The public audiovisual industry signed on Wednesday with the Ministers of Culture and Overseas France two pacts for youth and for the visibility of overseas territories, more than a year after the disappearance of the France Ô channel.
The pact includes 15 commitments to improve the visibility of overseas territories "
through the mutual enrichment of public audiovisual offers
", to improve "
the distribution of content and overseas services
" and "
promote the presence of overseas people in the programs and their design,
”according to a press release from the Ministry of Culture.
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In 2022 then in 2023, the signatory companies of these pacts (France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde, ARTE France, TV5 Monde and the National Audiovisual Institute), will report in a joint report on the implementation of the commitments therein, indicates the text. France Télévisions signed a first Pact for the visibility of overseas territories, in July 2019.
The youth pact should allow it to "
enrich the public audiovisual offer for young people
", invest "in
new distribution vectors to conquer generations who tend to turn away from traditional channels
", and "
do educational and initial training offers in the public audiovisual sector of references
”.
France Ô, like the youth channel France 4, disappeared from TNT in 2020 due to a savings plan requested by the government from France Télévisions.
