This accession, which took place in the presence in particular of Prince Albert II, representatives of the French Ministries of Culture and Europe and of the channel's management, "was one of the priorities of the 2021-2024 strategic plan. of TV5 Monde approved at the end of 2020 ", indicates the press release from the rue de Valois.
The Principality thus becomes the sixth donor government for TV5 alongside Canada, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, France, Quebec and Switzerland, he explains.
The newly created Monegasque public broadcaster, Monte Carlo Riviera, will soon integrate the capital of TV5 Monde and sit on its board of directors.
This accession comes more than thirty years after the accession of the Canadian and Quebec governments in 1986.
Created in 1984, the channel is 49% owned by France Télévisions.
France Médias Monde owns 12.64%, RTBF and SSR each hold 11.11%, Radio-Canada 6.67%, Télé Québec 4.44%, Arte France 3.29% and INA 1.74% .
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