Question 15732 — audiovisual and communication

Summary

Mrs. Colette Capdevielle draws the attention of the Minister of Culture to the worrying situation of local television channels, faced with a structural lack of support in a context of changing economic models. In the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, the local channel TVPI offers quality information, but struggles to remain balanced, not benefiting from any public subsidy. This example is not an exception. If the local information ecosystem reaches a large audience covering nearly 50 million viewers; out of 65 local channels in France, only 33% manage to be profitable. Today, unlike the regional daily press and local radios, which receive respectively 175 and 35 million euros in direct aid per year, no aid is allocated to local televisions. Several organizational proposals unions could be studied, including the recognition of local channels as a service of general interest (SIG) and the creation of a dedicated support system. To date, ARCOM Deliberation No. 2024-18 recognizes 25 national channels as SIG, including entertainment channels, but excludes the 50 local channels. However, the latter not only bring a local culture to life by promoting regional languages and the consolidation of local social bonds, but also act as a democratic bulwark against the proliferation of disinformation in the era of artificial intelligence and GAFAM. In this context, she questions him about the non-recognition by ARCOM of local television channels as SIG, while their status corresponds to the definition given in article 20-7 of the law of September 30, 1986 and they all have of a TNT channel.

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