The story of the first privatisation of public television in the world – the first TV channel TF1 in France Cover Image

Historia pierwszej na świecie prywatyzacji publicznej telewizji – pierwszego kanału telewizyjnego TF1 we Francji
The story of the first privatisation of public television in the world – the first TV channel TF1 in France

Author(s): Małgorzata Brzezińska
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: French public television;privatisation;TF1;privatisation of television;

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the story of the first privatisation of a public TV channel in the world – TF1 in France in 1987. TF1 was the most popular channel, therefore the news of selling it came as a huge surprise. However, the privatisation was carried out despite protests by both television crew and its viewers. The controversial winner was selected by means of a tender, hardly fulfilling any of the promises after winning. After many years, although the licence was only granted for 10 years, TF1 still remains in its hands.

  • Issue Year: 12/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 136-149
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish