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| Headquarters | Le Kremlin-Bicêtre |
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| Language | French |
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| Launched | January 2014 (2014-01) |
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| Website | www |
TV Libertés, orTVL (English: "TV Liberties"), is a Frenchfar-rightWeb TV launched in January 2014. The group is led by Philippe Milliau andMartial Bild, a formerFront National leader.[1][2][3] TV Libertés seeks to compete with mainstream cable TV.[3]Alain de Benoist andGilbert Collard, among others, have hosted talk shows on the channel.[3]
The project was initiated as "Notre antenne" by Philippe Millau (formerGRECE andBloc Identitaire) and Gilles Arnaud (formerFront National).[4] In 2013, the founders called for donations, hoping to raise around 1.5 million euros.[5] Numerous far-right figures responded by sponsoring the project, among themJean-Yves Le Gallou,Yvan Blot,Robert Ménard,Philippe Conrad [fr],Paul-Marie Coûteaux,Renaud Camus,Bruno Mégret,Pierre Descaves,Michel Marmin,Roger Holeindre,Jean-Michel Dubernard,Bernard Lugan, andJean Raspail.[6][5][7] TV Libertés was officially launched onYouTube in January 2014.[6]
TV Libertés has promoted pro-Russian views regardinginternational relations. In September 2014 it was the only French TV channel allowed to cover a meeting ofSergey Naryshkin held at the Russian embassy in Paris. During the informal parliamentary election held in theDonetsk People's Republic and theLuhansk People's Republic, TV Libertés was allowed to cover the work of the French "election monitor", Jean-Luc Shaffhauser.[6]
Since 2017, it broadcasts a video talk show,Le Plus d'Élements, hosted by Olivier François in collaboration with theNouvelle Droite magazineÉléments.[8][9]
In June 2018, the YouTube channel was shut down due to "infringement to copyright", which led to critical reactions fromFront National members, including its leaderMarine Le Pen.[10] The organization started to publish videos again on YouTube in February 2019.[11]
TV Libertés is directed by Philippe Milliau, the president of the channel, andMartial Bild, who serves as its editor-in-chief.[2][3] The group also owns a radio station named "Radio Libertés".[12]
The aim of the channel is to bridge far-right and mainstream right-wing figures. Several FN politicians have been interviewed, includingThierry Mariani,Marion Maréchal,Nicolas Bay,Louis Aliot, andBruno Gollnisch.[3] Various figures of the French right have also been invited, such asJean-Marie Le Pen,Philippe de Villiers,Nicolas Dupont-Aignan,Christine Boutin, orIvan Rioufol [fr].[3][13]
