Arcom has decided to no longer broadcast the channels C8 et NRJ 12 from 2025. According to information from our colleagues at Parisianthe host of “TPMP” would be close to divorce with Canal +, but the group responded to these rumors.
Every day, the show “Touche pas à mon poste” brings together more than a million viewers, making it the most viewed program ahead of “Quotidien” presented by Yann Barthès. While Cyril Hanouna has been working with Canal + for 12 years, the future of the host within the Bolloré empire is more than uncertain and is preparing to leave the group, according to information from our colleagues at Parisian.
Officially, “Touche pas à mon poste” will be broadcast daily “until February 28, 2025 but not beyond”says a source close to the matter. “Everyone is wondering about the future of Hanouna here, but no one dares to talk about it. It’s a taboo subject. The more time passes, the more obvious it seems that they hold him responsible for the closure “It’s going to be very complicated for him to stay.”says an executive working with Vincent Bolloré. According to him, “it’s dead, divorce is inevitable”.
Canal +’s response
The day after the article published by the French daily, Gérald-Brice Viret, general director of Canal +responded on his X account (formerly Twitter) and contradicted the information shared. “We are deploying all our efforts to consider alternatives to preserve the presence of Cyril Hanouna on our channels after 12 years of loyalty and friendship with the group.”he wrote.
By not preselecting C8 for the renewal of its frequency, the@Arcom_fr threatens the continuation of the channel’s flagship shows, such as @TPMP. Contrary to what is stated in the article @le_Parisien below we are making every effort to consider… https://t.co/mlJbWs9R1q
— Gérald-Brice Viret ud83cuddebud83cuddf7 (@gbviret) https://twitter.com/gbviret/status/1847931119208964134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
“Our commitment to Cyril Hanouna, one of the most talented and recognized animators in France, is unwavering. It is also about providing our full support to the 400 employees whose jobs are directly threatened by this decision and for whom This situation is particularly worrying.”added the general director of Canal +.
The latter concluded by recalling that C8 is the number 1 TNT channel and that an appeal to the Council of State was filed in order to counter Arcom’s decision.
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