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Rumours are mounting over BFM TV's future: given the channel has been in a state of flux due to the wave of departures of many of its star presenters, increased denunciation of Marc-Olivier Fogiel's increased editorial interference, and decreasing ratings due to the success of CNEWS' right-wing opinion schedule and LCI's geopolitical focus, plus Altice struggling with massive debts and increased accusations of business fraud, there have been reports of the company wanting to sell a part or all of its French media division, the former NextRadioTV, which include RMC and BFM branded networks on TV and radio. Although serious media outlets have been reported such a process is underway, Altice owner and chairman Patrick Drahi has consistently denied these rumours.

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And yes, Clément Garin should be taken with a pinch of salt (successfully and rightly scooping Maxime Switek would take over Bruce Toussaint on its slot, but the possible transfer of Frédéric Taddeï being wrong), but this could also be vaguely plausible. Altice is reportedly in process of negotiating with shipping and logistics behemoth CMA CGM to take over the struggling network. The company owned by French-Lebanese mogul Rodolphe Saadé is reportedly wanting to increase its media property list, after successfully taking over La Provence in a bankruptcy bidding war with Xavier Niel, and successfully buying former business paper La Tribune, relaunched as a Sunday paper in October.

CMA CGM is reportedly wanting to take over the network by the end of the year. Some of the first moves which are being studied is doing away with Fogiel and Hervé Beroud, with CMA CGM's media director (and former France Télévisions, Radio France and Europe 1 news and content director) Laurent Guimier expanding his duties on La Tribune and La Provence to oversee the network.

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The company in question denied in a press release the announcements of Garin (sourced to Le Parisien's Benoît Daragon), and Altice Média chief Arthur Dreyfuss also denied the rumours, but former BBC Afrique journalist Abdel Khéra (who now works as an independent journalist and pundit on his X) has been told the discussions are still taking place, although the exact date is still unconfirmed and that both companies have been very cautious about the acquisition discussions.

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This could be a long-lasting saga for the next few weeks, but there is certainly still any outcome in the horizon. We will see what next...

Did not want to cite Garin yesterday but as you say, more sources picking it up now, so who knows really. Garin claims that employees at BFMTV have been informed, so the usual more reliable media news outlets should usually start picking up on it, alas they haven't yet done so (OZAP, Le Parisien).