Why France’s Private TV Bosses Are Defending Public Broadcasting

TF1, Canal+, M6, and CMA Média leaders told lawmakers a strong, state-funded public TV network is vital for the French ecosystem—as long as it stays out of the ad market.

During a recent hearing before the French parliamentary inquiry commission, the leaders of the country’s major private audiovisual groups presented a surprisingly united front. Rodolphe Belmer (TF1),…