The idea of rock which has a library of 1And it is paid by the signing of the bookWe already had the intention to privatizeTHE SOVEREIGN INTERESTby Frédéric LordonEdYoung people read less than their elders 45Then each President will bet on his personal equation This is not the business tax reform it addedInvolvement of the State in either activityAnd at a time when the market is very competitive17 or below half the rate for the Japan 0The subject is vast but Bertrand Meheut, President of the Executive Board of the Canal group, engaged, Tuesday evening at a dinner debate of the parliamentary club on audiovisual, in a detailed review of the implications of the merger between Canal and GST. He had both to reassure the staff of the merged entities, publishers of independent channels and those of the TNT, partners satellite operators and the CSA and Arcep regulatory authorities. With a motto: consultation. Thus, from yesterday, the Canal group opened a consultation with the two operators of satellites Astra and Eutelsat to determine if the new group, fort of 4.3 million subscribers to the satellite, must keep two providers or reduce to a single. "We are ready to bear the costs of restructuring," warned Bertrand Meheut, explaining that choice will not be dictated by financial but strategic considerations for the long term. Another subject of debate in this area, the launch of a offers free bouquet of strings in the TNT by satellite to cover areas of shadow of the TNT. Bertrand Meheut has indicated that his group was ready to make available a bouquet "strictly limited to 18 DTT channels more 23 regional chains of France 3" in accordance with the numbering of the strings in the universe of the TNT. Canal had discussed with the TNT group which had opted for a competing solution on the satellite of Eutelsat AB3. But Canal j. easier to choose satellites already used by the subscribers of CanalSat and GST. Another issue, one that will start after 30 November effective date of the merger with representatives of the staff of Canal (3.800 employees) and GST (650). "We have blocked any recruitment for Canal and we therefore have a potential of creations of positions." In addition, we have signed a Charter for employment with our shareholders TF1, M6 and Vivendi (including SFR) for open positions. However, there will be duplicates and we will deal with the unions. 
Independent channels
In contrast, Bertrand Meheut has been firm on its relationship with the thematic channels. "In the merger, we are committed to a certain proportion of independent channels." "But we cannot resume only those of interest to our customers," he warned. The Group wants to focus on channels premium edition and leave a space of creation for publishers of strings entering the carrier themes defined by the bouquet. On the mode of remuneration, the speech is very clear. The strings will have the choice between three options: negotiate a lump sum fee, be repeated free of charge on the platform or become a pay option to the viewer chain. The Canal group is committed, in the merger, to retain the status of premium GST star. However, the fate of the latter is subject to the renewal of its authorisation by the CSA. The latter must decide at each change of ownership of a terrestrial channel. Bertrand Meheut "argued for the retention of GST Star TNT offers pay". "We will distribute GST Star on cable, ADSL and satellite." "It would be paradoxical that it is not on the TNT", he added.
