Media chronology: 3 years of reflection
The CNC wants to calm things down by extending the agreements on media chronology for three years. In the age of platforms and streaming, media chronology seems to have come straight out of another era, when pay-TV channels bought the right to follow the cinema at a very high price. Part of this investment was then channeled into local film production, guaranteeing a virtuous circle for film lovers and professionals… alike. The silo organization of streamers and the « streaming first » strategies of American studios have upset this well-established landscape. Under these conditions, media chronology is more debatable than ever. As a good arbiter of conflicts, the Centre national du cinéma (CNC) has proposed a three-year extension of the current agreement (2022-2023), including adjustments introduced in 2023. This extension…