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BFMTV was launched by the [[NextRadioTV]] group as an offshoot of BFM Radio, which exclusively focused on business and the economy, on December 14, 2004. BFM is an [[acronym]] of "Business FM", the original name of [[BFM Business]]. Approved by the [[Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel]] (CSA) on May 5, 2005, it began broadcasting on November 28, 2005. [[Alain Weill]] has served as Chairman and CEO since 2005.<ref>[http://www.nextradiotv.com/groupe.php "Website BFM TV"], retrieved 14 July 2012</ref> |
BFMTV was launched by the [[NextRadioTV]] group as an offshoot of BFM Radio, which exclusively focused on business and the economy, on December 14, 2004. BFM is an [[acronym]] of "Business FM", the original name of [[BFM Business]]. Approved by the [[Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel]] (CSA) on May 5, 2005, it began broadcasting on November 28, 2005. [[Alain Weill]] has served as Chairman and CEO since 2005.<ref>[http://www.nextradiotv.com/groupe.php "Website BFM TV"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618160953/http://www.nextradiotv.com/groupe.php |date=2012-06-18 }}, retrieved 14 July 2012</ref> |
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The "small independent news channel" became "one of the most influential voices in French media and politics" by distinguishing itself with "a reactive, live format—and dumping the French habit of endless pre-recorded talk".<ref name=hugh/> Ratings continuously increased and became the most watched French news channel in June 2008. With a 1.8 national share (as of mid-2012), it greatly exceeds its first competitor, [[I-Télé]] (0.7 national share). As the ratings and the advertising revenues increased, the budget of the network peaked at €50 million in 2011, compared to €15 million in 2006. |
The "small independent news channel" became "one of the most influential voices in French media and politics" by distinguishing itself with "a reactive, live format—and dumping the French habit of endless pre-recorded talk".<ref name=hugh/> Ratings continuously increased and became the most watched French news channel in June 2008. With a 1.8 national share (as of mid-2012), it greatly exceeds its first competitor, [[I-Télé]] (0.7 national share). As the ratings and the advertising revenues increased, the budget of the network peaked at €50 million in 2011, compared to €15 million in 2006. |
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| Country | France |
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| Language(s) | French |
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| Owner | NextRadioTV |
BFM TV (pronounced [beɛfɛm teve], stylised as BFMTV and seen on logo as BFMTV News 24/7) is a 24-hour rolling news and weather channel based in France and available globally via digital, cable and satellite television.[1]
As the country's most-watched news network with 10 million daily viewers, BFMTV "boasts a market share in France that is greater than any equivalent news channel around the world". Its economic coverage is "clearly pro-business, pro-reform, and anti the old consensus", which is noteworthy because in France, "economic coverage tends to come from the opposite perspective—the state sector and workers taking precedence over private enterprise".[1]
History
BFMTV was launched by the NextRadioTV group as an offshoot of BFM Radio, which exclusively focused on business and the economy, on December 14, 2004. BFM is an acronym of "Business FM", the original name of BFM Business. Approved by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) on May 5, 2005, it began broadcasting on November 28, 2005. Alain Weill has served as Chairman and CEO since 2005.[2]
The "small independent news channel" became "one of the most influential voices in French media and politics" by distinguishing itself with "a reactive, live format—and dumping the French habit of endless pre-recorded talk".[1] Ratings continuously increased and became the most watched French news channel in June 2008. With a 1.8 national share (as of mid-2012), it greatly exceeds its first competitor, I-Télé (0.7 national share). As the ratings and the advertising revenues increased, the budget of the network peaked at €50 million in 2011, compared to €15 million in 2006.
Spin-off networks
BFM Sport
Launched in June 7, 2016, BFM Sport is the second TV news channel in France dedicated to sport, after Infosport+. The channel features an 8-minute update every 30 minutes (with the loop all night long). It also carries 3 magazines: After Foot (daily 10pm-midnight), Le Grand Week-end Sport (weekends 9am-noon) and 60 Minutes Sport (Sunday-Friday 7-8pm).
BFM Paris
Launched of November 7, 2016, BFM Paris is the first French local news channel. It is inspired by America's News 12. The main programming is "images-only" news updates, featuring news, traffic, weather, sports, and cultural information.
Programming history
1st version (28 November 2005 - 8 May 2006)
The channel's first schedule version focused on the morning and evening daypart.
Weekdays, from 6am to 9:30am, during BFM Matin, the channel runs a 15-minute block with Stéphanie de Muru on the general news and Thomas Misrachi on the financial news. This block kept running throughout the day. with images-only newscasts. Between 6pm and 11:30pm, during BFM Soir, BFMTV carried a newscast every half-hour with Ruth Elkrief(6pm/7pm), Olivier Mazerolle (8pm), Florence Duprat (7:30pm/9pm/11pm) and Jean-Alexandre Baril(6:30pm/9pm/10pm).
Every evening at 8:30, Mazerolle presented Mazerolle Direct, featuring an interview with one or two guests. The show was replayed two hours later.
Between 11:30pm and 6am, there were nothing live except the 11pm newscast in a looped format.
On weekend, BFMTV ran image-only newscasts every 15 minutes (except at 7pm and 8pm, when Guillaume Vanhems anchored half-hour news reports).
2nd version (9 May 2006 - 3 June 2007)
This version was finally launched at 6pm in 9/5/2006.
The channel now puts anchors in the set news blocks, especially during BFM Soir, including: Thomas Misrachi (6-9:30am), Ruth Elkrief (6-8pm), Olivier Mazerolle (8-9pm), Florence Duprat (9pm-midnight) and Thomas Sotto (weekends 6-9pm).
Between BFM Matin and BFM Soir, BFMTV now had a new block, titled BFM Non-Stop, with an update every 15 minutes and continuous loop of weather reports, with: Guillaume Vanhems (9:30am-1pm), Jean-Alexandre Baril (1-4:30pm) et Stéphanie De Muru (4:30-6pm). However, the images-only weekend news reports were kept except the new block from 6 to 9pm by Thomas Sotto.
On the 2007 presidential election, Mazerolle changed his show's name from Mazerolle Direct to Journal de Campagne, with the same time broadcast (8:30pm). Also, at the same time, a new weekday political show was run on BFMTV, Bourdin 2007, with Jean-Jacques Bourdin, from 8:30 and 9am, simulcast from RMC.
From 11/2006, Ruth Elklief started co-anchoring with Hedwige Chevrillon on BFM Business for the new show, Le Duo BFM, which simulcast at 12:30pm on both channels. BFMTV reran this show at 9:30pm. In 1/2008, the show was replaced by La Tribune BFM, which was a Sunday evening interview.
Also, in 1/2007, she also presented Elysee 2007, a nightly political debate from 7 to 8pm. Also, at the same time, BFM Non-Stop changed presenters: Guillaume Vanhems is no longer on air, Jean-Alexandre Baril now presented the morning news, Stéphanie de Muru was still on the afternoon.
From 6 to 7pm and from 8 to 8:30pm, Nathalie Levy presented news reports with Gilane Barret (general news) et Julian Bugier (business).
3rd version (4 June 2007 - 18 May 2008)
In this time, the channel relaunched completely everything (schedule, graphics, music, 3D images,...) and also the slogan ("Live et Direct" replaced "La nouvelle chaine d'info"). It also received 50 more journalists and presenters.
Christophe Delay, formerly anchored from 7 to 8am on Europe 1, replaced Thomas Misrachi and goes alongside with Karine de Menonville on the first part of Première edition (6-8:30am).
Florence Duprat and Thomas Misrachi now presented the midday news.
Weekday evening had a new program, QG de l'info, from 6 to 7 with Ronald Guintrange and Thomas Sotto.
Marc Autheman and Valérie Béranger now presented the weekend evening news from 6 to 9, known as Info 360 le week-end. From 6am to 6pm, BFMTV still kept its image-only reports.
Starting from 27/8/2007, Bourdin 2007 was renamed as Bourdin Direct. Also, Marc Autheman and Stéphanie de Muru now presented the weekend evening news, known shortly as Week-end 360.
In 2/2008, the channel set up a new weekend schedule, affecting only the 6pm-midnight slot, with four changes:
- Marc Autherman became news presenter for 20H Week-end and QG de l'info from 6 to 7pm each Saturday.
- Rachid M'Barki became news presenter for 19H Week-end and QG de l'info from 9 to 10pm each weekend.
- Gilane Barret, who had been anchoring BFM Non-Stop from 9pm to midnight each weekend since 2007, now rejoined Stéphanie de Muru for Week-end 360 from 10pm to midnight.
- Rulk Elklief and Olivier Mazerolle stopped being on air each Friday.
4th version (Since 19 May 2008)
BFMTV announced, in 1/2008, the schedule changes somewhere around March and April, before postponing it until 19/5/2008. The channel would update the morning and evening news block, while showing sports in partnership with RMC in the afternoon. From 1/2008, the channel started carrying La Tribune BFM, in partnership with Dailymotion, Sundays at 6pm.
In this new schedule, BFMTV now branded themselves as "première chaine d'info en France", with totally live in antenna. The continuous news block BFM Non-Stop now has two journalists each timeslot, instead of one, include: Diane Gouffrant and Jean-Alexandre Baril (mornings), Stéphanie de Muru and Gilane Barret/Rachid M'Barki (afternoons (already ending 1 hour earlier)). From May to June 2008, Thomas Sotto anchored Partageons nos idées each Saturday at 8:50pm.
Continuous changes
Starting from 2008, BFMTV has been updating its schedule every September, with the announce that it would broadcast "all live" from 6am to midnight. Here are some changes:
September 2008
Alain Marschall and Olivier Truchot, who have been hosting Les Grandes Gueules from 11am to 2pm on RMC since 2004, take over Ruth Elkrief's slot (from 7pm to 8pm) with an interactive program offering viewers a chance to comment on current events. Rulk Elklief started anchoring Midi Rulk Elklief from noon to 2pm each weekday. BFM Non-Stop now was presented by: Jean-Alexandre Baril and Roselyne Dubois from 9am to 12pm, Stéphanie de Muru and Gilane Barret (newsreader in Midi Ruth Elkrief) from 2pm to 3pm, then Florence Duprat and Thomas Misrachi from 3pm to 6pm.
While presenting La Tribune BFM-Dailymotion from 7 to 8pm each Sunday, Olivier Mazerolle became political editor and let Thomas Sotto anchor the 8pm newscast. Candice Mahout, who was a chronicler in Première edition, presented Showtime from 8:30 to 9pm, a current affairs magazine.
Finally, Karl Zéro anchored Karl Zéro sur BFM TV at 10:10pm, which was an interview with 1 or 2 guests, and it was inspired by CNN's Larry King. Info 360, presented by Ronald Guintrange and Nathalie Levy, was broadcast weekdays from 9 to 10pm, then 11pm to midnight.
Each weekend, Marc Autheman anchored QG de l'info from 6 to 7pm and from 8 to 9pm, followed by the 9pm-midnight Week-end 360 with Rachid M'Barki and Diane Gouffrant.
In 11/2008, Marc Menant joined BFMTV for Partageons nos idées from 7 to 8pm. 6 versions of this show were presented by Thomas Sotto until summer 2008.
In 1/2009, the 8pm edition of QG de l'info and Showtime were combined to Le 20H with Thomas Sotto. Stéphanie Soumier now presented Partageons nos idées.
In 7/2009, Info 360 had two replaces: Nathalie Levy, the co-presenter, joined France 5; and Julian Bugier, the business presenter, joined i-Télé, BFMTV's main competitor.
September 2009
Karine de Menonville started presenting Info 360 with Ronald Guintrange (this show now ended at 12:15am instead of midnight).
Graziella Rodriguez anchored Première edition with Christophe Delay.
Karl Zéro presented the live interview Sarko Info each weeknight at 8:35.
From 7 to 8pm, the interactive show with Alain Marschall and Olivier Truchot was re-introduced, now with Louise Ekland.
In 11/2009, BFMTV launched its new website, bfmtv.com (formerly bfmtv.fr), now also included the allowing to watch selection of programs, instead of just watching live.
Criticism
As a rolling news channel, BFMTV has been criticized for "accelerat[ing] reality, and creat[ing] pressure for instant solutions", as well as being conflating what it means to be "popular" and "populist" due to its pursuit of audiences. Thus other media institutions have insinuated that BFMTV has furthered the cause of Marine Le Pen, the head of the nationalist Front national political party. For example, BFMTV "star interviewer" Jean-Jacques Bourdin has been ridiculed for "rejoicing at the prospect of a President Le Pen"; such insinuations tend to arouse "fury" in the BFMTV newsroom. In March 2014 French media regulator Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) examined BFMTV's distribution of airtime for election candidates, stating that the channel gave UMP and Socialist Party candidates limited access while allowing the Front National "persistent overrepresentation".[3]
Daniel Schneidermann, a media commentator writing for the left-wing Libération, thinks that BFMTV "may not set out to be right-wing but it ends up that way de facto", claiming that BFMTV "over-cover[s] her" because they need good ratings and Le Pen "always gets a good audience". Similarly, Schneidermann notes that they prioritize coverage of sensational issues such as crime stories to the detriment of "social" stories. Indeed, Bourdin and another TV host Christophe Hondelatte have been described as a "duo of shock".[4] For example, Hondelatte revealed that his pay is tied to the size of the audience he attracts.[5]
BFM was sued in April 2015 for its coverage of the 9 January 2015 Porte de Vincennes siege. Six hostages hiding in the Hypercacher kosher grocery store claimed that the network endangered their lives by broadcasting the fact that they were seeking refuge in the grocery's refrigerator while the siege was still ongoing.[6]
Broadcasting
It was launched first on the French digital terrestrial television (TNT, or télévision numérique terrestre) and is broadcast free 24 hours a day, by satellite on CanalSat (see frequencies below), French digital terrestrial television, by DSL providers Free, Neuf, Alice, Orange, by mobile television on Orange and SFR, by cable provider Numericable, and live on the channel's website (via Windows Media streaming).
BFMTV has a policy called priorite au direct that mandates that live outside feeds are used whenever possible.[1]
BFMTV is freely broadcast by satellite in DVB-S MPEG-2 unencrypted:
- Hot Bird 13°: 11.585 GHz Pol V, SR27500 et FEC 2/3
- Astra 19.2°E, 11.508 GHz, Pol V, SR 22000 et FEC 5/6
BFM TV anchors
BFMTV journalists, who tend to be young, "pride themselves on doing things differently"[7].
Currently, the channel has 250 journalists, with 49 work on screen.
Business
- Nicolas Doze
Culture
- Candice Mahout
Hi-tech
- Anthony Morel
News
Other
- Fabrice d'Almeida
- Thomas Misrachi
- Hervé Gattegno
Politics
- Apolline de Malherbe
- Hervé Gattegno
- Alain Marschall
- Thierry Arnaud
- Ruth Elkrief
- Emmanuel Lechypre
- Laurent Neumann
Sports
- Virginie Phulpin
Weather
- Christophe Person
- Fanny Agostini
- Loïc Rivìeres
- Guillaume Séchet
- Sandra Larue
- Marc Hay
Schedule
Former shows
- Bourdin 2007
- Info 360
- Week-End 360
- QG de L'Info
- Midi-14H
- Sarko Info
- Le tacle de Courbis
- Partageons nos Idées
Connection with Fox News
On 2011, BFMTV produced a promo to thank viewers for "France's most watched news channel", which seems like copying the structure and format of a similar promo of Fox News Channel, produced in 2003, which looks like this:
Fox News:
Thanks America for making us #1. Thanks to the American people. You have made Fox News Channel the most watched, most trusted news channel. As active participants in the American experience, you ensure a free and fair press for all.
And here's BFMTV (original French):
Merci la France de nous placer #1. Grâce à vous, BFM TV s'est imposée comme la première chaîne d'info de France. Chaque jour, vous êtes plus de 9 millions à faire confiance à BFM TV. Une chaîne qui a pour mission au quotidien, avec votre soutien, d'assurer une information juste et indépendante.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Schofield, Hugh (30 October 2014). "The channel that's spiced up French TV". BBC News Magazine.
- ^ "Website BFM TV" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 14 July 2012
- ^ Delcambre, Alexis (19 March 2014). "Front national : le CSA rappelle à l'ordre BFMTV". Le Monde (in French).
- ^ Boussaingault, Gilles (22 September 2014). "Christophe Hondelatte : " Ma dépression est derrière moi "". Le Figaro.
- ^ Geffray, Émilie (1 November 2014). "Le salaire de Christophe Hondelatte à BFMTV dépend de son audience". Le Figaro (in French).
- ^ Sabin, Lamiat (3 April 2015). "Paris kosher supermarket massacre: French TV channel BFM sued by victims' families over coverage that allegedly put 'lives of hostages in danger'". The Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29709436
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