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French ’CNN rival’ to start 2004 |
2003-09-30 |
A French 24-hour international news channel designed to rival the BBC and CNN should be on the air by late next year after state approval of a public-private consortium to run the broadcaster. "This channel will exist," said Bernard Brochand, as he released his report on what has become known as a "CNN a la francaise". State financing for the television channel - whose annual budget for the first five years has been put at EUR 70 million (USD 80 million) - would be fast-tracked, he said. Its programmes would not be available to homes in France, where TF1 has its own all-news channel, LCI, but would be beamed across the rest of Europe, as well as to Africa, the Middle East and to Central Asia. The French foreign ministry, currently headed by Dominique de Villepin, would likely be in charge of the channel, Brochand said, though he added that the government would formally decide that aspect later. Even though Brochand said "it is absolutely essential that this channel be independent," he also stressed that its vocation was to be "the voice of France." "This channel will encourage the expression of a French vision which is more necessary than ever in the world today," Raffarin said in a statement Monday. |
Posted by:Seafarious |
#16 I have a great slogan for the new French network: "BBC with an attitude". |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-30 11:05:45 PM |
#15 Le Pravda mon ami |
Posted by: Cheddarhead 2003-9-30 8:34:59 PM |
#14 Bernard Brochand is the brother of the director of french intelligence (DGSE), Pierre Brochand. Add the tutellage of Dominique Galouzeau ("De Villepin" being a nobility family name he bought), and you'll get perfect independence for this french CNN. |
Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-30 3:13:12 PM |
#13 They'll be more competition for Al Jazeera than CNN |
Posted by: g wiz 2003-9-30 2:25:22 PM |
#12 Américains bêtes! Nos grandes nouvelles dirigent vous rapetisseront CNN chétif. Bientôt nous vous aurons tous Français qui parlent, mangeant le fromage, et rendre! |
Posted by: John F. Kerry (French looking Vietnam Vet) 2003-9-30 12:59:27 PM |
#11 Yes, JFM, and King Kong's gate was included in the fire. Hmmm, what's the matter, Jack, why don't you want your program viewed in the US? |
Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-30 12:07:17 PM |
#10 There is another differnce with CNN: I will have to feed the
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Posted by: JFM 2003-9-30 12:01:22 PM |
#9 Tim Blair is holding a "Name That Network" contest La frog de surrender. |
Posted by: Charles 2003-9-30 11:28:09 AM |
#8 Update: Tim Blair is holding a "Name That Network" contest... |
Posted by: Seafarious 2003-9-30 11:25:05 AM |
#7 Let me see... it's supposed to be independent, and managed by the foreign minister? That sounds downright soviet. |
Posted by: Phil Fraering 2003-9-30 11:24:16 AM |
#6 I guess they were jealous of the BBC they needed a department of lies, embellishments, and deceits as well. |
Posted by: Jarhead 2003-9-30 11:09:38 AM |
#5 They'll be calling it A la Jazeera, surely. |
Posted by: Bulldog 2003-9-30 11:07:36 AM |
#4 "Thw World According To Dominique - It's Simplisme!" nice, I'm sure everyone would like to have the news read down to them by a French waiter... |
Posted by: Frank G 2003-9-30 10:58:36 AM |
#3 Even though Brochand said "it is absolutely essential that this channel be independent," he also stressed that its vocation was to be "the voice of France." Why bother? The only words necessary are cheese and surrender. Don't need much of a voice for that. |
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-30 10:56:53 AM |
#2 hahaha, can you say la propaganda network des frogs....... |
Posted by: Jarhead 2003-9-30 10:56:30 AM |
#1 Other than one of them being in French, what will the difference be? |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-9-30 10:55:15 AM |