Overview

• Boccolini announced she is quitting the public broadcaster, saying late-stage negotiations required her to grant exclusive TV rights in exchange for limited prime-time slots and Mot de Passe.
• France Télévisions acknowledged her decision and confirmed she will not host Mot de Passe nor the prime-time shows recently floated, including Quiz des champions.
• A Mot de Passe shoot slated for Wednesday was postponed as the broadcaster looks for a replacement host.
• She says she learned in June, nearly at the same time as viewers, that she was being replaced on France 2’s Les Enfants de la télé, describing weeks of unanswered attempts to finalize her contract.
• Amid the shake-up, she criticized a late-night message of “sorority” from incoming host Faustine Bollaert and has launched a YouTube podcast, Sillage, while addressing the financial strain of losing her flagship show.