Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Reform of public broadcasting: final stage against a backdrop of strike

The bill, whose flagship measure is the abolition of advertising at France Televisions, has ceased since late October to be the subject of various amendments, and often controversial, to the special commission to examine .
The main points of the project, Jules Lavie (0'55 ")


UMP members have replaced the 3% tax on private channels, desired by the government to fund the shortfall for France Televisions, with a flexible fee may vary between 1.5% and 3%. A measure immediately denounced by the left and unions as a "gift to TF1." The majority also replaced the 0.9% tax on turnover of telecom operators by a progressive tax of between 0.5% and 0.9% depending on the results.

The mobilization has resulted in the morning by "disturbances" affecting the smooth running of antennas, as on France Inter. Or France Culture, which broadcast the music to 7am.
Elsewhere, as on our antenna or France 2, the editions were in "special".
Philippe Rochot, reporter for France 2, is on strike ... (0'30 ")


Very virulent against the "democratic regression" organized by law on public broadcasting, François Bayrou called Sunday a motion of censure is filed on it. The leader of the MoDem first denounced the proposed appointment of the President of France Televisions by the state and not by the Supreme Audiovisual Council. Furthermore, it is concerned about the "tourniquet" that represent the financial end of advertising for public broadcasters. Finally, the former presidential candidate believes that the procedures for the purpose of advertising is an "absolutely remarkable gift to private channels", which should also see their contributions reduced compared to the original bill.

We must reach an annual 450 million euros to compensate for the elimination of advertising from January 5 after 20h at France Televisions, its total disappearance is scheduled for late 2011. Before the rise of shield unions as "murder rule" the latest amendments, the government has increased the reassuring. In turn, the Culture Minister Christine Albanel and the chairman of the special commission Jean-François Copé reiterated that the sum of 450 million euros was "guaranteed" because "in the Finance Act 2009".
Impact of reform: many posts will be deleted. What welcomes a spokesman for the UMP he Frédéric Lefebvre. (0'52 ")


The bill, which also provides an annual indexation of the fee - currently 116 EUR - on inflation, also expands the use of advertising by private channels, including establishing second cut in the dissemination of fiction and films.

A France Televisions, the Inter sector called for the strike for Tuesday and demonstrated outside the National Assembly. "Employees are aware that the majority want our death and the reply will be at the level of aggression," says Jean-François Tealdi, member of the Inter of public broadcasting, citing amendments going "beyond of what was expected. "
Jean-François Tealdi, of the Inter has a very hard words against Nicolas Sarkozy ... (0'45 ")


The bill must be examined urgently - the vote is expected on December 9 in the National Assembly, the next day in the Senate - and will therefore subject to a single reading in each room.

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