Eric Zemmour will be on the air in "Face à l'Info" on CNews this Thursday evening and ... "
until further notice
", assures Gérald-Brice Viret, director of antennas and programs of the Canal + group at
Le Figaro
.
In an interview with the newspaper
L'Opinion,
the leader expressed his total incomprehension after the announcement of the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA). The regulator is now asking radio and television channels to count the columnist's speaking time. “
I was amazed, and I'm not the only one,”
says Gérald-Brice Viret.
It is an unprecedented and hasty decision. We will ask the CSA what motivated it, find out the details. Today, Eric Zemmour, who has had his press card for thirty years, is not a candidate for anything. We reserve time for reflection to see what action to take. It will therefore be on the air this Thursday evening and all next week. The CSA does not forbid it to us
”.
All next week, or even the following ... For now, no question of doing without one of the flagship incarnations of CNews, who speaks the week in the show "Face à l'Info", scheduled for 19 hours to 20 hours.
"
Eric Zemmour is one of the editorial writers of the channel, just like others,
" said Gérald-Brice Viret.
The regulator's decision will nonetheless oblige all broadcasters, starting with CNews, to integrate Eric Zemmour's airtime into that of the right-wing Various, insofar as he does not belong to any political party.
The columnist is also expected Saturday evening in the program of Laurent Ruquier and Léa Salamé on France 2, as well as on September 15 on BFMTV and RMC in the morning interview with Jean-Jacques Bourdin.