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| Country | France |
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| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV (downscaled to16:9576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TF1 Group |
| Sister channels | TF1 TMC TFX TF1 Séries Films |
| History | |
| Launched | 24 June 1994; 31 years ago (1994-06-24) |
| Founder | Christian Dutoit Jérôme Bellay |
| Links | |
| Website | TF1 INFO LCI |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 15 |
| Streaming media | |
| Official website | https://www.tf1info.fr/direct/ |
La Chaîne Info (LCI; English: "The News Channel") is a Frenchfree-to-air news channel. It is part ofTF1 Group.
TF1 had shown intentions of launching a news channel in 1991, which was one of the potential candidates for a new Astra satellite.[1]
LCI was launched on 24 June 1994 by Christian Dutoit on behalf of the media groupTF1 as a pay television channel. Its launch was also simulcast on TF1.[2]
The broadcast began at 8:30 pm with the live TV news programme presented by Françoise-Marie Morel. The first guest was the CEO of the channel, Étienne Mougeotte.
The channel was also broadcast in Italy alongsideTF1 ondigital terrestrial television from 2004 to December 2006 onDfree multiplex.
In 2006, the channel's website appeared twice in theJames Bond filmCasino Royale, a product placement that the channel says it did not pay for.[citation needed]
On 5 April 2016, the channel became free-to-air and began broadcasting on channel 26 via digital terrestrial television in France.
Since October 2022, LCI, as well as the free DTT channels of the TF1 group, have been accessible free to air, via the Astra 1 satellite. This broadcast follows a temporary interruption in encrypted broadcasting to Canal+ and TNTSAT subscribers, following a commercial dispute. However, despite the resumption of encrypted broadcasts within the Canal+ and TNTSAT bouquets, this free-to-air broadcasting continues. LCI is therefore received free of charge in almost all of Continental Europe.[3]
