Between 2003 and 2008 the cost also grew by 50

Thomas Valentin, Vice-President of the Executive Board supported programs, decline M6 be sacrificed on the altar of the defence of fiction, while the chain has built its success on the newsmagazines as "Capital" or "Prohibited Zone". Even in early evening, fiction is generally not cost-effective for the string. The audiovisual group plays big at the moment with the ongoing discussions to review the so-called decrees "tasca", governing the audiovisual production of works chains investment obligations.

After a month of disappointing August in terms of audience, how goes back to M6

Last week, on the slice 18.00 - 19.00, M6 was the string of the most-watched in 4 years and with "An almost perfect dinner." more If our audience has declined in the morning and the afternoon, on the most important time slices, namely the avant-soirée and the evening, which are concentrated 70 of advertising investment, it is stable. It is the result of investments carried out for several years in the grid. Between 2003 and 2008, the cost also grew by 50.

You have announced the launch of a newscast presented at your Conference of re-entry. When will it be the antenna

In the season, probably in early 2009. With this presented journal, M6 will cross a new stage. We believe that we do more with a newspaper presented with an Edition images while the "6 Minutes". The newspaper, which will last 20 minutes, corresponds to our general-interest channel status who want to speak to all audiences.

France television is expected to begin its programs at 20 h 35 from January. What will be the impact on M6

We will be evidence of great flexibility. For the moment, there is a single objective element, it is the decision of the advertising after 20 hours on public channels. After that, is there an application for the French evening programs begin earlier In any case, it is desirable that all programs are aligned at the same time in the interest of the Viewer. This clarification of the rules between public and private is necessary. In addition, this will allow to have more money for television in its entirety.

Concerning the revision of the obligations of production chains, what precisely the position of M6

M6 is not seeking a review, or even a reduction of its production obligations, that we have always respected scrupulously. However, under the guise of relief from the constraints of the Tasca decrees, we do not want to be imposed the increase of a genus, in the case of fiction to the detriment of another, the magazines. Non-unique model of television! As we already produce many fictions. The adaptation of "Camera Café" launched by M6 with soon over 900 episodes is the most watched program in Spain. We're regularly expanding our investment in fiction which amounted to EUR 38 million in 2007. There is therefore no reason to get out of our obligations for producing magazines to success of the chain.

Specifically, you want to the definition of heritage artwork is relaxed and integrates reports. Why would you have a different scheme from that of other channels, TF1 in particular

M6, for fifteen years, took the risk to install in the first part of evening magazine. By what bizarre would require us to do something else We want to disseminate early evening fictions such as "Les Bleus" or "The cranky" and magazines such as "Capital" or "E m6".

Is the fiction profitable for M6

In prime time, it is rather a cost for the string. Producing fiction has a high hourly cost and our advertising revenues cannot cover it.

On the economic front, what would the impact of the maintenance of the current definition of heritage artwork

It would be of the order of 15 to 20 million additional euros M6 should invest each year in fiction, under the guise of the defence of the audiovisual creation. But fiction is not a kind marginalized in the grids of the strings. Last year, 71 of the investment of five large radio chains in the audiovisual productions of works were dedicated to fiction or animation programs. This represents a total amount of EUR 540 million.