French Council of State Dismisses C8 and NRJ12 Appeals Over Frequency Loss

The appeals were deemed premature as the final decision on frequency allocations by Arcom is expected in December.

The French Council of State ruled the appeals by C8, NRJ12, and Le Média over Arcom's frequency prescreening as inadmissible due to their premature filing.
Arcom's prescreening list, published in July, excluded C8, NRJ12, and Le Média in favor of newcomers OFTV and RéelsTV but is not legally binding or final.
The Council clarified that only Arcom's final decisions, expected in December, can be contested in court.
C8, associated with controversial host Cyril Hanouna, has launched a petition to retain its frequency, gathering 830,000 signatures so far.
The final allocation of frequencies for 2025 will follow Arcom's negotiations with selected candidates, with legal challenges possible after the final list is published.