M6 responds to the Algerian government, a report on Kiabi which does not pass and the last flight of Supergirl

M6's response to the Algerian government

The local authorities did not appreciate at all the report of the program "Exclusive investigation" broadcast Sunday on M6.

Bernard de la Villardière offered a dive into the heart of Algeria, shaken for more than a year by demonstrations against the power in place.

The program followed three young Algerians in this very particular climate.

The Algerian Ministry of Communication did not appreciate the image of the country conveyed by "Exclusive investigation" to the point of prohibiting the channel from operating in Algeria.

M6 is accused of having used false authorizations to shoot the report, and of having the objective of tarnishing the image of the country.

The ministry also affirms that the three witnesses have backed down and ensure that their words have been distorted.

M6 reacted on Tuesday.

In a statement published on Tuesday afternoon, the channel categorically denied having resorted to false filming authorizations.

M6 ensures that the film crew was checked several times and that it was in good standing.

She also reveals that the shooting of Bernard de la Villardière's sets was refused and therefore did not take place. 

The channel therefore asks the Algerian government to reverse its decision and allow it to do its work on the spot, "in order to pursue its information mission objectively and without any controversy".

We stay on M6 to evoke a not quite honest witness in a report of "66 Minutes".

Sunday, the "Large format" of the magazine presented by Xavier de Moulins was devoted to the Kiabi brand, the low-cost clothing brand from the north of France.

There were obviously several sequences in this report, which began by focusing on a mother of two twins, presented as a frequent client of Kiabi.

At the end of his shopping, the voiceover even makes the calculation "43 items for 272 euros, an average of 6.32 euros per item of clothing". 

It looks a bit like an ad.

The problem is, you might think it is.

On Twitter, an internet user revealed that the client in question was the director of a communications agency that works for Kiabi.

The site "Stops on images" conducted the investigation and confirmed that this was indeed the case.

He also contacted the main interested party, who confirms that her agency works well for Kiabi, but does not really understand the controversy.

This is what she explained to "Stops on images": "A friend who works in Kiabi told me that the family planned for the shoot had withdrawn. As she knows that I am a big customer, she told me. offered to replace her. She was looking for a mother with several children, a recurring customer of Kiabi, who was going to do her back-to-school shopping there. I met all the criteria ".

On the M6 ​​side, how do we explain that

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The site obviously joined the production of the magazine, which referred it to the production company that shot the report: "We verified with her loyalty card that she was indeed a very regular customer. The journalist who went Turning over to her house asked her if she worked for Kiabi, and checked her LinkedIn. But we should have been more vigilant, we got screwed.

Less advertising for more advertising revenue, the new CNews scheme?

This morning, "Le Figaro" devotes an article to the continuous news channel, whose very muscular debates are more and more talked about and more and more recipe.

The channel's audiences are on the rise, driven by the programs of Eric Zemmour and Pascal Praud, in particular, but the volume of advertising has dropped drastically, especially in the early evening.

According to the daily, there were 40% fewer ads between September 1 and 13 than last year at the same time.

And between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., where the channel broadcasts shows by Laurence Ferrari, Eric Zemmour and Pascal Praud, the amount of advertising has gone from more than half an hour last year to just seven minutes this year!

How do we explain this tumble?

It depends who you ask the question.

As for CNews, we assure you that it is 100% voluntary!

This is how the channel explains it to "Figaro": "At a time when we are very watched, we are trying to create a CNews reflex. If we want to strengthen the loyalty of viewers, we must limit the cuts."

But if you ask an industry expert, they'll tell you something quite different.

Certainly, CNews' debates attract audiences, but they also scare advertisers away.

The brands do not wish to be associated with these shows and therefore, mechanically, there are fewer ads ...

Suddenly, advertising revenues collapse?

If we are to believe CNews, not at all.

The chain assures "Figaro" that its gross revenues have increased by 25% over one year and doubled over two years. 

"Supergirl" prepares for her last flight.

Superhero series are still popular in the United States, but one of them is about to bow out.

We learned this Tuesday evening, "Supergirl" will no longer fly in 2022. The series worn by the Canadian Melissa Benoist will return in 2021 for a sixth season which will also be the last.

In France, the series had three channels, TF1, Série Club and CStar.

She follows Superman's cousin, one of the last survivors of the planet Krypton.

“Supergirl” was launched with fanfare in 2010 on the major US channel CBS, which hoped to capitalize on viewers' consistent appeal to superheroes.

But after a season with fairly mixed audiences, she was relegated to CBS's little sister, CW, to join other superhero series like "Arrow", "Flash" or "Legends of Tomorrow". 

“Supergirl” is the second series of superheroes in the chain to bow out, a year after the eighth and final season of “Arrow”.

We are staying in the United States for a new episode of our great Covid soap opera.

In recent days, we have mainly talked about France, but the coronavirus has obviously not struck only here.

We learned that night that the pandemic was going to have a significant impact on the "911 - Lonestar" series.

As the name suggests, this is a spinoff series of "911", currently airing on M6 every Thursday night.

It was launched in early 2020 on the American channel Fox and in France, M6 was quick to buy the rights.

In the credits of season 1, we find in particular Rob Lowe, seen in "Brothers & Sisters" and "At the White House", but also Liv Tyler.

Liv Tyler, is that the "Lord of the Rings" actress?

Yes, or even "The Incredible Hulk" and more recently "Ad Astra" with Brad Pitt.

A big name for the series… which will have to do without it for season 2. The actress, who lives in London and who was traveling back and forth to Los Angeles to shoot "911 Lonestar", decided not to stack up for this second season.

In question, the Covid-19, which complicates the movements of the actress but also the risk of increased contamination by regularly crossing the Atlantic.

On the producers' side, it is assured that the role will not be re-cast and that the door will remain open if the actress wishes one day to make her return to the series.