France 24 ready for the Paralympic Games

27 August 2024

France 24 ready for the Paralympic Games

Following the success of its Olympic Games coverage in Paris, France 24 is gearing up to celebrate the upcoming Paralympic Games, taking place from August 28 to September 8. Special programming will be available across France 24’s four channels — in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish — as well as on its digital platforms. The coverage will feature special editions for the ceremonies and exclusive athlete portraits, along with in-depth analysis and reports focused on the achievements of athletes with disabilities. France 24 remains steadfast in its commitment to representing persons with disabilities in its productions and programmes, reaffirming through this special programming for the Paralympic Games its dedication to promoting the values upheld by parasports.

France 24’s special envoys will be on-site at the Paralympic Games, providing real-time reports on the competitions’ highlights: James Vasina, Paul Millar (EN), Cédric Ferreira, Stéphanie Trouillard, Romain Houeix (FR), Olivier Fiani, Allaoua Mezziani (AR), and Natalia Ruiz (ES).
Throughout the Paralympic Games, France 24’s four channels will feature a daily column broadcast ‘Paris Games’ and a ‘Sports News Bulletin.’ Both programmes will air multiple times during the day to ensure that audience across the globe do not miss any of the action.
On August 28, from 7:10 pm to 7:55 pm, France 24 will broadcast a special edition dedicated to the Paralympic Games opening ceremony. The event will be presented by Selina Sykes (EN), Benoît Perrochais (FR), and Athmane Taïbi (AR), as well as Luis Méndez and Eumar Esaá (ES), with guests in the studio and special envoys on-site.
On September 9, from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, France 24 will air a special edition focused on the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games, highlighting the key moments and the exceptional performances of the athletes. The coverage will be presented by Selina Sykes (EN), Benoît Perrochais (FR), and Fouzi Bendjama (AR), as well as Luis Méndez and Eumar Esaá (ES).
On the web, France 24 will offer articles, portraits, videos, and exclusive updates on a dedicated page. Competition results can also be found on france24.com

French international broadcasters ready for country’s elections

28 June 2024

French international broadcasters ready for country’s elections

Election nights and special editions

Sundays, 30 June and 7 July

Following President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to dissolve the National Assembly, French citizens will head to the polls once more on June 30 (first round) and July 7 (second round) to elect a new parliament. Radio France Internationale (RFI), France 24, and Monte Carlo Doualiya (MCD) are poised to deliver a comprehensive, multilingual coverage of this pivotal legislative election, accessible via television, radio, and digital platforms. With correspondents positioned at party campaign headquarters and various constituencies, France Médias Monde’s channels will ensure that the voices of candidates and voters are heard, provide detailed reporting on the election results, and gather initial reactions from both within France and internationally.

The three media outlets will offer dedicated special editions, debates, reports, and investigations to thoroughly examine the voting process. Additionally, France 24 in French, in partnership with the parliamentary channel LCP-Assemblée, will broadcast an extensive joint election night programme worldwide.

Joint election nights

On France 24 in French and the parliamentary channel LCP-Assemblée nationale:

Joint election nights from 7pm till midnight for both rounds of the election.

Analyses, decryptions, reports, and voting results with the correspondents present at the party headquarters and in nine constituencies.

On France 24 in Arabic and Monte Carlo Doualiya:

From 7:30pm till 10pm: Monte Carlo Doualiya – France 24 special joint edition.

On France 24

Throughout the election night, correspondents at the party headquarters and in different constituencies will provide live interventions on the four channels of France 24.

On France 24 in English:

From 7:30pm till 10pm, special edition presented by Gavin Lee and Nadia Massih, in the company of France 24’s columnist Mark Perelman and guests.

At 11pm, the channel in English will offer extended news bulletins to review the results.

On France 24 in French:

From 7pm till midnight: France 24 – LCP special joint edition.

On France 24 in Arabic:

From 7:30pm till 10pm: MCD – France 24 special joint edition.

At 10pm and 10:30pm, the channel in Arabic will offer special editions.

On France 24 in Spanish:

From 12:30pm till 3:30pm: special edition with guests and journalists present in different constituencies.

On france24.com and social media

On its website and mobile app, France 24 will offer articles, portraits, slideshows, and infographics related to the legislative election, as well as a liveblog to follow in real time the latest updates.

All the reports, interviews, and broadcasts by France 24, along with the exclusive developments, will be available on france24.com.

All times are Paris time = GMT+2

RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya at Cannes 2024

10 May 2024

RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya at Cannes 2024

As every year, RFI, France 24 and Monte Carlo Doualiya will be in Cannes to bring the world’s greatest film festival to their hundreds of millions of listeners, viewers and browsers on every continent.

The France Médias Monde group’s three outlets will be hosting daily television, radio and online specials – in French, English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Spanish, Fulfulde, Hausa, Khmer, Kiswahili, Mandinka, Persian, Portuguese, Brazilian, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian and Vietnamese – to convey filmmakers’ imaginary realms and their perspective on the world.

On news shows and online, special correspondents will cover the festival’s highlights with daily columns, reports and live broadcasts.

The top cultural magazines on France Médias Monde group channels and stations – Tous les cinémas du monde (RFI in French), À l’affiche ! (France 24 in French), Arts24 (France 24 in English), Carrusel de las Artes (RFI and France 24 in Spanish), ثقافة (France 24 in Arabic) and مراسي (Monte Carlo Doualiya) – will broadcast live from Cannes throughout the Festival.

[Source: FMM press release]

France 24 launches on Freeview UK

22 February 2024

France 24 launches on Freeview UK

France 24, the renowned international news channel launched on Freeview UK channel 266. This strategic expansion allows Freeview users across the UK to access France 24’s diverse and comprehensive coverage of global news, culture, and current affairs in French, English, Spanish and Arabic languages.

Freeview viewers can now enjoy France 24’s high-quality journalism, bringing a unique perspective on international events directly to their screens. With this launch, France 24 aims to further strengthen its presence in the UK market and provide Freeview audiences with a broader spectrum of global news content.

“We are excited to bring France 24 to Freeview users in the UK, offering a valuable addition to the UK news landscape,” said Tanya Kronfli, managing director of Global Distribution Services and France 24 distribution partner, “This expansion reflects our commitment to delivering engaging and diverse news coverage to the UK audiences using cutting-edge technology”.

“We are delighted that France 24 has joined the Freeview line-up. To have all 4 language feeds available on a single channel, on such a widely available platform, is great news and we are confident that UK viewers will appreciate our offer, whether in English, French, Spanish or Arabic.” said Serge Schick, Director of International Development and Commercial Resources.

France 24 is known for its 24/7 news programming, featuring in-depth analysis, interviews, and reports from correspondents around the globe. The channel covers a wide range of topics, including politics, business, culture, and sports, catering to a diverse and international audience.

The launch of France 24 on Freeview utilises the cutting-edge FAST SSAI & CDN, compatible with modern HbbTV-based TVs as well as older Freeview devices. This ensures maximum accessibility across the Freeview network.

France 24 gains ground in Kenya

5 January 2024

France 24 gains ground in Kenya

In Kenya, where the channel is broadcast on DTT, France 24 is known by more than a third of residents (34%) in Nairobi, the capital. 11% of them follow the channel per week, mainly in English. In addition to its DTT broadcast, three local channels which carry part of the France 24 programmes (KTN10, Y25411 and Kirk TV12) contribute significantly to its audience in the country.

In terms of its audience, France 24 has risen to the rank of the leading international news channel in Kenya.

On a qualitative level, this study carried out by Kantar makes it possible to measure the impression of France 24 among its viewers, 53% of whom say they know its programming very well. According to them, France 24 provides relevant and reliable information on many subjects, and 71% say they recommend it to those around them.

France 24 is available in 9.3 million TV households in Kenya, or 85% of all equipped Kenyan households. The English channel is received in 9.2 million households (almost all), the French channel is received by 0.5 million households and the Arabic channel by 0.2 million households.

*Source: Kantar, survey carried out from May 15 to 28, 2023, among a representative sample of the population aged 15 and over in the country’s capital: Nairobi