While three contenders competed for the post, the audiovisual regulatory authority gave her confidence to the one she had already appointed five years ago.
By Aude Dassonville
Sibyle Veil was renewed on Monday, December 19, for a second term at the head of Radio France. Only a few hours after the three candidates in the post were interviewed, the nine advisers of Arch (ex-CSA) decided to once again give their confidence to the one who, five years ago, had taken over by Mathieu Gallet after the dismissal of the latter.
The surprise is not total. M me veil was considered favorite, its positive assessment in terms of audiences and budget management pleading for its renewal. “By designating M sibyle veil, confirmed the regulator in a press release sent at the beginning of the evening, the authority has chosen the continuation of the transformations undertaken in recent years, whose results in terms audience, digital developments and access to culture testify to the adaptability of the national program of program to its environment and to the expectations of the public. “
find the ear of young people
While the candidacy of the journalist and entrepreneur Florent Chatain was the most solid testimony of Maïa Wirgin, current secretary general at the Court of Auditors and former secretary general of Radio France, was likely to corsic the competition. The two women, also in forty years old, presented themselves in front of the regulator, at the end of the morning for Maïa Wirgin, and at the beginning of the afternoon for Sibyle Veil, who came with Laurence Bloch, the branch and strategy director. Both were committed to doing everything to find the way to the ears of the youngest (“The mother of the battles”, for Sibyle Veil) but also more popular audiences, to make information from the Public radio a reference and a benchmark, as well as to accentuate digital developments. The regulatory authority has also welcomed “the accent” put by the president in title “on the role of Radio France in the structuring of the radio and digital audio sector”, in other words the world of podcast, as well as in terms of innovation.
But while the words of the two applicants resounded with philosophically close objectives, Maïa Wirgin had defended common governance with France Télévisions, France Médias Monde or even the ENI the cornerstone of her project. More cautious in the absence of any ministerial project at this stage, Sibyle Veil defended “cooperation” or even “bridges” with other public media, while promising to continue to “build a strong audio pole in the heart of the ‘public audiovisual “.
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