France Info
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| Industry | News service |
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| Founded | 1 June 1987 (radio network) 1 September 2016 (transformation into global service) |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Owner | France Télévisions Radio France France Médias Monde Institut national de l'audiovisuel |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references ISSN 2609-3073 | |
France Info (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃s ɛ̃fo]; stylised as franceinfo:) is a French public broadcasting service is a brand of news service participated by France Télévisions, Radio France, France Médias Monde and the Institut national de l'audiovisuel.[1][2][3]
The service includes a radio network, a TV channel, a website, and a mobile application.[3]
Background
[edit]Launched on 1 June 1987 by Radio France, France Info is Europe's first radio network, that broadcasts live news and information 24 hours a day, serving most regions in France in 105.5 MHz.[citation needed] On 11 July 2016,[4] the name of France Télévisions' then-upcoming news channel was announced to be France Info, which was launched on 1 September that year. This gathered the radio, television and online services under the banner of France Info.[2]
Online
[edit]On 24 August 2016, France Télévisions' France TV Info online service and Radio France's France Info website were merged into a new look service. It serves as the official website of both France Info radio and television channels, as well as Radio France and France Télévisions' news offerings.[5][2]
Organisation
[edit]Digital
[edit]- Since August 2016 : Célia Meriguet[6]
Radio
[edit]- August 2016 - June 2017 : Laurent Guimier
- July 2017 - December 2020 : Vincent Giret[7]
- Since January 2021 : Jean-Philippe Baille [8]
- Since September 2024 : Agnès Vahramian[9]
Television
[edit]- August 2016 - September 2020 : Stéphane Dubun[6]
- October 2020 - September 2022 : Sophie Guillin [10].
- Since September 2022 : Erik Berg.
- Since 2 September 2024 : Laurent Delpech [11].
Sound Design
[edit]Jean-Michel Jarre is the creator of the sound design put in place in 2016 [12].
References
[edit]- ^ "Radio France Info". Ecouter-en-direct.com.
- ^ a b c "La chaîne publique d'information veut inonder le numérique tous azimuts". Les Echos (in French). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Francetv info est devenu franceinfo, mettez à jour votre application pour découvrir notre nouvelle offre". Franceinfo (in French). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ puremedias (11 July 2016). "franceinfo:, la petite nouvelle des chaînes infos". www.ozap.com. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Les sites " FranceTVInfo " et " France Info " ont fusionné". Le Monde.fr (in French). 23 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ a b Benjamin Meffre (4 August 2016). "Direction de franceinfo : Stéphane Dubun confirmé pour la partie TV, Célia Mériguet nommée au numérique". PureMédias (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2022..
- ^ "Vincent Giret prend la tête de France Info". Lemonde.fr. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017..
- ^ "Nominations et adaptation de la gouvernance de Radio France". radiofrance.com. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021..
- ^ "Médias : Agnès Vahramian nouvelle directrice de la radio franceinfo". Franceinfo (in French). 27 August 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
- ^ "Nominations à la direction de France Télévisions". francetvpro.fr. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021..
- ^ "Nominations à la direction de France Télévisions". francetvpro.fr. 29 July 2024..
- ^ "Comment Jean-Michel Jarre a rhabillé franceinfo". franceinfo.fr. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018..
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
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