Franceinfo starts its broadcasts by increasing the offer of all-news in the French market

With a budget of 18 million annually, its programming will be based on short modules of just a few minutes with great infographic display.

France Télevisions and Radio France have launched the first public French all-news channel in France. Franceinfo thus joins the uninterrupted current affairs offer in France, which already has the private channels BFMTV, I-tele and LCI, and the public channel with international broadcast France 24.

Without advertising and with a clear focus on its Internet distribution, Fraceinfo was born according to its directors with the intention of differentiating itself from the existing competition by avoiding magazines and "a certain air of sensationalism."

Its programming will be based on short modules of just a few minutes with extensive infographic display, designed to be viewed even without audio in mobile and Internet environments.

In addition to a DTT channel, Franceinfo will have a radio station, as well as a strong presence on social networks and on the Internet through its site franceinfo.fr.

The new channel will have an annual budget of 18 million euros, 15 of them contributed by France Télévisions and 3 by Radio France. In order to save costs, Franceinfo will be produced in the existing facilities of Radio France, France Inter and France 24.

The Mediapro group has been in charge of the design and integration of the channel in a record time of just two months, after winning an international competition. Group companies such as Unitecnic, Imagina France, or Get Set have taken charge of the project as a whole. Last March, France Télevisions held an international competition in which Mediapro competed with Ericsson and Videlio and emerged as the winner. The project included the design and equipment of a 240m² set, writing room, continuity control, translation booths, duplex points,…

In this project, Mediapro has integrated innovative solutions such as an automated production system, a new Gimbal as a lighter and more operational steady cam, 4K vertical monitors, giant tablets as whiteboards,...