Reasoned opinion on the results of France Médias Monde 2018-2021
Article 47-4 of the September 30, 1986 law on freedom of communication, as amended by the October 25, 2021 law on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age, entrusts the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication (hereinafter Arcom) with the task of appointing, for five years, the president of France Médias Monde.
Pursuant to the same article, " four years after the start of the presidents' term of office [...], the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication issues a reasoned opinion on the results [...] of the company in charge of France's external audiovisual [...] with regard to [its] strategic project [...]. This opinion is forwarded to the competent standing committees of the French National Assembly and the French senate ".
This is the purpose of the present document.
In accordance with article 47-4 of the aforementioned law of September 30, 1986, this document is based on :
- France Médias Monde's strategic orientations as set out in the candidacy for the presidency of France Médias Monde ;
- the company's contracts of objectives and means for the years 2016-2020 and 2020-2022;
- the strategic orientations defined by the French government.
In light of the rapid developments in media consumption patterns and the development of digital platforms, on July 19, 2018, the authorities announced a series of guidelines and measures designed to accelerate the transformation of the public audiovisual industry: adoption of an ambitious digital strategy to bring public audiovisual closer to the youngsters; strengthening cooperation between the various public companies; savings and redeployment of resources to digital. These developments have significantly altered the strategic managerial framework in which the public broadcasting group operates.
This document is also based on the findings and assessments formulated by the Council (now Arcom) as part of its ongoing monitoring of France Médias Monde's activity since 2018, in particular in the reports on the execution of the specifications and in the opinions on the report on the execution of the company's contract of objectives and means.
Lastly, the Authority has enriched its analysis with insights gleaned from a cycle of hearings organized between February and April 2022. The Arcom college heard from representatives of France Médias Monde's Executive Committee and Management Committee, representatives of the administrations that are members of the public group's Board of Directors and the group's independent directors appointed by the Authority, representatives of the National audit office and representatives of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Lastly, it interviewed Marie-Christine Saragosse on April 6, 2022.
(A full list of those interviewed can be found in the appendix at the end of this document).
Reasoned opinion on the results of France Médias Monde 2018-2021
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