Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 07PARIS3414, SARKOZY'S SHAKE-UP OF FRENCH PUBLIC BROADCASTING

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #07PARIS3414.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07PARIS3414 2007-08-14 15:25 2011-08-24 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Paris
VZCZCXRO9852
RR RUEHIK RUEHPOD RUEHYG
DE RUEHFR #3414/01 2261525
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 141525Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9500
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
RUEHMRE/AMCONSUL MARSEILLE 1875
RUEHSR/AMCONSUL STRASBOURG 0476
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 003414 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/PPD, EUR/WE, INR, R 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KPAO OPRC FR
SUBJECT: SARKOZY'S SHAKE-UP OF FRENCH PUBLIC BROADCASTING 
 
PARIS 00003414  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly. 
 
------- 
SUMMARY 
------- 
 
1. (SBU) French public radio and television, long a stable and 
dominant force in the French media scene, looks set to make some 
changes in the coming year.  We expect these changes will leave it 
with a leaner management structure and with at least some 
overlapping functions eliminated in an effort to "right-size" French 
public electronic media.  President Sarkozy's early August mission 
letter to Minister of culture Albanel set out the broad issues, but 
the details of any changes have yet to emerge, and are unlikely to 
be clear before late fall.  End Summary. 
 
--------------------------------------------- ----- 
SARKOZY'S OPTIONS FOR CHANGE -- WHERE'S THE MONEY? 
--------------------------------------------- ----- 
 
2. (SBU) In his mission letter to the Minister of Culture, President 
Sarkozy said that he would like "a more modern public television 
with a stronger identity, enhanced by a wide range of more creative 
and audacious cultural offerings."  At the heart of any proposed 
changes, however, lies the issue of public television financing.  In 
an August 3 interview on BFM radio, France Television CEO Patrick de 
Carolis suggested two possible sources for increased funding: 
either raising the household license fee (currently 116 euros per 
year per household); or adding commercial breaks in the evening. 
(Note:  De Carolis pointed out that the BBC charges nearly twice as 
much for licensing fees and claimed that an extra commercial break 
in the evening could bring in roughly 20 billion euros in additional 
revenue per year.  End Note.)  A poll published August 13 in Le 
Parisien found that 86 percent of the public were opposed to an 
increase in the licensing fee, while only 53 percent were opposed to 
an increase in commercial breaks -- and 45 percent (mostly the 
under-40 crowd) actually supported additional commercials.  A senior 
editor from one of the public television channels told us, however, 
that he believed adding more commercial breaks would no longer fit 
the image of "public service." 
 
------------------------------- 
RIGHT-SIZING PUBLIC TELEVISION? 
------------------------------- 
 
3. (SBU) France Televisions includes the five national television 
channels (France2, France3, France4, France5 and FranceO) as well as 
the satellite network Reseau France Outre-Mer (RFO).  In addition to 
France Televisions, the public audiovisual sector includes TV5 
Monde, France 24 (the French public equivalent of CNN, which 
broadcasts in French, English and Arabic) and Radio France 
International (RFI, the French equivalent of Voice of America).  The 
public media sector thus includes considerable overlap, and the 
three major proposals for "right-sizing" the sector focus on 
exploiting potential cost-savings.  One option would be to set up a 
holding company that would run TV5 Monde, France 24 and RFI; this 
option currently appears the simplest to implement and the least 
likely to run into serious political opposition.  The second option 
would be to appoint a common president for all of the various 
entities without reorganizing them into a holding company (an option 
journalists, including well-plugged-in Le Figaro editorialists, 
believe that the MFA favors).  The third option would be a 
straightforward merger between France 24 and TV5 Monde -- although 
this option would clearly save the most money, staff at both TV5 
Monde and France 24 strongly oppose this idea. 
 
4. (SBU) Any changes in the French public television system will 
come later in the year.  The Minister of Culture will present a 
formal plan to the National Assembly no earlier than October, with a 
vote anticipated by the end of 2007.  Opposition politicians are 
already criticizing possible changes as a means for President 
Sarkozy to "tighten his grip on the media," pointing out that he 
already enjoys exceptionally close ties to, among others, France 
Televisions CEO Patrick de Carolis, TV5 Monde CEO Jacques Bonnemain 
and Radio France CEO Jean-Paul Cluzel. 
 
----------------------------- 
COMMENT:  CHANGE "INEVITABLE" 
----------------------------- 
 
5. (SBU) Despite the absence of agreement about the future face of 
public television, Sarkozy has clearly set the reform process in 
motion and no one, however wedded to the status quo, doubts that he 
will succeed in making changes.  While some of the staff of the 
various entities have spoken out against reform, most senior players 
are discussing the "how" of change, not disputing whether or why it 
will take place.  As the Senior Editor at France 24 told us, RFI and 
France 24 already share correspondents.  It's clear that Sarkozy and 
 
PARIS 00003414  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
his government could gain considerable savings by streamlining the 
public media system -- and it's clear that journalists and the 
French public expect Sarkozy to get his way in his right-sizing 
plans. 
PEKALA