Rodolphe Belmer is riding the tired horse that is the reform of broadcasting regulations
Rodolphe Belmer is urging the government to review the rules governing the audiovisual sector. This is not a new approach. At European level, broadcasters and streaming services are united in putting forward their views. Indeed, the issue of asymmetry between broadcasters and platforms – primarily YouTube –… lies at the heart of their campaign in Brussels. Rodolphe Belmer, CEO of TF1 and president of La Filière audiovisuelle, is in turn calling for a review of the sector’s regulatory framework to narrow, as he sees it, the competitive gap with the digital giants. The Law on Freedom of Communication His argument has become a familiar one, but he returns to it insistently: the Law on Freedom of Communication, which will mark its fortieth anniversary in 2026, no longer reflects the reality…