Alexis Patri 4:12 p.m., January 20, 2022, modified at 4:12 p.m., January 20, 2022

18 months after the launch of TV5 Monde Plus, TV5 Monde's free streaming platform, the general manager of the international French-speaking television group Yves Bigot gives an initial assessment of activity on Thursday, on the occasion of his invitation to the show. by Philippe Vandel "Culture Media".

In September 2020, TV5 Monde launched TV5 Monde Plus, a free streaming platform requested by French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during an international summit.

The general manager of TV5 Monde Yves Bigot, guest Thursday of the program of Philippe Vandel 

Culture Médias

draws up an initial assessment of TV5 Monde Plus, 18 months after its launch.

"We tick all the boxes that were asked of us by the governments", he rejoices.

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"Boxes", objectives, which Yves Bigot specifies.

"Namely, more than 6,000 hours of programs and availability absolutely everywhere in the world, except in China", he explains.

"You know that China is not very fond of being penetrated by the Internet."

A free platform available on the web

At the time of its launch, TV5 Monde Plus lacked broadcasting rights in three countries: China, but also the United States and the Netherlands.

"For the Netherlands, it is being resolved, but we are not technically there today. On the other hand, we have been in the United States since June", observes the general manager of TV5 Monde .

Free, but with advertising, and available on the web, TV5 Monde Plus divides its programs into eleven categories: cinema, discovery, culture, urban arts, entertainment, French language, cultural partners, series, TV dramas, environment, memoirs, society, youth and podcast. I was watching this morning. The offer is very, very rich, not to say plethoric.

If he says nothing about the audiences of the platform, Yves Bigot advises a particular program among this plethoric offer.

"I watch Canadian and Swiss series a lot", he says on Europe 1. "I can recommend to your listeners at the moment the remarkable Swiss series called

Wilder.

 It has three seasons and it is subtitled in five languages: French, English, German, Spanish and Arabic.