France 24
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| Launched | 6 December 2006 |
| Network | Société de l'audiovisuel extérieur de la France |
| Country | France |
| Language | French, English, Arabic |
| Formerly called | Chaîne Française d'Information Internationale (before July 2006) |
| Website | www.france24.com |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital | DVB-T, LCN 11, Only in Italy |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 660 (French) |
| Eutelsat | |
| Freesat | Channel 205 (English) |
| Sky Digital (UK & Ireland) | Channel 513 (English) |
| SKY Italia | Channel 538 (French) |
| TV Vlaanderen Digitaal | Channel 55 (English) Channel 56 (French) |
| ZON TVCabo | Channel 208 (English), 209 (French) |
| Yes | Channel 104 |
| Cable | |
| Cablecom | Channel 114 Channel 309 (digital CH-D) |
| KDG | Channel 836(French), 849(English) - only in upgraded networks |
| MC Cable | Channel 88 (French), Channel 236 (English), Channel 321 (Arabic) |
| Naxoo | Channel 65 (French), Channel 227 (English) |
| UPC Romania | Channel 423 (digital with DVR) Channel 143 (digital) |
| ZON TVCabo | Channel 208 (English), 209 (French) |
| IPTV | |
| Alice Home TV | Channels 538 and 871 (French), Channel 590 (English) |
| TV di FASTWEB | Channel 89 (French) |
| Now TV | Channel 327 (English) |
| HKBN bbTV | Channel 737 (English) |
| Internet television | |
| Live Webcast | Watch (Free, English & French) |
| Livestation | Watch (Free, 502 Kbit/s, English & French) |
| Yalp.alice.it | English French (Available only to Italian IP addresses) |
France 24 (pronounced France vingt-quatre [fʁɑ̃s vɛ̃tkatʁ]) on all three editions) is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to DW-TV, NHK World and Russia Today, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through its own iPhone app. It started broadcasting on 6 December 2006.
Funded by the French government and based in Issy-les-Moulineaux,[1] near Paris, the channel broadcasts world news. Currently it offers variants in English and Arabic in addition to French.
It is run by a partnership between Groupe TF1 and France Télévisions (including France 2 and France 3), with some programmes sourced from Agence France-Presse, Radio France Internationale, TV5MONDE, Arte, Euronews, and La Chaîne parlementaire. It is funded by France with an annual budget of approximately €80 million.[2]
President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on 8 January 2008 that he was in favour of reducing France 24's programming to French only.[3]
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[edit] Programming
France 24 is broadcast on three channels: in French, in English, and in Arabic from 2pm to 12am Paris time (the rest of the time being in French or English depending on the viewer's location).[4][5]
France 24's programming is divided more or less equally between news coverage and news magazines or special reports.
Along with 260 journalists of its own, France 24 can call on the resources of the two main French broadcasters (Groupe TF1 and France Télévisions) as well as partners such as AFP and RFI. The CEO of France 24 is Alain de Pouzilhac. From the 19th of May, FRANCE 24 unveiled a new schedule that prioritizes the morning and evening slots, anchored live by the network’s editorial staff. More programming space than ever before will go to business, sport, culture and studio discussion.
[edit] Programming List
- The News
- In The Papers
- In The Weeklies
- Business
- The Business Interview
- Beyond Business
- The France 24 Interview
- Environment
- Face-Off
- The France 24 Debate
- Weather
- Health
- Fashion
- Culture
- World Generation
- Lessons For the Future
- Reporters
- Top Story
- Web News
- Sport
- Caring
- The Week In Africa
- The Week In Maghreb
- The Week In Asia
- The Week In Europe
- The Week In the Americas
- The Week In the Middle East
- The Week In France
- Markets
- Opinions
- Report
- Lifestyle
[edit] History
[edit] Channel inception
The media's perception was that the channel was a brainchild of former president Jacques Chirac, famous for defending the position of the French language in the world, specifically versus the English domination in this media category.[6]
[edit] Long-term goals
France 24 intends to give a different view of the news than the Anglophone leading international news channels BBC World News and CNN International. France 24 wants to put more emphasis on debate, dialogue and the role of cultural difference. It will also be competing with Deutsche Welle TV, Al Jazeera English, Russia Today and NHK World news channels. The Arabic programming competes with Al Jazeera's and Russia Today's Arabic channels.
The French government allocated around €100 million for the project. The European Commission gave the green light to France 24 in June 2006, saying it did not breach European Union state aid rules.
[edit] Availability
France 24 is available by satellite to most of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, as well as by cable and antenna to New York and Washington, DC. In the United States of America, Canada, Central and South America, France 24 is represented by the American telecommunication company New Line Television, headquartered in Miami, Florida. As of August 2010, the network also became available to subscribers to the satellite television Dish Network.[7]
The French, English and Arabic channels are all available live on the France 24 website, broadcast en direct in Windows Media format. On 1 April 2007, the Irish terrestrial channel TG4 began carrying retransmissions of France 24 overnight. Previously, it had retransmitted Euronews. France 24 is Also Available on Livestation
In 2007, France 24 started a VOD service on Virgin Media, allowing customers to access weekly news updates and programmes to watch when they choose.[citation needed] A free application means that France 24 is also available live and VOD on mobile phones throughout the world. An official App for the iPhone has also been released.
In October 2009, France24 Relaunched its website France24.com, with a complete video archive, as well as video on-demand service where you can watch any of the three channels in High Definition and with the ability to rewind the past 24 hours worth of programming. On 1 March 2010, France 24 released live streaming with experimental automatic transcription, in association with Yacast Media, the search engine Exalead, Vecsys Research, and Microsoft.[8]
On 2 March 2010 Iran blocked the news website of this French broadcaster[9].
[edit] References
- ^ "Contact Us." France 24. Retrieved on 29 October 2009.
- ^ Lagorce, Aude (Nov. 10, 2006). "France 24 to challenge CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera". MarketWatch (London). http://www.marketwatch.com/story/france-24-news-to-challenge-cnn-bbc.
- ^ La chaîne France 24 dans l'incertitude, Le Monde
- ^ http://www.france24.com/
- ^ Inside France 24
- ^ France launches News Channel, BBC News
- ^ "DISH Network Launches FRANCE 24". 2010-08-03. http://www.dishnetworkshop.com/blog/dish-network-launches-france-24/.
- ^ Laurent, Alexandre (2010-03-01). "France24.com: transcription écrite automatique". Clubic. http://www.clubic.com/actualite-327594-france24-transcription-ecrite-automatique.html. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ "Iran blocks news website: French broadcaster". Google News. Apr 2, 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iFYXj_MOunVf1-1jZFBlZHj4VMGw.
[edit] External links
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- Official Site
- Official Dailymotion channel
- Official English Youtube channel
- Official French Youtube channel
- Observer France 24
- France 24 pre-launch promo trailer
- France 24's article on Center on Public Diplomacy's wikipedia
- How to watch France 24 for Free via Satellite in North America
[edit] Launch coverage
- France launches world TV channel, BBC News
- France launches global news channel, Al Jazeera English
- Channel provides market with Gallic spin, CNN
