Overview

• Strikes by public audiovisual employees entered their second day, disrupting programming on major platforms like France Télévisions and Radio France.
• The proposed reform seeks to consolidate public media entities under a holding company, France Médias, excluding France Médias Monde after recent revisions.
• Unions and critics argue the reform threatens editorial independence, budget autonomy, and media pluralism, describing it as a dangerous ideological move.
• The National Assembly's cultural affairs committee is reviewing the reform today, with a full debate scheduled for April 10, though delays remain possible.
• Protests and demonstrations are planned near the Palais Bourbon to coincide with legislative discussions, highlighting widespread opposition to the reform.