More than the television channels, it is above all the radios that have animated the transfer market this year, the famous “mercato” of the media. Under the leadership of its director Adèle Van Reeth, the leader France Inter has revamped its mornings and afternoons. Still in the red on the financial side and attracting only 1.9 million listeners, Europe 1, in the process of being absorbed by the Vivendi group of the Bolloré family, took out the checkbook to attach the services by Pascal Praud and Sophie Davant. On the side of the small screen, France Televisions had to manage many departures, like that of Laurent Ruquier, recruited by BFMTV. Overview of the new features of the media season which begins this Monday, August 28.
Main novelty, the journalist of CNews Pascal Praud who left RTL resumes the slice 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Already present on the Vivendi channel from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. for L’Heure des pros, he will have a busy working day. Coming from France Télévisions where she presented Affaire concluded, Sophie Davant will host the afternoon Sophie
It’s the end of the daily “Charline gang”. The management of Inter led by Adèle Van Reeth now schedules Charline Vanhoenacker and her friends (with the notable exception of Alex Vizorek who left on RTL and was replaced for his humorous column in the morning by David Castello-Lopes) on Sunday evenings in public , from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. To replace her on weekdays from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., a female trio including former Radio Nova and Konbini journalist Marie Misset, columnist Maïa Mazaurette and comedian Marine Baousson. The morning of the first radio station in France is also changing. Sonia Devillers resumes the 7:50 a.m. interview. Léa Salamé starts with the 8:20 a.m. interview and stays on the air until 10 a.m. On Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m., Rebecca Manzoni takes over the animation of the Mask and the Feather, due to the retirement of Jérôme Garcin. The information department is now managed by Marc Fauvelle, who left France Info. At France Culture, now headed by Émelie de Jong, who replaced Sandrine Treiner, who resigned, Guillaume Erner’s morning show will start at 6:30 a.m. and will welcome five columnists, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo, the writer Bernard Werber, the scientist Aurélie Jean, glaciologist Heïdi Sevestre and neurologist Lionel Naccache.
Largely outpaced by France Inter, with France Info getting closer, the second station in France, RTL, had to deal with the departure of Pascal Praud. Éric Brunet replaces him for Listeners have the floor, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. From 6 p.m. Vizorek and Marc-Antoine Le Bret.In the morning, still hosted by Yves Calvi and Amandine Bégot, the humorous column at 7:20 a.m. is replaced by a daily post on the history of Lorànt Deutsch.
To compensate for the departure of Marc Fauvelle at France Inter, France Info has recruited Jérôme Chapuis, former editorial director of La Croix, as a morning worker. He will present with Salhia Brakhlia on 8:30 a.m. franceinfo and will host Les Informés until 9:30 a.m. Music radio Europe 2 is also revamping its morning slot: it is now Clément Lanoue, alias Clément l’encruste, who will be at the helm , replacing Guillaume Genton.
Dissatisfied with the proposals of his employer France Télévisions, Laurent Ruquier arrives on a news channel: BFMTV. Facing Pascal Praud on CNews, Cyril Hanouna on C8 and Yann Barthès on TMC, he will host the 8 p.m. segment with Julie Hammett, debauched from LCI. Due to late recruitment, in July, Laurent Ruquier will not start until October. Aurélie Casse, who previously presented the 20 Hours of BFMTV, goes to France 5 for the magazine C l’hebdo on Saturdays, which Ali Baddou leaves to her, who will present the weekend morning of France Inter. Another departure from the channel of Patrick Drahi’s Altice group: Jean-Baptiste Boursier leaves to host the morning show of LCI, previously held by Stefan Etcheverry. New face also for the morning of the competing public channel, France Info, now directed by Jean-Baptiste Marteau in replacement of Samuel Étienne.
Main recruit of TF1 this season, Isabelle Ithurburu. The Canal journalist and presenter of the Canal Rugby Club, will host the show 50′ inside, embodied so far by Nikos Aliagas. On France 2, Laurence Boccolini, who hosted Everyone wants to take his place, will be replaced by comedian Jarry. To present Affaire concluded, the channel replaces Sophie Davant with Julia Vignali, from Télématin. It is Marie Portolano who succeeds him alongside Thomas Sotto on the morning show of France 2. La Deux also welcomes RTL comedians Alex Vizorek and Philippe Caverivière for a weekly meeting on Sundays. Cyril Hanouna boosted the transfer window by securing the services of socialist Ségolène Royal for his TPMP program on C8, which Matthieu Delormeau and Benjamin Castaldi are leaving. On TMC, Yann Barthès welcomes Jean-Michel Apathie to Daily News as a political columnist. Finally, three years after his dismissal, comedian Sébastien Thoen returns to Canal. One of the thousand and one surprises of new arrivals for the new school year!