France Télévisions in 2027: French creative output under threat
France Télévisions is preparing for 2027 with a €90 million shortfall to plug. The group’s chair, Delphine Ernotte Cunci, outlined on Tuesday a scenario that looks simple on paper but will have brutal consequences: a €47 million cut in state funding, and an expected €20 million drop in advertising revenue. The news came as a bombshell whilst the industry was gathered in La Rochelle for the fiction festival. The… sector had been expecting an announcement regarding cost-cutting measures. Numerous organisations immediately voiced their dissatisfaction. “ A devastating cut to funding for French audiovisual and film production ,” stated the signatories, including the ARP, the UPC, the SPI, the SRF, the SDI and the ACID. The cut does not come out of the blue. By 2026, the reduction in public funding…