France 24
France 24 (France vingt-quatre in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels, broadcast in French, English, Arabic and Spanish, are aimed at the overseas market.
| Type | Broadcasting news, discussions, state media |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French, English, Arabic and Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | France Médias Monde (Government of France) |
| Key people |
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| History | |
| Launched | 6 December 2006 |
| Former names | Chaîne française d'Information internationale (before July 2006) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Digital terrestrial television (Île-de-France) | Channel 33 |
| Digital terrestrial television French Overseas territories | Channel 4 |
| Digital terrestrial television (Italy) | Channel 241 |
| Levira (Estonia) | Channel 8 |
| Saorview (Ireland) | TG4 (05:00 – 06:00) |
| Digital terrestrial television (United States) |
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| Oqaab (Afghanistan) | Channel 46 |
| Zuku TV (Kenya) | Channel 566 (English) (Zuku Fiber only) Channel 813 (Arabic) (Zuku Fiber only) Channel 822 (French) (Zuku Fiber only) |
| Open View | 800 |
| Streaming media | |
| YouTube TV | Watch Live |
| Canal Digital Live App | Watch Live |
Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-Moulineaux, the service started on 6 December 2006. It is aimed at a worldwide market and is generally broadcast by pay television providers around the world, but additionally, in 2010, France 24 began broadcasting online through its own iPhone and Android apps. It is a provider of live streaming world news which can be viewed via its website, YouTube, and various mobile devices and digital media players. The stated mission of the channels is to "provide a global public service and a common editorial stance".
Since 2008 the channel has been wholly owned by the French government, via its holding company France Médias Monde, having bought out the minority share of the former partners: Groupe TF1 and France Télévisions. The budget is approximately €100 million per year. The current director of France 24 is Vanessa Burggraf.