The pretenders of the frequencies TNT occupied by TF1 and M6, whose authorizations mature in early May, had until Monday noon to demonstrate their intention to apply.
by Aude Dassonville
M6 must he worry about his future? Like TF1, the chain led by Nicolas de Tavernost had until January 16 at midday to ask the Arch (ex-CSA) to “have the electronic deposit methods of the application” to the renewal of the frequency it occupies on TNT. In other words, the first two private channels had until this date to claim the email address where transmitting, on January 23 at the latest, a complete file in order to continue their activity on channels 1 and 6 beyond Next May 5, date of the end of their current authorization. But a third man was invited in the process: the founder of Free, Xavier Niel (also a shareholder on an individual basis of the world), would also have manifested his wish to have the famous link.
This initiative, which his entourage refuses to confirm, is only a half-surfre. Twice already, the boss of NJJ (the personal holding company of the boss of Iliad) tried in vain to get his hands on M6. The first time, TF1 had been chosen by Bertelsmann (owner of 48.3 % of the company holding the M6 group, RTL Group) to merge.
When, in mid-September, the two bride and grooms have given up married and M6 was quickly put up for sale, Xavier Niel again tried his luck. The seller had finally given up separating from his channel. But the businessman did not abdicate, and on November 30, the vice-president of Iliad, Maxime Lombardini, and the lawyer François Sureau went to ask the Arch to loosen the calendar in order to to have time to tie an alternative chain project to that of M6. This authority, which set the date of presentation of the files on January 23 and not in mid-February as the two men hoped, did not seem to take into account.
fictions, documentaries and Information
Sketched in large lines that day, Xavier Niel’s project should be better derived in terms of fictions -M6 produces few TV movies of the first part of the evening, for example -, documentaries or even information that the chain. In recent weeks, moreover, representatives of the businessman have met with players in the sector, unions and professional organizations, in order to assert their ambitions.
In an interview with Figaro mid-December, Nicolas de Tavernost announced that it was timely wanting to” strengthen “the investments of the channel” in Programs and production “, and” study the possibility of a daily soap “(in 2008, a first attempt of this type, no secret between us, had only held a few weeks).
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