Thierry Ardisson on the set of "Salut les Terriens" on C8. - ERIC DESSONS / JDD / SIPA

Litigation related to the brutal cessation of emissions of the man in black on C8. The Commercial Court of Paris condemned this Tuesday Canal + to pay 811,500 euros to the company of Thierry Ardisson, Ardis SAS, for "brutal termination of trade relations", according to La Lettre A.

After the end of Tout le monde en parle , Thierry Ardisson launched his program Salut les Terrriens! on Canal + in 2006, before migrating to C8 in 2016. Its Sunday counterpart Les Terrriens du dimanche was launched in 2017. The first talk show was billed 198,000 per number to the channel of the Canal + group, against 155,000 euros for the second, according to The Letter A.

No low cost TV

In May 2019, C8 had asked had asked Thierry Ardisson to produce these shows for half the price. The host had refused to make "low cost" TV, causing the programs to stop. The judges agreed with the presenter, believing that C8 should have given him more time to turn around.

Thierry Ardisson claimed 6.8 million euros from his ex-employer. According to information from the Ozap site, the presenter should appeal this decision, deeming the amount obtained too low. Case to follow!

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