A great veil of uncertainty surrounds the future of Cyril Hanouna and his flagship show “Touche pas à mon poste”. Despite a petition collecting more than a million signatories, C8 will be forced to suspend its broadcast after the decision confirmed by Arcom on Wednesday December 11. The same evening, the channel's star presenter announced the end of his weekend show “Face à Hanouna”, to concentrate on his weekday talk show. “January and February will be the last months. I tell you, we are going to put the entire budget into 'TPMP'“, he indicated, adding that his show, normally stopped on February 28, would resume on March 3.”We are trying to find out where now. We work with the big bosses”, revealed the troublemaker, while several hypotheses (CStar, a specially created platform?) were studied.
“No project has yet been finalized”
Despite this accumulation of doubts, Cyril Hanouna can count on the strong support of Maxime Saada, the chairman of the board of directors of Canal+. In a long interview given to “Figaro”, this December 14, the boss of the private group confided his “want to continue the story with” the host who assures him more or less 2 million viewers every evening. “Cyril Hanouna is a partner, an ally from the start. C8 stops and the question is: how to write the sequel now? We are discussing it”said the leader who has always taken responsibility for the excesses of “Baba”. “No project has yet been finalized”he assured, suggesting intense reflection during the end-of-year holidays and the weeks that follow.
Focused on the IPO of Canal+ on the stock market
Maxime Saada is already busy with the entry of Canal+ on the London Stock Exchange on Monday December 16. The audiovisual group, which is carrying out a social plan concerning 250 positions, is opening a new chapter in its history by leaving the fold of Vivendi. “Canal+ is now ready to compete with or partner with the biggest audiovisual players in the world”affirms the one who does not expect an immediate impact on the results. “We will measure it within two to three years”he said about the success of this IPO potentially valued at 6.8 billion euros.
