Monacο: A New Public Broadcaster debuting in 2025!

The Government of Monaco has announced that it will merge its existing channels to launch a new public broadcaster in September 2025.

Monaco will merge its two existing public broadcasters, TV Monaco and Monaco Info. The decision was made due to the challenges posed by having two channels with a high level of overlapping content. As part of the changes, TV Monaco will also withdraw from TV5 Monde.

During the National Council Assembly on December 16, Monaco’s Minister of State, who is leading the project, confirmed that a new professional and financially sustainable television channel with advertising revenue will be created in the Principality.

This channel will be independent of government communication, managed by a professional board of directors, and funded through a mix of public and private resources.

The development of the new channel will begin in January 2025 under the leadership of Geneviève Berti, Monaco’s current Director of Communication. She has been tasked with preparing for the transition, which includes managing Monaco’s exit from TV5 Monde, an international network in which the Principality holds a 5.3% stake.

The channel, which has not yet been named, is expected to launch on September 1st 2025. It will make use of the extensive technical resources of TV Monaco.

It is not yet known whether the new broadcaster will seek to acquire membership in the EBU, as TV Monaco currently holds, which gained its EBU membership in March 2024.

Monaco last participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006, represented by Séverine Ferrer with the song “La Coco-Dance” but failed to qualify for the Grand Final. The country also won once, in 1971, with Séverine’s “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”

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Source: Monaco Life