Tie and gray suit, rosette of commander of the Legion of Honor pinned to the lapel of his jacket,
Vincent Bolloré
answered questions from parliamentarians on Wednesday afternoon.
He was interviewed as part of a commission of inquiry into the allocation of TNT frequencies.
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On this occasion, the rapporteur Aurélien Saintoul, LFI deputy in Hauts-de-Seine, questioned him about the relationships he maintains
“with the incarnations of the channels”
, in particular with
Cyril Hanouna
.
Who assured in 2021 in
Le Monde
:
“I don’t see myself working with anyone else.
Vincent Bolloré is anything but authoritarian.
I am unwaveringly loyal and it is reciprocal, I believe.”
Aurélien Saintoul asks him:
“Is this loyalty reciprocal?”
You have to ask yourself why Cyril Hanouna attracts more than two million viewers every evening.
Vincent Bolloré
“Well so far you have noticed that yes, despite fines, despite problems, Cyril Hanouna is still in chains. I’ll tell you, everyone (in the group) wants to keep it, so it’s not just a problem of personal loyalty,”
replies the industrialist, who was referring to the fines imposed by Arcom on C8. in recent years, for a total amount of 7.5 million euros.
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“Cyril Hanouna, it is his success that protects him
,” he continues.
More than two million viewers every evening.
You have to ask yourself why it attracts more than two million viewers every evening.
With subjects which are, there you have it, the subjects of everyone, the truth of France.
That’s how it is,”
concludes Vincent Bolloré.
The Breton, who spoke during the rest of the hearing about some of his personal tastes, does not specify whether he is a viewer of the program “Touche pas à mon poste”.
As part of this same commission, Cyril Hanouna will in turn be summoned on Thursday March 14 at 2 p.m.