Overview
- France Télévisions unveiled a leaner setup for covering the Cannes Film Festival, saying it will send smaller crews and scale back some shows to save money.
- Stéphane Sitbon‑Gomez set a hotel cap for staff at €500 per night, with some rooms starting at €180, and he criticized the high rates charged during the festival.
- Core coverage remains in place with the opening and closing ceremonies on air, while C à vous runs with one team on site and Télématin stays in Paris.
- Executives warned that a reduced budget means the public group will support fewer movies, which they argued puts French film creation at risk.
- The cost controls answer political scrutiny after 2023 hotel spending drew fire from deputy Charles Alloncle, and the group said it will again use advertising barter to offset expenses.