Appointment of two members of the Arcom college and new composition of working groups
Appointment of Romain Laleix and Catherine Jentile de Canecaude
Romain Laleix, nominated by the President of the French National Assembly, and Catherine Jentile de Canecaude, nominated by the President of the French Senate, were appointed members of the college of the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication by decree of January 31 and February 19, 2025. The Chairman and the College of Arcom are delighted to welcome these two new members, whose experience and excellent knowledge of the media sector will be invaluable assets for the regulator.
The new breakdown of the working groups
Following these appointments, Arcom's working groups will now be organized as follows:
Working group: Protection of audiences and diversity of French society
Chairwoman: Laurence Pécaut-Rivol Laurence Pécaut-Rivolier
Vice-Chairman : Catherine Jentile de Canecaude
The group examines challenges relating to audience protection in the audiovisual media and on online platforms, notably 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.
Working group: Media education, ecological transition and public health
Chairwoman: Bénédicte Lesage Bénédicte Lesage
Vice-Chairman : 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.
Working group: Audiovisual, cinematic and musical creation and production
Chairman: Antoine Boilley
Vice-Chairwoman: Bénédicte Lesage Bénédicte Lesage
The group is responsible for 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.
Working group: Pluralism and ethics in news and programs
Chairwoman: Catherine Jentile de Canecaude Catherine Jentile de Canecaude
Vice-Chairman: Denis Rapone 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.
Working group: Online platforms
Chairman: Benoît Loutrel
Vice-Chairman: Antoine Boilley 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.
Working group: Radio and digital audio
Chairman: Romain Laleix
Vice-Chairman: Laurence Pécaut-Rivol 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.
Working group: Televisions and on-demand audiovisual media services
Chairwoman: Juliette Théry 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, as well as their authorization and licensing. 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.
Working group: Protection of rights on the Internet
Chairman: Denis Rapone Denis Rapone
Vice-Chairman: Juliette Théry Juliette Théry
The group deals with issues relating to the implementation of measures to protect cultural and sports-related contdnt 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.
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