Overview

• Sibyle Veil condemns what she calls the “permanent denigration” of public broadcasters by outlets linked to Vincent Bolloré and warns of growing polarization.
• She says CNews devoted up to 80% of airtime to attacking the public service during a week marked by major national developments.
• Her remarks follow a L’Incorrect video showing Thomas Legrand and Patrick Cohen with Socialist Party officials that prompted impartiality reviews by Arcom and internal ethics panels.
• Veil declines to label CNews as extreme right, contrasting with the position of France Télévisions president Delphine Ernotte Cunci.
• She defends a strong public audiovisual sector, rejects privatization calls, describes the stalled reform as too costly, and says she is very serene ahead of the Senate hearing.