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France to Launch English-Language News Channel

by Anita Elash, NPR
December 5, 2006

France has an answer for America's 24-hour news channels. The country is launching a TV-news service of its own. France 24 is a partnership between a commercial network and the state-run France Televisions. It'll feature two news channels, one in French, and the other primarily in English.

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