C8 and NRJ12 Channels Set to Be Excluded from TNT by End of February, Confirms Arcom

On 28 February, C8 stopped broadcasting on the TNT – a decision that was described as a policy by supporters of the channel. Thirty years earlier, La Cinq, too, had come to an agitated end.

A last evening full of emotions for NRJ12! This Friday, February 28, Ayem Nour orchestrated the farewells of the channel with a special bonus. But a surprise of size upset: his son, Ayvin, made an unexpected appearance on the stage... and he was not alone behind the scenes!

The frequencies have not been renewed by the independent regulator Arcom.

The Free Speech Grift: How Media Accountability Became 'Censorship'

Another week, another piece of manufactured outrage amplified by the usual suspects in the media.This time, Nigel Farage and his usual cohort of outrage merchants at GB News are in full meltdown over the closure of C8, a right-wing French TV channel owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré. According to Farage, this represents a “massive attack on free speech and media plurality,” a supposed sign that Europe is clamping down on conservative voices. …

This is another step that suggests that C8 and NRJ 12 will no longer appear on the screen next March. In fact, the Regulatory Authority for Audiovisual and Digital Communication (Arcom) indicated that it had signed 11 agreements with the new holders of DTT frequencies until 2035, and the two channels are not among them. “Unsuccessful candidates will be notified of motivated rejections in the coming days,” she said, adding that the authority gave…

The audiovisual regulator announced on Thursday the eleven channels selected to be broadcast on TNT after February 28, 2025. Among them, two news stories: CMI TV by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky and OF TV by the Ouest France group.