The vote of French overseas citizens cannot be taken into account by TF1 for the Star Academy. The channel highlights “a technical problem”.
“We must count the votes of the West Indians. It is unacceptable that the votes of the West Indians are not counted,” said actress Firmine Richard on Saturday evening, present in the audience at the Star Academy to support Ebony.
The young candidate, daughter of Guadeloupean singer Thierry Cham and very supported in the Caribbean archipelago, was in fact unable to count on the vote of West Indian viewers. Which did not prevent her from winning the second semi-final facing Frank.
“A technical problem”
On the subject of votes outside mainland France, the TF1 channel is very clear. It is a technical problem which prevents it from counting the votes of the DROM-COM departments. This constraint is not limited to the Star Academy and concerns all games on the channel.
“Beyond the regulatory aspect, it is above all a technical problem which does not allow us to offer residents of overseas departments, regions and communities to play by telephone and/or SMS within the framework of the games interactive activities offered during our programs”, indicates TF1 on its website.
-“In this case, the overseas operators are not the same as in mainland France and the numbering plans and rules are different.”
The actress Firmine Richard from Guadeloupe, seen in the films Eight women by François Ozon and the two parts of Retirement homeand former municipal representative in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, is a fervent support of the candidate.
The extract from the semi-final of the Star Academyin which she vehemently demands that the vote of the West Indies be counted, was widely relayed and widely commented on on social networks.
