Since the beginning of September, the channels of the TF1 group (TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films and LCI, editor’s note) are no longer broadcast by Canal +. In question ? The first channel would demand from the encrypted channel a 50% increase compared to the price of the previous contract, which expired on Wednesday August 31 at midnight. “Faced with these unfounded and unreasonable demands for channels which are accessible free of charge for all and which must remain so, the Canal + group, a long-standing partner of the TF1 Group, is forced to give up broadcasting these channels in metropolitan France.“, replied Canal + via a press release.
Invited Wednesday September 28 on franceinfo, the boss of the info of the TF1 group, Thierry Thuillier, was not very optimistic about the unblocking of the situation.We are in a deadlock with no prospect of recovery“, he declared. Faced with a way out of the crisis which could for the moment be very distant, TF1 has therefore decided to bring out the heavy artillery so as not to deprive its behemoths of information from its audiences.
Thus, since September 20, the faithful of the “12 noon shots”, midday game presented by Jean-Luc Reichmann which precedes the “13 Hours”, have had the unpleasant surprise of now noting the presence of two advertising breaks, instead of just one in the past. A trick supposed to prevent those present in front of the midday program from fleeing towards the competition since now, the program presented by Nathalie Lecoultre’s companion ends just before Marie-Sophie Lacarrau’s diary.
A choice that has still set fire to Twitter for a few days: “2 ad breaks on #les12coupsdemidi is one too many. I think I’ll be better off now watching #tlmvpsp on France 2 with @lboccolini”, “Is this a joke? They continued to send the ad at the start of the show, it makes me want to watch the show more”, “Bye-bye #Les12CoupsDeMidi #marredespubs hello #TLMVPSP”, “Are we there then? 2 advertising breaks per show since yesterday.. It’s really pathetic, I’m skipping this time it’s over #les12coupsdemidi #TF1“.
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