Overview
- Hearings begin Tuesday, November 25, with about fifty sessions planned over roughly thirteen weeks and live broadcasts of proceedings.
- Arcom president Martin Ajdari opens the first session, with France Télévisions chief Delphine Ernotte and Radio France chief Sibyle Veil scheduled for December 10 and 17.
- Rapporteur Charles Alloncle flagged an alleged revolving‑door case involving former France 5 director Nathalie Darrigrand, a claim he says remains to be confirmed and that the commission will examine.
- Lawmakers will question governance, potential conflicts of interest and the concentration of production contracts, citing groups such as Mediawan and producers including Renaud Le Van Kim.
- The inquiry draws on a September Cour des comptes finding of a cumulative €81 million deficit at France Télévisions since 2017, as political tensions persist and public broadcasters pursue denigration claims against CNews, Europe 1 and the JDD.