! has run often into hot water in many times, with its clash-ridden and often raunchy content not too dissimilar to what offer Touche pas à mon poste ! or even CNEWS’ L’heure des pros, and even what On n’est pas couché had.

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