DECRYPTION – The challenges of the two channels against the current procedure for the allocation of 15 frequencies are judged ” inadmissible because premature ».
C8 and NRJ12 lost the first round. On Friday, the Council of State deemed “inadmissible” the appeal of the two channels, owned respectively by Canal+ and NRJ Group, against the upcoming loss of their TV frequency on TNT. Reason: these appeals were filed before the procedure was finalized by Arcom, the audiovisual regulator.
However, as the public rapporteur reminded us last week during the hearing, we cannot attack a procedure until it has been completed. « The case law is firmly established » for around thirty years, he insisted. As often, the Council of State followed the recommendations of the public rapporteur, estimating the requests of the channels “ inadmissible because premature ».
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