France: : Minor alterations to France Télévisions’ terms of reference

• Autores: Amélie Blocman
• Localización: IRIS: Legal Observations of the European Audiovisual Observatory, ISSN-e 1023-8565, Nº. 2, 2015, págs. 16-17
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The terms of reference governing the activity of the national programming company France Télévisions was amended by decree on 26 December 2014. The text begins by amending the appendix for animation works on the scope of the rights so as to take into account the most recent professional agreement between France Télévisions and representatives of animated film producers, which was reached on 27 May 2014. This agreement provides that animation series are to be available free of charge on Pluzz, France Télévisions’ catch-up TV portal, for seven days. During the broadcasting rights period, three episodes of the series are also to be made available free of charge on France TV Pluzz VàD (the company’s VOD service). It is also confirmed that, under the agreement, France Télévisions and the signatory Syndicat des Producteurs de Films d'Animation (syndicate of producers of animation films) have undertaken to combat stereotypes and to promote diversity in the animation programmes that are produced. The public audiovisual group has also agreed to a commitment to broadcast a minimum of 4,000 hours of French animation productions on its channels, and more particularly on France 4, compared with 2,100 hours in the previous agreement. The minimum volume of broadcasting on France 5 will be 700 hours, and 700 hours on France 3. The text also provides for a principle of pooling of all the group’s channels.