C8 () is a French

free-to-air Free-to-air (FTA) services are television (TV) and radio services broadcast in unencrypted form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscripti ...

public television channel owned by

Groupe Canal+ Groupe Canal+ is a French mass media company. It is owned and controlled by Vivendi and has a film library in excess of 5,000 films. Vivendi has sold some parts of Canal+ to private investors which are still using the name of Canal+. It is headqu ...

History

D8 was launched in 2012, replacing

Direct 8 Direct 8 was a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It was available through digital terrestrial television Digital terrestrial television (DTTV or DTT, or DTTB with "broadcasting") is a technology for terrestrial televisi ...

, after purchasing it to Groupe Bolloré. D8 was rebranded C8 on 5 September 2016. C8 was unable to air in Belgium, because

Plug RTL Plug RTL is a general Luxembourgish French speaking commercial television chain with international presence and targeting adolescents and young people (15-34 age bracket). The station is particularly popular in francophone parts of Belgium (Wallon ...

had the Belgian rights of '' Touche pas à mon poste !''. C8 has not renewed the contract with RTL, in order to set up in Belgium in January 2020. The Belgian feed was launched on 28 April 2020.

Programmes

Entertainment

* '' Touche pas à mon poste !'', presented by

Cyril Hanouna Cyril Valéry Isaac Hanouna (; ar, سيريل فاليري إسحاق حنونة, link=no; born 23 September 1974) is a French radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunis ...

* ''Voyage au bout de la nuit'', night reading of famous literary works by actors (show named after the eponymous novel) * ''

Domino Day ''Domino Day'' is a world record attempt for the highest number of toppling domino stones, organized from 1998 to 2009 by Endemol Netherlands. Together with Weijers Domino Productions of Robin Paul Weijers, also known as Mr. Domino, parties tea ...

'', presented by Valérie Bénaïm * ''Le Grand Bêtisier'', presented by Justine Fraioli & Caroline Ithurbide * ''Le Zap'' * ''La folle soirée du Palmashow''

Game shows

* ''L'Œuf ou la Poule ?'', presented by Sebastien Cauet * '' Still Standing'', presented by

Julien Courbet Julien Courbet (born 7 February 1965) is a French journalist, television presenter and producer. Early life and education Julien Courbet was born Frédéric René Courbet in Eysines, a town located in the suburb of Bordeaux, department of Giron ...

* ''Guess My Age'', presented by

Jean-Luc Lemoine Jean-Luc Marie Lemoine (born 6 March 1970) is a French humourist, media personality and stand-up comedian. Early life A native of Paris, Lemoine grew up in Morangis, Essonne. His first scene was on his high school stage, in front of 800 fellow s ...

* ''Hold Up!'', presented by Benjamin Castaldi * ''Couple ou pas couple ?'', presented by

Infotainment

* ''Focus'', presented by Guy Lagache * ''Les Mystères'', presented by Cécile de Ménibus * ''Au cœur de l'enquête'', presented by Adrienne de Malleray * ''Histoire interdite'', presented by Guy Lagache

Info / Talk

* ''C8 le JT'', presented by Émilie Besse * ''Langue de bois s'abstenir'', presented by

Philippe Labro Philippe Labro (born 27 August 1936) is a French author, journalist and film director. He has worked for RTL, '' Paris Match'', TF1 and Antenne 2. He is a laureate of the Prix Interallié, a French literary distinction founded in 1930, whic ...

* ''La Nouvelle Édition'', presented by Daphné Bürki * ''Salut les Terriens !'', presented by

Thierry Ardisson Thierry Ardisson (; born 6 January 1949, Bourganeuf, Creuse), is a French television producer and host and a movie producer. Many of his shows have some of the longest run times on French television, such as ''Paris Dernière'', ''Tout le mon ...

Lifestyle

* ''Les Animaux de la 8'', presented by Élodie Ageron and Sandrine Arcizet * ''À vos régions'', presented by Grégory Galiffi * ''À vos recettes'', presented by Grégory Galiffi

Hosts

* Élodie Ageron (since 2012) *

Capucine Anav Capucine Anav (born April 22, 1991 in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon) is a French television host, actress and producer. She is a former columnist in the television program ''Touche pas à mon poste !'' on C8. Biography Capucine Anav was bo ...

(since 2016) * Sandrine Arcizet (since 2012) *

(since 2016) * Valérie Bénaïm (since 2012) *

Émilie Besse Émilie () is a French female given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Émile. Spelled Emilie, it is used internationally. People named Émilie *Émilie Bigottini (1784–1858), French dancer of Italian ancestry * Émilie Bonnivard ...

(since 2016) * Laurent Boyer (since 2016) * Benjamin Castaldi (2015 and since 2016) * Cécile de Ménibus (since 2016) * Caroline Delage (since 2017) * Alexandre Delpérier (since 2012) *

Justine Fraioli Justine may refer to: People * Jean-Lou Justine (born 1955), male French scientist * Saint Justine of Padua (died 304), a Christian martyr * Justine Bateman (born 1966), American film actress * Justine Clarke (born 1971), Australian actress * J ...

(since 2013) * Grégory Galiffi (since 2012) *

(since 2012) * Caroline Ithurbide (since 2012) *

(since 2012) * Vincent Lagaf' (since 2018) *

(since 2012) *

William Leymergie William Leymergie (born 4 February 1947 in Libourne) is a French journalist television producer and host, best known for the French breakfast television news show ''Télématin'', broadcast on public broadcaster France 2 and TV5 in Canada. B ...

(since 2017) * Victor Robert (since 2018) * Carole Rousseau (since 2018) *

Patrick Sabatier Patrick Sabatier (born 12 November 1951 in Paris) is a French presenter for both radio and television. He currently host the game show ''Mot de Passe'' (French counterpart of the American, Million Dollar Password) Early career Born is Paris, Sab ...

(since 2018) * Pascal Soetens (since 2017)

Columnists

Francesca Antoniotti Francesca is an Italian female given name, derived from the Latin male name ''Franciscus'' meaning 'the Frenchman' It is widely used in most Romance languages, including Italian, French and Catalan, and place of origin is Italy. It is derived f ...

(since 2013) * Agathe Auproux (since 2017) *

Laurent Baffie Laurent Baffie (born 18 April 1958 in Montreuil) is a French author, short film director and humorist. Baffie (often only called by his last name ‘ugly frenchman’) is famous for his funny hidden cameras, sense of repartee, biting humour a ...

(since 2016) *

Damien Canivez Damien is a given name and less frequently a surname. The name is a variation of Damian which comes from the Greek ''Damianos''. This form originates from the Greek derived from the Greek word δαμάζω (damazō), "(I) conquer, master, overcom ...

(since 2016) * Christophe Carrière (since 2012) *

Bertrand Chameroy Bertrand may refer to: Places * Bertrand, Missouri, US * Bertrand, Nebraska, US * Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada * Bertrand Township, Michigan, US * Bertrand, Michigan * Bertrand, Virginia, US * Bertrand Creek, state of Washington * Saint-Bertr ...

(2012-2016, since 2018) *

Jean-Michel Cohen Jean-Michel Cohen (born 22 May 1959) is a French nutritionist and author, best known for the ''Parisian Diet''. Biography Cohen received his M.D and PhD in nutrition from the Paris Diderot University in 1983, after which he worked as a nutriti ...

(since 2017) * Tatiana-Laurens Delarue (since 2018) *

Matthieu Delormeau Matthieu is a given name or surname. It comes from French Matthieu, which is from Latin Matthaeus, derived from Greek Ματθαῖος (''Matthaios'') from Hebrew מתתיהו (''Matatyahu''), מתיתיהו (''Matityahu''), meaning "gift of the L ...

(since 2015) *

Rokhaya Diallo Rokhaya Diallo (born 10 April 1978), is a French journalist, author, film-maker, and activist for racial, gender and religious equality. According to ''The New York Times'', she is “one of France's most prominent anti-racism activists.” She ...

(since 2017) * Raquel Garrido (since 2017) *

Franz-Olivier Giesbert Franz-Olivier Giesbert (born January 18, 1949, in Wilmington, Delaware) is an American-born French journalist, author, and television presenter. Giesbert worked for '' Le Figaro'' from 1988 to 2000 and for ''Le Point'' starting in 2000. In 20 ...

(since 2017) * Maxime Guény (since 2017) *

Stéphanie Loire Stéphanie is a feminine French feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: *Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1984), Belgian noble; wife of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg *Princess Stéphanie ...

(2015 and since 2016) * Émilie Lopez (since 2015) *

Mathieu Madénian __NOTOC__ Mathieu Madénian (born 23 July 1976) is a French comedian, actor and columnist. Life and career Madénian was born in Perpignan, southern France. He is of Armenian and German descent. He grew up in Saleilles, a town in the suburbs ...

(since 2017) *

Géraldine Maillet Geraldine may refer to: People * Geraldine (name), the feminine form of the first name Gerald, with list of people thus named. * The Geraldines, Irish dynasty descended from the Anglo-Norman Gerald FitzWalter de Windsor * Geraldine of Albania, ...

(since 2016) * Jean-Michel Maire (since 2012) *

Bernard Montiel Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

(since 2013) *

Danielle Moreau Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language. Variants *Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish *Danette – English *Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German ...

(since 2017) *

Isabelle Morini-Bosc Isabel is a female name of Spanish origin. Isabelle is a name that is similar, but it is of French origin. It originates as the medieval Spanish form of '' Elisabeth'' (ultimately Hebrew ''Elisheva''), Arising in the 12th century, it became popul ...

(since 2013) * Tanguy Pastureau (since 2017) *

Natacha Polony Natacha Polony (born 15 April 1975) is a French journalist and essayist. She worked on the France 2 TV show ''On n'est pas couché'', presented by Laurent Ruquier Laurent Hugues Emmanuel Ruquier (; born 24 February 1963) is a French televisio ...

(since 2017) * Ludivine Rétory (since 2017) * Renaud Revel (since 2017) * Hapsatou Sy (since 2012) *

Titoff Titoff (born Christophe Junca; 18 July 1972) is a French humorist and actor. Filmography On Stage One Man Show * 2000: ''Titoff à l'Olympia'' * 2003: ''Titoff au Casino de Paris'' * 2004: ''Titoff au Palais des Glaces'' * 2007: ''Métrosexu ...

(since 2017) * Gilles Verdez (since 2013) *

Thibaud Vézirian Thibaud is a name of French origin, a form of Theobald. Surname * Anna Thibaud (1861–1948), French singer. * Jacques Thibaud (18801953), French violinist * Laure Thibaud (born 1978), French synchronized swimmer * Marcel Thibaud (18961985), ...

(2015-2016/since 2018) *

Tom Villa Thomas Albert Villa (March 16, 1945 – January 20, 2023) was an American Democratic politician from Missouri. He was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives and later represented Ward 11, the Carondelet neighborhood and surrounding ar ...

(since 2016) * Alex Vizorek (since 2017)

Formers hosts and columnists

Raymond Aabou Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

(2015-2017) *

Rachid Arhab Rachid Arhab (born 26 June 1955 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen in Algeria) is a French journalist and a member of the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA). Early life Born on 26 June 1955 in Fort-National (now named Larbaâ Nath Irathen), in a mou ...

(2017) * Brahim Asloum (2016) * Élé Asu (2012-2016) *

Roselyne Bachelot Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, generally known as Roselyne Bachelot (née Narquin; born 24 December 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Culture in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Minister of Soli ...

(2012-2016) *

Nadège Beausson-Diagne Nadège Beausson-Diagne (born 18 June 1972 in Paris) is a French actress, singer and columnist. She is mainly known for having played the police chief Sara Douala in the television series ''Plus belle la vie''. She also appeared in successful fi ...

(2014-2016) *

Nabilla Benattia Nabilla Leona Grange Benattia-Vergara (; , ; born February 5, 1992), commonly known by her first name Nabilla, is a French- Swiss model and reality TV personality. She has appeared in ''L'Amour est aveugle'' (2009), '' Hollywood Girls'' (2012–20 ...

(2014) * Magali Bertin (2014-2016) * Élisabeth Bost (2012-2016) * Daphné Bürki (2016-2017) *

Cartman Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his surname Cartman, is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom ''South Park'', created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. He is voiced by Parker, and is one of the series' four main charact ...

(2012-2015) * Sébastien Cauet (2016-2017) *

Élise Chassaing Élise, Elise, Elyse or Elize is the shortened feminine French form of Elizabeth, coming originally from the Hebrew name אלישבע (אלי = My God שבע = oath) and meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance". People Élise * É ...

(2012-2013) * Jérémy Chatelain (2013-2016) * Christelle Chollet (2014) * Laurie Cholewa (2016) *

Camille Combal Camille Combal (born 18 September 1981) is a French television and radio presenter. He is the current host of '' Danse avec les stars'', ''Mask Singer'', '' Qui veut gagner des millions ?'', and '. He was the co-host of ''Touche pas à mon post ...

(2012-2018) *

(2014-2018) * Estelle Denis (2015-2017) * Miguel Derennes (2014-2015) * Nicolas Domenach (2016-2017) *

Raymond Domenech Raymond Manuel Albert Domenech (; born 24 January 1952) is a French football manager and former player. He managed the France national team from 2004 to 2010, reaching the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He was dismissed after their elimination from ...

(2015-2016) *

Issa Doumbia Issa Doumbia (born 10 June 1982) is a French actor and columnist. Filmography One-man Show Television In 2015, he was columnist in the TV Show Touche pas à mon poste! Touché, Touche, Latouche, La Touche, or de la Touche may refer to: S ...

(2015-2017) * Jean-Philippe Doux (2016-2017) * Éric Dussart (2015-2016) *

Dominique Farrugia Dominique Farrugia (born 2 September 1962) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, humorist and comedian. He is a member and founder of the group of comedians '' Les Nuls'' alongside Alain Chabat, Chantal Lauby and Bruno Care ...

(2017) *

Jérémy Ferrari Jérémy Ferrari (born 6 April 1985) is a French comedian and radio/television presenter. He is known for his black comedy. In his comedic sketches, he deals with racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and other forms of discrimination. Biography Ferrar ...

(2013) *

Laurence Ferrari Laurence Ferrari ( ; born 5 July 1966) is a French journalist, best known as a former anchor of the TF1 weekday evening news ''Le 20H''."À TF1, Laurence Ferrari va remplacer Patrick Poivre d’Arvor", ''Le Monde'', Guy DutheiLemonde.frRetrieved ...

(2012-2017) * Aude Gogny-Goubert (2016) * Élodie Gossuin-Lacherie (2014) * Dominique Grimault (2015-2016) * Stéphane Guillon (2016-2017) * Jeremstar (2017-2018) * Shera Kerienski (2016) *

Chantal Ladesou Chantal Ladesou (born 5 May 1948) is a French actress and comedian. Personal life Ladesou met her husband Michel Ansault and with whom she had three children, two boys, Alix (who died in a car accident), Julien and a daughter, the actress Cl� ...

(2014) * Alexia Laroche-Joubert (2012-2013) * Marc-Antoine Le Bret (2014-2015) * Catherine Laborde (2017) *

Guy Lagache Guy or GUY may refer to: Personal names * Guy (given name) * Guy (surname) * That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart Places * Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet * Guy, Arkansas, US, a city * Guy, Indiana, US, an unincor ...

(2012-2017) * Fabien Lecœuvre (2016-2017) * Xavier Leherpeur (2013-2014) * Annie Lemoine (2013) *

Angela Lorente Angela may refer to: Places * Angela, Montana * Angela Lake, in Volusia County, Florida * Lake Angela, in Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan * Lake Angela, the reservoir impounded by the source dam of the South Yuba River Fiction * Ang ...

(2015) * Gérard Louvin (2012-2014, 2015) * Énora Malagré (2012-2017) * Adrienne de Malleray (2012-2016) *

Hélène Mannarino Hélène Mannarino (born 17 July 1990) is a French journalist, television, and radio presenter. Having a passion for media and journalism at a young age, she interned at several radio stations and national television channels before appearing f ...

(2015-2016) *

Nathalie Marquay Nathalie Marquay (born 17 March 1967 in Comines, Nord) was Miss France in 1987 and her country's representative at Miss Universe 1987 and Miss World 1987 Miss World 1987, the 37th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1987 ...

(2015) * Sebastian Marx (2016) *

Ariane Massenet Ariane may refer to: *Ariana (name), also Ariane, Arianne Arts * ''Ariane'' (Martinů), an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, first performed 1961 * ''Ariane'' (Massenet), an opera by Jules Massenet, first performed 1906 * ''Ariane'' (film), a 1931 ...

(2013-2014) *

Emmanuel Maubert Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

(2014-2015) * Pierre Ménès (2015-2017) * Julia Molkhou (2017-2018) * Thierry Moreau (2012-2017) * Louis Morin (2017) *

Erika Moulet Erika Moulet (born 23 January 1982) is a French journalist and television host. Biography After a first year of journalism studies in ISCPA - Institut des Médias, Erika joined the Institut International de Communication de Paris (IICP Paris ...

(2015-2016) * Véronique Mounier (2017-2018) * Jean-Pierre Montanay (2012-2016) * Clio Pajczer (2016-2017) * Julien Pasquet (2015-2016) * Florent Peyre (2014) *

Guillaume Pley Guillaume may refer to: People * Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William * Guillaume (surname) Other uses * Guillaume (crater) See also * '' Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem * Guillaume affair, a Cold War espi ...

(2016-2017) *

Audrey Pulvar Audrey Pulvar (; born 21 February 1972) is a French journalist, television and radio host and politician. Newsreader of the ''19/20'' on France 3 from 2005 to 2009, Pulvar has been commentator within Laurent Ruquier's show ''On n'est pas couch� ...

(2012-2017) *

Stéphanie Renouvin Stéphanie Renouvin (born 2 April 1977) is a French journalist and television presenter. Early life and education Stéphanie Renouvin was born in Nice in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. From 1986 to 1994, she studied at the Conservatory o ...

(2013-2015) * Daniel Riolo (2015-2016) *

Bruno Roger-Petit Bruno Roger-Petit (born 30 September 1962) is a French journalist of television, print and radio. Formerly of France Télévisions, France Television, he contributed to website :fr:Lepost.fr, Lepost.fr (which ceased publication in 2012) and also ...

(2014) * Daphné Roulier (2012-2013) * Gyselle Soares (2014) *

Sophie Thalmann Sophie Thalmann (born 7 May 1976) is a French TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Lorraine 1997 and Miss France 1998. Early life and education Thalmann was born in Bar-le-Duc in the department of Meuse, the daughter of ...

(2015) * Aïda Touihri (2015-2016) * Philippe Vandel (2012-2016) * Mélody Vilbert (2014) * François Viot (2014-2017) * Myriam Weil (2012-2016) *

Ariel Wizman Ariel Wizman (born 19 May 1962) is a French musician, DJ, journalist and actor born in Casablanca, Morocco.de Chamberet, Georgia (1999) ''XCiTés: The Flamingo Book of Fresh French Writing'', Flamingo, , p. 209 Canal+ Group Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface flow und ...

* Canal Star

References

External links

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