Canal+ denounces an “unfair” sanction. Arcom has imposed a fine of 3.5 million euros on channel C8, belonging to the Canal+ group, for the insults of the presenter Cyril Hanouna towards the LFI deputy Louis Boyard.
This sanction is also “particularly hasty”, he regretted, referring to the complaints presented by Louis Boyard and Cyril Hanouna that “have not even been investigated yet”.
The “provocations” of Louis Boyard
In addition, the director of Canal+ said he was “astonished” that Arcom only paid attention to the words of Cyril Hanouna and not to the “provocations” of Louis Boyard.
The deputy “was initially invited to don’t touch my post to talk about the Ocean Viking”, the rescue ship for shipwrecked migrants in the Mediterranean, “but he preferred to attack the name of Vincent Bolloré 16 times, not to mention his grotesque accusations” against the C8 station, he advanced, denouncing a “laying” and a “trap set by Louis Boyard”.
The group wants to challenge the fine
“We regret Cyril Hanouna’s reaction”, but “we also regret Louis Boyard’s provocative attitude”, said Gérald-Brice Viret, for whom this matter “makes this deputy a hero”.
The leader of Canal+, confirming that it has not yet been paid, has announced that the group is going to challenge this fine, the amount of which is “delusional”.
As for the statements by the Minister of Culture on the frequencies of C8 and CNews, Gérard-Brice Viret estimated that Rima Abdul Malak was “out of her role” by “putting pressure” on Arcom.
Source: BFM TV
