French Want Their Own 'CNN'

Mutt · 03-28-2003

What a pathetic bunch these miserable French are. As if anybody would watch a French all news channel. The only way anybody will watch this is if they hire French whores to read the news.

Need a good name for the channel. I can't come up with one now.

New York Daily News
Friday, March 28th, 2003

France plans news channel
By LIZA KLAUSSMANN in Paris
PHYLLIS FURMAN in New York
DAILY NEWS WRITERS

Call it Chirac's revenge.

After leading the opposition to the war in Iraq, the French
government's speeding ahead with plans to launch its own version of
CNN.

It would beam a French point of view to news viewers around the
globe.

With a mission to improve "French influence in the world," the yet
unnamed channel would compete with global news giants like CNN and
Britain's BBC.

"France would like to think of itself as a major player in the
world," said Stephen Hess, a senior fellow at media think tank
Brookings Institution. "I don't see a market for it."

The programing might include reports along the lines of one broadcast
last night on France's TF1 television net:

"The British and Americans say they've taken control of the port of
Um Kasr, Iraq's only outlet to the sea. But the Iraqui ministry of
information denies this, declaring that the coalition forces only
control one dock."

The new network, set to launch next year, would initially broadcast
in French, and would possibly spawn English, Arab and Spanish
versions.

The French prime minister's office has set an April 22 deadline for
proposals from media companies interested in running the Franco CNN.
The pitches will be reviewed by French President Jacques Chirac.

Leading contendors include TF1, state-owned France Television, or
TV5, a French version of PBS, French media sources said. Also likely
to be involved is the French news agency Agence France Presse and
state owned Radio France Internationale.

The idea for CNN a la Francais dates to 1989. It was revived by
Chirac last year and gained momentum with the war.

The conflict has prompted ratings to surge on all-news cable networks
as viewers have become fixated on getting up-to-the-minute
information.

But without an all news network, France hasn't been able to
capitalize on the ratings surge.

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Mutt Members Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,087	What a pathetic bunch these miserable French are. As if anybody would watch a French all news channel. The only way anybody will watch this is if they hire French whores to read the news. Need a good name for the channel. I can't come up with one now. New York Daily News Friday, March 28th, 2003 France plans news channel By LIZA KLAUSSMANN in Paris PHYLLIS FURMAN in New York DAILY NEWS WRITERS Call it Chirac's revenge. After leading the opposition to the war in Iraq, the French government's speeding ahead with plans to launch its own version of CNN. It would beam a French point of view to news viewers around the globe. With a mission to improve "French influence in the world," the yet unnamed channel would compete with global news giants like CNN and Britain's BBC. "France would like to think of itself as a major player in the world," said Stephen Hess, a senior fellow at media think tank Brookings Institution. "I don't see a market for it." The programing might include reports along the lines of one broadcast last night on France's TF1 television net: "The British and Americans say they've taken control of the port of Um Kasr, Iraq's only outlet to the sea. But the Iraqui ministry of information denies this, declaring that the coalition forces only control one dock." The new network, set to launch next year, would initially broadcast in French, and would possibly spawn English, Arab and Spanish versions. The French prime minister's office has set an April 22 deadline for proposals from media companies interested in running the Franco CNN. The pitches will be reviewed by French President Jacques Chirac. Leading contendors include TF1, state-owned France Television, or TV5, a French version of PBS, French media sources said. Also likely to be involved is the French news agency Agence France Presse and state owned Radio France Internationale. The idea for CNN a la Francais dates to 1989. It was revived by Chirac last year and gained momentum with the war. The conflict has prompted ratings to surge on all-news cable networks as viewers have become fixated on getting up-to-the-minute information. But without an all news network, France hasn't been able to capitalize on the ratings surge.