At the end of February, the Canal+ group channel will stop broadcasting. As a result, several shows such as “William at Noon” will stop.
Thursday January 16, TF1 celebrated with great fanfare and on its premises the new season of “Dancing with the Stars”. For this 14th edition of the competition presented by Camille Combal, several personalities were present: the swimmer Florent Manaudou, the former footballers Adil Rami and Frank Leboeuf, the former Miss France Ève Gilles, the actresses Charlotte de Turckheim and Mayane, the singers Lénie , Jungeli and Julie Zenatti, the former “Koh-Lanta” adventurer Claude Dartois, the journalist and commentator Nelson Monfort, and the host Sophie Davant .
Since 2022, the latter has been in a relationship with William Leymergie and it was only very recently that they made their relationship official. The host of “William à midi” on C8 does not look favorably on his partner’s participation in “Dancing with the Stars”. “By participating in entertainment like this, by getting naked, by dancing like that, maybe you won’t be offered serious shows anymore”he told her. “I don’t see how it’s incompatible because I think it’s a family show that displays good values. I don’t see how it’s incompatible to show yourself as you are precisely to then have other plans. It provoked discussions”she admitted.
“This decision is the signature of injustice”
-Sophie Davant on the shutdown of C8
Another subject that is at the heart of their conversations: the shutdown of C8. Accused of flouting its obligations and sanctioned on multiple occasions by Arcom, the Canal+ group channel has had its frequency withdrawn and will stop broadcasting on February 28, 2025. A decision which obviously does not delight William Leymergie who has been in office since 2017. “It’s still incredible to stop the channel that works best on TNTlamented Sophie Davant. William is currently making audience records. On Wednesday, he had almost 500,000 viewers, which is huge at that time for a small TNT channel.she emphasized with a certain touch of pride.
If the fate of certain C8 shows is still pending, mainly “Touche pas à mon poste!” presented by Cyril Hanouna, it is noted that “William à midi” will not have the right to a sequel on another channel of the Canal+ group. A decision which inevitably affects the 77-year-old host but also his partner. “I’m sad to see him so sad”admitted Sophie Davant before recalling: “It’s a whole team, many unemployed employees, this decision is the signature of injustice”.