CNews

CNews (stylised as CNEWS, formerly i>Télé) is a French free-to-air news channel launched on 4 November 1999 by Groupe Canal+. It provides 24-hour national and global news coverage. It is the second most watched news network in France, after BFM TV and before LCI and France Info.
i>Télé was renamed CNews on 27 February 2017. Since this change, it has a conservative editorial stance, and is often compared to the American TV channel Fox News. It has been repeatedly warned and was fined €200,000 by the French audiovisual regulatory body in 2021.
The channel is under the control of the media proprietor and business magnate Vincent Bolloré, who has been accused of interfering with the editorial choices of the CNews.
Viewership
According to an opinion poll made by the IFOP, in April 2022 during the 2022 French presidential election, 40% of CNEWS's viewers have voted for Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour (nationalist right-wing), 26% for Emmanuel Macron (center) and 16% for Jean-Luc Mélenchon (populist left-wing).
Controversy
According to satirical and investigative media Le Canard Enchaîné and leftist activist group Sleeping Giants France, CNews, owned by Groupe Bolloré and Vincent Bolloré, clearly supports conservative and far-right journalists, who are promoting hate speech. Éric Zemmour, in particular, was condemned on 17 September 2020, for inciting racial hatred.
CNEWS is also sometimes criticised for lack of viewpoint diversity, because of the majority of columnists and contributors of this channel are ranked on the right-wing or on the far-right.
With its promotion of ideas of the French far right, as well as its broadcasting of sanitary fake news and conspiracy theories, the channel has been described as a French version of Fox News.
Warnings and sanctions
CNews was warned by the Arcom in May 2022 for its failure to respect its "obligation to honesty and rigor in the presentation and treatment of the news". This warning, due to statements made by , followed a record €200,000 fine levied against the channel the preceding year. This fine was the result of recidivism by employee Éric Zemmour whose statements had led to previous warnings.
Presenters
Politics
Julien Nény (since 2016)
Yoan Usaï (since 2013)
Loïc Signor (since 2016)
Hugues Dago (since 2016)
Economy and Stock Markets
Marie-Sophie Carpentier (2008-2012)
Culture
Olivier Benkemoun (since 1999)
Xavier Leherpeur (since 2013)
Pierre Zeni, cinema specialist (since 2016)
Laurent Weil (since 2016)
Business and Markets
Johann Ouaki (since 2017)
Sandy Prenois (since 2017)
Sports
Pascal Praud (since 2010)
Julien Pasquet (since 2009)
Elodie Poyade (2012, since 2016)
Sonia Carneiro (since 2013)
Thibaud Vézirian (since 2017)
Thibaut Geffrotin (since 2017)
Lyès Houhou (from Infosport+)
Paul Tchoukriel (from Infosport+)
Virginie Ramel (since 2017)
Arnaud Bonnin (since 2017)
Football
Francesca Antoniotti
Raymond Aabou
Jean-Luc Arribart
Pierre Ménès
Gilles Verdez
Alain Roche
Bruno Ahoyo
Police-justice specialists
Noémie Schulz (since 3/2016)
Sandra Buisson (since 2012)
"International questions" specialist
Harold Hyman (since 2016)
Weather
Thierry Fréret (since 2010)
Loïc Rousval (since 2015)
Alexandra Blanc (2011-2013 and since 2016)
Somaya Labidi
Political editors
Gérard Leclerc (2017-2023)
Yves Thréard (since 2012)
Virginie Le Guay (since 2017)
Jean-Claude Dassier (since 2013)
Françoise Degois (2014-2016 and since 2017)
Regional correspondents
Damien Deparnay (Lille and Nord-Pas de Calais)
Olivier Madinier (Lyon and Rhône-Alpes)
Romain Ripoteau (Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées)
Jean-Luc Thomas (Toulouse)
Jean-Michel Decazes and Michaël Chaillou (Bretagne and Pays de La Loire)
Sébastien Bendotti (Bureau de Lyon and Rhône-Alpes)
David Brunet (Strasbourg)
Stéphanie Rouquié (Marseille)
Antoine Estève and Brice Bachon (Bordeaux)
Former presenters
Editor
Yann Moix (2014–2015)
Staff
Present news anchors and analysts
Claire-Élisabeth Beaufort
Soizic Boisard
Patrice Boisfer
Virginie Chomicki
Nelly Daynac
Caroline Delage
Romain Desarbres
Laurence Ferrari
Olivier Galzi
Thomas Lequertier
Clélie Mathias
Marc Menant
Isabelle Moreau
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor
Pascal Praud
Audrey Pulvar
Aïda Touihri
Éric Zemmour
Past anchors
Harry Roselmack (currently on TF1)
Guillaume Durand (currently on Paris Première and Radio Classique)
Thomas Hugues (currently on France 5)
Maya Lauqué (currently on France 5)
Thomas Thouroude (currently on Canal+)
Bruce Toussaint (currently on France 5)
Amandine Bégot (currently on LCI)
Laurent Bazin
Sonia Chironi
Marie-Sophie Carpentier
Visual identity
Logos
Slogans
1999–2001: "i> l'info se rapproche" (i> news is getting closer)
2001–2002: "Là où ça se passe, 24 h sur 24" (Wherever it's happening, 24/7)
2002–2007: "L'info en +" (News in +)
2007–2008: "Toutes les infos, tout le temps" (All the news, all the time)
2008–2009: "Au cœur de l'actualité" (At the heart of the news)
2009–2010: "L'information avec un grand I" (News with a big I)
2010–2011: "Soyez les premiers à voir les images" (Be the first to see the images)
2011–2013: "Au plus près de l'actualité 24h/24" (Closer to the news 24/7)
2013–2014: "Au cœur de l'événement" (At the heart of the event)
2014–2017: "L'information ne s'arrête jamais" (The news never stops)
February - November 2017: "La chaîne info : décryptage et opinions" (The news channel: decoding and opinions)
November 2017 – 2021: "La chaîne info qui explique l'info" (The news channel that explains the news)
June 2021: "Venez avec vos convictions, vous vous ferez une opinion." (Come with your convictions, you'll form an opinion.)
References
External links
Official website
Canal+
Conservatism in France
Conservative media in France
Television stations in France
Television channels and stations established in 1999
1999 establishments in France
French-language television stations
24-hour television news channels in France