Vivendi’s Controversial French C8 Channel Loses TNT Frequency In Bombshell TV Authority Decision
deadline.comControversial French free-to-air channel C8, a subsidiary of Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group, is set to lose its TNT frequency, following a bombshell decision by France’s Arcom audiovisual and digital communication authority.
The body is in the process of renewing the 15 licenses for France’s terrestrial frequencies and has been auditioning existing frequency holders and new applicants since the spring ahead of a decision.
There have been questions over whether C8 would retain its frequency for some time. C8, which is home to the controversial populist presenter Cyril Hanouna and his provocative chat show Touche pas à mon poste, has racked up close to $8.2 M (€7.6M) in Arcom fines on various counts of lack of honesty and political plurality in recent years.
The chain was among two existing frequency holders, alongside NRJ12, missing from a list of pre-selected candidate channels announced by Arcom on Wednesday.
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