Ending clap programmed for “William at noon!” on C8

According to information from Parisian , “William at noon!”it’s over. The teams of the show hosted by William Leymergie were informed that the program would disappear at the same time as the channel C8namely February 28. In the case, of course, where the appeal presented by the group owned by Vincent Bolloré before the Council of State does not bear fruit.

This daily, which combines practical advice and decryptions on consumer topics, would not be part of the content expected to migrate to CStar, in the event of the closure of the Eight. Obviously due to low notoriety and audiences.

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Around 200,000 viewers follow “William at noon!” every day, presented since 2017 on the channel by William Leymergieformer face of “Télématin” who remained in the public service for around thirty years. On C8, the host was surrounded by a group made up of Caroline Ithurbide, Sandrine Arcizet, Roland Perez and Caroline Delage.

“It wasn’t Delphine Ernotte who thanked me, it was Vincent Bolloré who came to get me! I say this because some media have assumed the oppositehe confided in 2019. It wasn’t an easy decision. I was leaving a huge machine for a smaller structure. But I had looked around a little. On C8, I found concerns and even beginner reflexes…”

The scheduled shutdown of the channel could mean retirement time for William Leymergie, aged 78, next February, unless he finds a base with another broadcaster. Or is offered another program on CStar.

In the meantime, he will continue to present his show on Europe 1. Since 2021, and after having hosted a program there between 2005 and 2008, Sophie Davant’s companion cornaque “Balades en France”. An event that highlights various corners of France, their know-how or remarkable sites.