La Chaîne Info

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La Chaîne Info
Logo of LCI
Launched 24 June 1994 at 20:30(8:30 p.m.)
Owned by TF1
Country  France
Website http://www.lci.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT Channel 38
Satellite
CanalSat Channel 51
Cable
Numericable Channel 15
Noos-UPC Channel 40
Naxoo Channel 69

La Chaîne Info, or LCI (French: "The News Channel") is a French cable news channel. The network provides 24-hour national and global news coverage.

[edit] History

LCI was created on June 24, 1994, by Christian Dutoit on behalf of the media group TF1.

The broadcast began at 8:30 PM with the live TV news programme featuring Françoise-Marie Morel as presenter. The first guest was the CEO of the channel Étienne Mougeotte.

The channel was also broadcasted in Italy on Digital terrestial television from 2004 to December 2006 on Dfree multiplex.

In 2006, the channel's web site appeared twice in the James Bond film Casino Royale, a product placement that the channel says it didn't pay for.

[edit] Programs

  • LCI Matin - Morning news journal
  • Ferry / Julliard - A debate and discussion program
  • Politiquement Show - A French political magazine
  • Le Grand Journal de 12h30 - A mid-day newscast
  • L'invité de l'Économie - A business news magazine
  • Le Journal du Monde - World news
  • Le Grand Jury - Political interview

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