Okoo, France Télévisions' youth offering, is increasing the number of new programs

INTERVIEW

This is very good news for parents, at a time when France is reconfiguring itself, and where we will have to find something to occupy the children, preferably intelligently, in the evening and at weekends.

Guest of 

, Ronan de Longraye, deputy director of non-entertainment programs at FranceTV, details the novelties of Okoo.

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An educational spin-off from Fort Boyard

To best stick to the habits of the new generation of 4-14 years old, Okoo is developing its new programs in synergy between its application and the good old TV.

This is the case of 

, launched during the autumn holidays.

The program is a spin-off from Fort Boyard, centered on the tasting event hosted by Willy Rovelli.

"This time, the candidates are children, it's fun and it's fun," promises Ronan de Longraye.

"You learn a lot about geography, recipes and cultural specificities".

The objective is to create round trips between the application and the Fort Boyard program on France 2.

"We are already seeing rave results, with incredible word of mouth", rejoices Ronan de Longraye about this new program.

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College students and horses

Ronan de Longraye reveals important news regarding Okoo's flagship program 

, the hit college series: "I'm happy to announce that there will be a new season of

It's a smart series. , which engages on societal subjects, like Okoo. 

Okoo will also soon launch 

.

"It's a daily program for two equestrian centers in Normandy", explains Ronan de Longraye.

"This is an opportunity to approach, through the prism of the horse, its daily life and the people who work with it, the issue of animal welfare."

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Fourth novelty: 

A program in the form of a magic contest for children and teenagers, with the media conjurer Sylvain Mirouf.

It is broadcast on the Okoo application, then on France 4 for its semi-final and its final.

A channel that had to be deleted and whose future remains unresolved, according to Ronan de Longraye.

“France 4's mission is to provide support in the context of the health crisis, which brings us to the summer of 2021,” he recalls.

"For further, I could not tell you."