Governance

Arcom is made up of a nine-member board:

• the Chairman of Arcom, appointed by the President of the Republic;
• three members appointed by the President of the French National Assembly;
• three members appointed by the President of the French Senate;
• one member appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat and one member appointed by the First President of the final court of appeal.

The appointment of the Chairman and eight Councillors by five separate authorities is one of the main guarantees of the body's independence.

Arcom prepares its deliberations through thematic working groups. Each member of the Arcom college chairs or co-chairs a working group and acts as vice-chair of a second group. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman lead and set the group's objectives, under the impetus of the Board and in liaison with the departments. They are also the main contacts for players in the audiovisual and digital industries on issues that are within the scope of their group's competence. The seven permanent working groups, described below, are organized around the major missions that structure Arcom's activities, with a view to ensuring consistency and cross-functionality. Whenever necessary, specific working groups will be set up to deal with subjects that cut across different missions.

Arcom is structured around eight working groups covering all its missions.

Protection of the public and diversity of French society

President

Laurence Pécaut-Rivolier

Vice-President

Catherine Jentile de Canecaude

The group examines challenges relating to the protection of audiences in the audiovisual media and on online platforms, particularly in the context of the regulation on digital services. In particular, it monitors the protection of persons under 18, respect for women's rights, the fight agains discrimination, the epresentation of French society and challenges relating to diversity, accessibility and the representation of disabilities. Its action also covers sports exposure, consumer protection and the defense of the French language in the media.

Media education, ecological transition and public health

President

Bénédicte Lesage

Vice-President

Benoît Loutrel

The group develops the policy of Arcom and its regional delegations in terms of media literacy, information and digital citizenship. It carries out actions throughout the country, encouraging the various media to develop their own initiatives, both on-air and in the field, for all audiences. It develops educational resources on challenges such as freedom of expression, the production of information, gender equality, respect for royalties, and know-how and savoir être in the digital space. The group monitors issues relating to the ecological transition, the environmental impact of audiovisual and digital players, and the protection of public health in the audiovisual media and on online platforms, within the framework of the regulation on digital services.

Audiovisual, cinematic and musical creation and production

Chairman

Antoine Boilley

Vice-president

Bénédicte Lesage

The group is in charge of all issues relating to French and European creation and production within the audiovisual media. It ensures compliance with obligations to broadcast and finance cinematic and audiovisual works by television and video-on-demand (VOD) services. It ensures that these publishers comply with the French intellectual property code. It ensures that radio services comply with the rules governing the diffusion of original EOF songs and the promotion of musical diversity. It participates in the debate on the promotion of musical diversity by online music services. More broadly, the working group contributes to discussions on developments in the sector in conjunction with its various players (publishers, trade associations, collective management bodies, public administrations, etc.). It addresses issues relating to the use of artificial intelligence by creative players and its economic impact.

Pluralism and ethics in news and programs

President

Catherine Jentile de Canecaude

Vice-Chairman

Denis Rapone

The group ensures that audiovisuel service editors respect plurality in the expression of currents of thought and opinion. It also ensures compliance with their obligations in terms of program ethics, particularly with regard to the honesty and independence of news, rights and freedoms, and the dignity of the individual. The group contributes to discussions on the integrity of online information, including the use of artificial intelligence.

Online platforms

Chairman

Benoît Loutrel

Vice-President

Antoine Boilley

The group is responsible for the regulation and supervision of online platforms, with a view to better defending the fundamental rights of the European Union in the digital space: freedom of expression, protection of individuals, fight agains the diffusion of unlawful content. More broadly, it ensures the proper application of the European regulation on digital services, which applies to all providers of online intermediary services. In this field, he coordinates Arcom's relations and work with civil society and the research community, on challenges such as the protection of electoral processes. It contributes to discussions on the consequences of the use of artificial intelligence on online platforms.

Radio and digital audio

President

Romain Laleix

Vice-President

Laurence Pécaut-Rivolier

The group deals with all issues concerning the economic and technological development of radio services, both private and public: DAB+ deployment strategy and FM landscape development, frequency planning models, calls for tender, application and development of private operator agreements, and compliance with the specifications of public audiovisuel organizations. He is also in charge of analyzing and supporting transformations in the sector, in terms of usage, supply, economic and competitive models, and the legal manager. In this capacity, it monitors the podcast market in particular.

Television and on-demand audiovisual media services

President

Juliette Théry

Vice-Chairman

Romain Laleix

The group is responsible for all national and local television services, both private and public, and on-demand audiovisual media services (SMAD). It prepares decisions on market access for these services, and on their authorization and contracting. It deals with questions relating to the diffusion of services on the digital terrestrial television platform. It is also responsible for issues relating to the distribution of services, including the implementation of visibility for services of general interest, distributors' service plans, and the takeover and numbering of channels. More generally, within its remit, it deals with economic regulation and competition challenges.

Protection of rights on the Internet

Chairman

Denis Rapone

Vice-Chairwoman

Juliette Théry

The group deals with issues relating to the implementation of measures to protect cultural and sports-related content on the Internet. It promotes agreements with intermediaries likely to help fight piracy, and evaluates their application. It ensures that the development of legal cultural and sports supplies is encouraged, and is involved in the design and deployment of tools to guide Internet users towards these supplies. It also oversees the accessibility of Ebooks. The group is also responsible for the regulation of technical measures for the identification of copyright-protected content, in particular content recognition technologies implemented by platforms, and deals with cases of application of the regulation on digital services to content protected by an intellectual property right or an audiovisual exploitation right for sports competitions or events. It looks at the effects of artificial intelligence models on copyright protection.

The Creative Department ensures that audiovisual media services comply with their obligations to finance and broadcast cinematographic and audiovisual works. It implements effective means to protect go paperless content from unlawful use, and promotes its legal diffusion on the Internet.

The Department of Audiences, Pluralism and Social Cohesion ensures that editors' rules and commitments in terms of plurality, rights and freedoms, protection of children and audiences, and social cohesion are respected.

The Television and Video on Demand Department implements the rules and proceedings relating to market access for audiovisual media services. It is responsible for planning models for digital terrestrial television (DTT) diffusion. It oversees the proceedings involved in commissioning a DTT license, from summoning applications to actual channel diffusion. The department also carries out impact studies, monitors technological developments in the diffusion sector, and participates in the standardization of diffusion equipment and techniques. It is responsible for on-demand audiovisual media services (SMAD) and the distribution of television and SMAD services.

The Radio and Digital Audio Division is responsible for regulating radio operators and monitoring the development of online audio content. It is responsible for the planning model for frequencies used for radio broadcasting, in both digital (DAB+) and analog (FM) modes. The department oversees the procedures for commissioning a radio broadcasting authorization, from summoning applications to actually showing the service. It also ensures that public and private radio services comply with their obligations to broadcast songs and show music.

The Online Platforms Division is responsible for the systemic regulation and supervision of online platform operators, in particular social networks and search engines, with regard to unlawful and harmful content. Its tasks include developing methods for assessing the means used by online platform operators to comply with legal and regulatory provisions, as well as with the charters and codes that Arcom is responsible for monitoring.

The Legal Department ensures the legal security of all Arcom activities. As such, it is responsible for carrying out the legal studies required both to interpret the law and to prepare the decisions and opinions issued by Arcom. The department also provides legal expertise for various analyses relating to the regulator's activities. It is also responsible for preparing Arcom's defense in contentious cases, and for registering dispute settlement proceedings brought before the authority.

The Studies, Economics and Forecasting Department carries out the studies and analyses required for the regulation of audiovisuel and digital communications, particularly in terms of innovation and digital technologies. This includes carrying out economic impact studies, preparing opinions for the Competition Authority and Arcep, and monitoring the markets for broadcasting rights for audiovisual, film and sports-related contdnt.

The European and International Affairs Department is responsible for proposing and implementing Arcom's European and international initiatives. In particular, it ensures Arcom's participation in the networks of regulators of which it is a member, defines Arcom's positions and strategy for influencing the European Union, and oversees issues relating to extra-European channels and the monitoring of France's external audiovisuel.

The Communications Department is responsible for promoting the regulator's image, values, missions, actions and messages to all audiences. It defines the overall communications strategy and oversees its implementation, in collaboration with the Chairman and General Management, and in liaison with the various departments.

The Administrative, Financial and Information Systems Department is responsible for budgetary and financial matters, human resources, social dialogue, general means and information schemes.

The Accounting Agency, after checking compliance with all applicable regulations, records and executes expenditure, income and asset transactions within the framework of public management rules.

Reporting to the Managing Director,the College and Territories Secretariat is responsible for preparing agendas for plenary assemblies, formatting session files, drafting and diffusing statements of offence, keeping minute books, monitoring the execution of deliberations, managing the schedule of College meetings and organizing hearings, as well as preparing Arcom decisions appointing personalities to the boards of directors of national program companies.

Working closely with the other Arcom teams, he coordinates and coordinates the network of technical committees, also known as"local Arcom". He or she is responsible for diffusing the information needed to ensure the smooth running of these committees and to make the most of their work, as well as for their cross-functional management and inter-directorate coordination of issues of common interest to them. General secretaries, assistants and, where appropriate, project managers assigned to the technical committees report directly to him.