The decision of the Council of State does not satisfy Canal+. This Friday, November 22, 2024, the private group reacted to AFP, through the voice of Gérald-Brice Viret, to the press release in which the highest administrative court rejected C8's “premature” appeal against the loss of its frequency TNT after February 28, 2025.”For the Council of State, it's too early but, for our employees, it's too late“, fumes the general director of Canal+ France in charge of programs and antennas.
“February 28 is tomorrow”
The body considered on Friday that this appeal was “inadmissible“because it was filed before the procedure was finalized by Arcom.”The administrative judge cannot be contacted at this stage against this “pre-selection” list which does not constitute either an award for the candidates appearing there, nor rejection of their application for the others.“, assures the Council of State. In other words, an appeal can only be filed in December 2024, after the officialization by the audiovisual regulator of the list of candidates selected for the allocation of DTT frequencies.
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“This decision seems improbable and incomprehensible to us.“, continued Gérald-Brice Viret. “There are 400 employees who are waiting with great anxiety for what will happen from February 28“added the leader.”February 28 is tomorrow. We send out the end-of-year schedules, and employees ask me: 'What do we do from March 1st?'. I have 400 families who depend on this“and have”a sword of Damocles above the head“, argued the Canal+ executive.
According to him, Chairman and CEO Maxime Saada and the other leaders of the Canal+ group will meet “from Monday“to discuss a possible future appeal.”There is real enthusiasm around C8“, assured Gérald-Brice Viret, citing the petition launched by the channel to request the maintenance of its frequency. It had 830,000 signatures on Friday afternoon.
