"The French public broadcaster is at the centre of a political row as a parliamentary inquiry examines the neutrality, workings and financing of state TV and radio, while the media is expected to play a significant role ahead of the 2027 presidential election."
"The backdrop to the inquiry is the rising dominance in France of the private media empire owned by the Catholic conservative industrialist Vincent Bollore, which critics say is giving a platform to reactionary voices and boosting the rise of the far right. Bollore's CNews is the most watched news channel on TV and is highly critical of the state broadcaster. The parliamentary commission was set up after two journalists were secretly filmed having a coffee with Socialist party officials."
A parliamentary inquiry examines the neutrality, workings and financing of French state TV and radio amid rightwing claims of bias and ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The inquiry was launched by the UDR party, an ally of Marine Le Pen's National Rally, and will run until March. Le Pen has said public service broadcasting lacks neutrality and has expressed a desire to privatise it. The inquiry occurs against wider European tensions over public broadcasting and amid growing influence of Vincent Bollore's private media empire, whose CNews channel criticises the state broadcaster. Two journalists were secretly filmed and have filed privacy complaints.
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