At a stormy hearing, Delphine Ernotte, combative but at times evasive, defended her balance sheet in the face of rapporteur Charles Alloncle’s accusations about France Télévisions’ financial situation, presented as alarming, and asked the State to clarify its position as the group anticipates another loss-making year threatening the creative sector. The eagerly-awaited hearing of the France Télévisions president before MPs as part of a parliamentary inquiry into public service broadcasting led to some heated exchanges with the rapporteur, UDR MP Charles Alloncle. Delphine Ernotte appeared to be a fighter in the face of questions, which were often fraught with accusations, but she was also often able to avoid answering immediately, promising a written response or delegating the hot potato to the company’s General Secretary, Christophe Tardieu. This combativeness is well known to the President…
