C8 sanctioned with a new fine after “nominative attacks” by Cyril Hanouna against Anne Hidalgo

Fines are raining down on C8 and the program “Touche pas à mon poste”. The channel was again sanctioned, Wednesday, May 31, after yet another controversial outing by its flagship host, Cyril Hanouna, this time against Anne Hidalgo.

In a sequence broadcast on October 5, 2022, the presenter had summoned the mayor (PS) of Paris (in his absence) to ” shut up “ And “chasing rats at night instead of talking bullshit”. Enough for Arcom to impose a fine of 300,000 euros on C8, reports the audiovisual regulator in a press release published on Wednesday.

This sanction from the former CSA against the Canal+ group channel comes just four months after a record fine of 3.5 million euros, following insults hurled by Cyril Hanouna at the deputy (LFI) Louis Boyard , still in the show ” Do not touch My TV ! ».

It was when he mentioned the name of Vincent Bolloré, first shareholder of Vivendi, owner of the Canal + group, that the parliamentarian, and former columnist, had drawn the wrath of the host-producer. Vincent Bollore “is not my boss, he is a friend of twenty years”justified Cyril Hanouna in the issue of November 14.

Multiple fines and threat from the minister

Record, this fine was not the first against “TPMP”. In July 2017, the CSA imposed a fine of 3 million euros on C8 after Cyril Hanouna, two months earlier, had tricked a young gay man into making advances to him, live on the air (he actually acted as a deception). In February 2020, the channel was ordered to pay 10,000 euros for showing on the air, on October 31, 2019, intimate photos of TF1 host Karine Ferri. After each sanction, the process starts again at zero for any new violation examined.

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Arcom’s latest decision was announced in a context of tensions between Canal +, a subsidiary of the Vivendi group led by conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré, and the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak. The latter had mentioned at the beginning of February the possibility for Arcom to withdraw from CNews and C8 the frequencies made available to them when they do not respect their obligations. “We were deeply shocked by the remarks made by the Minister of Culture”had reacted Canal + in a press release. “Nearly five minutes of his speech were devoted to criticism of our group and invectives against our C8 and CNews channels”was offended the group.

The World with AFP

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