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Alloncle Files Bill to Curb Conflicts in France’s Public Broadcasting

The draft would put the transparency watchdog HATVP in charge of vetting post‑public jobs in the audiovisual sector.

Overview

  • The bill, filed Tuesday, would police moves by former leaders of public broadcasters into private production firms.
  • It tasks the transparency watchdog HATVP with giving opinions on those job changes, mirroring controls used for other public officials.
  • The proposal targets executives who selected, signed, or oversaw production, co‑production, or commissioning deals at public outlets such as France Télévisions.
  • The measure follows a contested inquiry by Charles Alloncle that also urged banning public employees from running production companies and ending the presenter‑producer model, where on‑air hosts also run production firms.
  • Alloncle wants the National Assembly to take up the text in his party’s reserved slot on June 25.