La Chaîne Info, or LCI is a French cable news channel. The network provides 24-hour national and global news coverage.

History

LCI was created on June 24, 1994, by Christian Dutoit on behalf of the media group TF1

TF1

TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...

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The broadcast began at 8:30 PM with the live TV news programme featuring Françoise-Marie Morel as presenter. The first guest was the CEO of the channel Étienne Mougeotte.

The channel was also broadcasted in Italy on Digital terrestrial television from 2004 to December 2006 on Dfree multiplex.

In 2006, the channel's web site appeared twice in the James Bond

James Bond

James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...

 film Casino Royale

Casino Royale (2006 film)

Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond...

, a product placement that the channel says it didn't pay for.

Programs

• LCI Matin - Morning news
• Ferry / Julliard - A debate and discussion program
• Politiquement Show - French politis
• Le Grand Journal de 12h30 - A mid-day newscast
• L'invité de l'Économie - Business
• Le Journal du Monde - World news
• Le Grand Jury
  Le Grand Jury
  Le Grand Jury is a French political broadcast of RTL, the main generalist radio network in France. Since 1994, it is also broadcast on LCI, a TV news channel....
  
  - Political interview

External links

• Official Site