founded by a joint venture between private enterprise tf1 and the public paris televisions the old tv is manage by ivo de pouzilhac , former bskyb director . employs 170 people and a workforce of 380 participants , france 24 is backed by 86 million euro of public money . the motto of the new free - available international programming is " un regard international " , aiming to promote a french world - concept the canal was a program with the blessing of the country ' s president , jacques chirac .
France24 is a French TV Channel.