With three months to go before their DTT frequencies are withdrawn, C8 and NRJ12 took their case to the Conseil d’État on Friday. The two channels were contesting Arcom’s decision this summer.. On July 24, the broadcasting regulator unveiled a shortlist of 15 candidates, as part of the procedure to reallocate 15 TV frequencies by 2025. After a series of hearings, the independent regulatory authority reached a collective decision, to rule out NRJ12 and C8whose authorization to broadcast on DTT expires on February 28.

On Friday, the focus was on the admissibility of the appeals lodged by the two channels ejected from DTT by Arcom. Last summer, Arcom had indicated that it had carried out a preselection process for the two channels. “ as a preparatory measure “emphasizing that the process was still ongoing. He still had to negotiate agreements with each of the…