Since early September, the group’s channels TF1 (TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films and LCI, editor’s note) are no longer broadcast by Canal+. The cause ? TF1 would claim to Canal+ an increase of 50% compared to the price of the previous contract, which expired on Wednesday August 31 at midnight.
In a statement, the encrypted channel said: “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”. In response, Channel One said it took “deed” and “strongly deplores” this decision which has the effect of “depriving its subscribers of the channels and services they pay for in their subscription”. Nevertheless, she “remains open to discussions with a view to finding an agreement quickly so as not to further penalize the millions of viewers who receive the group’s channels via Canal+”.
This arm wrestling penalizes many households! Our colleagues from Parisian went to meet some of them whose testimonies have been brought together in this article titled: “In the white zone, the collateral victims of the TF1-Canal + crisis: ‘We miss Marie-Sophie Lacarrau'”. The presenter of the 1 p.m. news shared it in her Instagram story, taking care to add:
This case has been brought to court and a decision will be rendered on September 22. In the meantime, the channels that are no longer broadcast by Canal+ are visible on Free, SFR, Bouygues Telecom, Orange, Molotov and Salto.
To see also: “Soft and tasteless”, “Absent or on vacation”, “Rendez-nous Jacques Legros”: Marie-Sophie Lacarrau criticized since her return to 1 p.m. on TF1!
Adam Javal-Fauconnier