France/Arcom: launch of a call for applications for the renewal of 15 DTT frequencies on 28/02/2024

Arcom will launch a call for applications for the renewal of 15 DTT frequencies on Wednesday 28/02/2024. This is the largest DTT frequency allocation process since the launch of DTT in March 2005.

This concerns the frequencies currently occupied by the following channels:
• C8, CNews, CStar, Canal+, Canal+ Sport, Canal+ Cinéma and Planète+ (Canal+ group);
• TMC, TFX, LCI (TF1 group);
• W9, Gulli, Paris Première (M6 group);
• NRJ 12 (NRJ group);
• BFM TV (Altice Media, subsidiary of Altice France).

The licences for C8, W9, TMC, TFX, NRJ12, LCI and Paris Première will expire on 28/02/2025, those for Canal+ on 05/06/2025 and those for BFM TV, CNews, CStar, Gulli, Canal+ Sport, Canal+ Cinéma and Planète+ on 31/08/2025.

"By its very nature, the process is completely open-ended. We start with a clean slate and play the game again. Channels do not own a frequency for life. The guiding principle of regulation is pluralism, with the aim of offering viewers the greatest possible diversity of choice. There are also additional criteria, such as the commitments that candidates will make in terms…