end clap for the show, Cyril Hanouna and Canal+ separate

This summer, it was already a thunderclap when the public had learned that Arcom had decided not to renew the TNT frequency of the C8 channel on which Cyril Hanouna officiates by presenting the show Don’t Touch My Post. Today, a new tsunami: the channel’s flagship host and C8 have started negotiations for a breakup.

Cyril Hanouna and C8, the end of twelve years of collaboration

After the decision of the Arcom of not renew the TNT frequency of C8, the media start-up was particularly chaotic. Cyril Hanouna returns to present the show Don’t Touch My Post had decided to attack the PAF gendarme by announcing that he wanted sue the audiovisual regulator by filing a complaint.

The channel of the group belonging to Vincent Bolloré will no longer be able to broadcast on Terrestrial Digital Television from February 28, 2025 if the leaders of C8 do not succeed in winning their case after the various appeals they wish to take so that Arcom reconsider his decision. But according to information from Parisian, the future between Cyril Hanouna and C8 would be sealed. Both parties have started separation talks.

The shutdown of TPMP could even occur before the end of C8

Indeed, after a twelve-year collaboration, Cyril Hanouna and Canal+ are almost over ! The daily explains thata person familiar with the matter stated that “the Canal+ group will broadcast the daily program until February 28, 2025 but not beyond“.

This date is not trivial sincethis is the one on which C8 must no longer broadcast on TNT. Pire, the live show hosted every day by Cyril Hanouna on C8 could even end well before this date.

Indeed, still according to newspaper information The Parisian, January and February are very quiet months in terms of advertising revenue. According to the person familiar with the matter, he doesn’t seeno point in starting again at the beginning of January with a net loss“. Thus, C8 should take advantage of the last two months that it has left to exist in the French audiovisual landscape to destock and broadcast the programs which are in production or which are awaiting broadcast.

The divorce is not surprising between Hanouna and Bolloré. The latter would hold the facilitator responsible for the excesses of TPMP which generated record financial fines from Arcom. As a reminder, Cyril Hanouna’s talk show generated more than 7.6 million euros in fines in the space of 8 years. On the other hand, it is a safe bet that the public will find the host on another channel or on another platform.