CNews

CNews (French pronunciation: [senjuz]; stylised as CNEWS, formerly i>Télé and i>Télévision) is a French free-to-air opinion channel, which was launched on 4 November 1999 by Canal+. It provides, with a far-right viewpoint, 24-hour national and global news coverage. It is the most watched news network in France, right before BFM TV, LCI as well as France Info. i>Télé was renamed CNews on 27 February 2017. Since this change, it has taken an archconservative editorial stance, and is often compared to the American TV channel Fox News. It has been many times warned by French regulators (ARCOM) for its failure to honestly and rigorously report news to the public or for illegal and reprehensible speeches. Due to these infractions, it was fined €200,000 by the French audiovisual regulatory body in 2021. Despite the channel often violating the audiovisual laws and agreements for broadcasting on the free-to-air TV, it has so far never been really worried by the French authority of regulation. The channel is under the control of the media proprietor and business magnate Vincent Bolloré, who has been accused of interfering with the editorial choices of the CNews.