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C8 (French TV channel)

C8
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance, Belgium, Switzerland (local feed), Africa
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCanal+
Sister channelsCanal+
CStar
CNews
History
LaunchedOctober 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)
ReplacedDirect 8
Former namesD8 (2012-2016)
Links
Websitecanalplus.com/chaines/c8
Availability
Terrestrial
TNTChannel 8
Easy TV (Congo)Channel 18

C8 (pronounced [se ɥit]) is a French free-to-air television channel owned by Canal+.

History

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D8 was launched in 2012, replacing Direct 8, after Groupe Canal+ purchased it from Bolloré.[1][2][3] Vincent Bolloré would take control of Canal+ in 2015.[4]

D8 was rebranded C8 on 5 September 2016, as announced by Vincent Bolloré.[5][6]

C8 launched in Belgium on 28 April 2020; the station previously did not air in the country as Plug RTL held the rights to its spotlight programme, Touche pas à mon poste ! until that date.[7][8]

On 24 July 2024, Arcom announced that it would not renew C8's DTT frequency, following a number of fines imposed by the regulator amid many controversies around Touche pas à mon poste !, and the channel announced that it would appeal to the Conseil d'État.[9][10] Its first application for interim relief, challenging the list of shortlisted candidates for the allocation of DTT frequencies, was rejected in September 2024,[11] and its first application on the merits was declared inadmissible as premature on the following 22 November.[12] On 8 December 2024, the group announced the loss of 150 jobs as a direct result of this non-renewal.[13] On 16 December 2024, ARCOM issued its refusal decision, which was again contested on the merits and in summary proceedings by the channel.[14] On 30 December 2024, the Conseil d'Etat rejected the second application for interim relief, ruling that the condition of urgency had not been met, and specifying that the appeal on the merits would be examined in a few weeks' time, before the contested decision was implemented at the end of February.[15][16]

Programmes

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Entertainment

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Game shows

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Infotainment

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Info / Talk

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Lifestyle

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "L'arrivée de D8 : qu'est-ce que ça change?". France Inter (in French). 8 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Télévision : le lancement de D8 bouscule les "historiques" de la TNT" (in French). 6 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  3. ^ Gambin, Mélodie (2013). "D8, la nouvelle grande chaîne de Canal +". Effeuillage (in French). 2 (1): 21–23. doi:10.3917/eff.002.0021. ISSN 2490-5518.
  4. ^ "Vincent Bolloré prend officiellement le contrôle de Canal+ et écarte Bertrand Méheut". 20 Minutes (in French). 3 September 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ^ "C8 : le nouveau visage de D8". Europe 1 (in French). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Pourquoi D8 et D17 changent de nom". Télérama.fr (in French). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  7. ^ "C8, la chaîne d'Hanouna, bientôt en Belgique". Le Soir (in French). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. ^ "C8 Belgique, ça commence le 27 avril !". Télépro (in French). 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Attribution des fréquences de la télévision numérique terrestre (TNT) : audition du projet "C8" | Arcom". www.arcom.fr (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  10. ^ "La chaîne C8 saisit le Conseil d'Etat contre le non-renouvellement de sa fréquence TNT" (in French). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  11. ^ "L'Arcom confirme l'exclusion de C8 et NRJ 12 de la TNT, le Conseil d'État rejette leurs référés". www.telerama.fr (in French). 31 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Disparition de C8 : le Conseil d'État juge le recours de la chaîne «irrecevable», car déposé trop tôt". Le Figaro (in French). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Canal+ annonce 250 suppressions de postes, dont 150 liés à l'arrêt de C8". 20 Minutes (in French). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  14. ^ "C8 et NRJ12 : l'Arcom confirme l'exclusion fin février des chaînes de la TNT". Le Figaro (in French). 12 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Fréquences télé : le Conseil d'Etat rejette les recours en référé de C8 et NRJ12" (in French). 30 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  16. ^ d'État, Le Conseil. "Décision n° 500008". Conseil d'État (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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