LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
On Franceinfo, the direct was interrupted until 10 a.m. this Saturday, June 21. (Illustration photo of the headquarters of France Télévisions in Paris)
Médias – Summer begins with a heat wave … in the premises of France Télévisions. Viewers unable to sleep because of intense heat will no doubt have noticed a several hour interruption from Franceinfo, on the night of Friday to Saturday. The continuous television channel no longer issued due to a technical failure which affected all the branches of the France Télévisions group.
In a press release, France Télé explained that ” Major breakdown of the room air conditioning system hosting the delivery servers France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5 and Franceinfo caused an interruption of the planned programs around midnight “.
“The French Televisions teams mobilized overnight have allowed a gradual return of broadcasting to normal” On these channels, she added. However, on the antenna, the interruption on France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5 only lasted a few seconds, specifies AFP.
Back to normal after 10 hours
On the other hand, “Part of the equipment of the production of the Franceinfo chain was damaged during the incident”continued France Télévisions.
Franceinfo had however resumed a normal broadcast of its programs around 10 am this Saturday, whereas before that, a message from the group indicated that the channel broadcast on TNT channel 16 was ” unable to resume its live programs ”.
“We apologize to all viewers”also indicated the group, when France entered an intense heat day, with 16 departments placed in orange alert in the heat wave.
