Public broadcasting: a high‑stakes parliamentary inquiry
This coming Thursday, an exceptional parliamentary commission will grill the heads and anchors of public broadcasting, revealing an institutional, financial and editorial tug-of-war between France Télévisions and the powers that be – governance reforms, funding cuts and political pressure – and asking the crucial question: does public service still know how to represent all French people? Next Thursday, public broadcasting faces an important test. The commission, initiated by Éric Ciotti’s UDR group, began work on Tuesday November 25, 2025, and plans several weeks of hearings, including Delphine Ernotte (France Télévisions) on December 10 and Sibyle Veil (Radio France) on December 17. The opening of the parliamentary commission is a rare event in an already turbulent trajectory between the supervisory authority and its audiovisual sector. Since taking office, Emmanuel Macron has…