The news on France 3: new look

The desk looks stereotypically French with the four chairs for guests. I was hoping for something more Franceinfo open plan.

Am I the only one who likes the mics on the tables in French news broadcasts? To me there's something about them that make the programme feel kind of press conferencey and a bit more important and urgent.

No, I like them too. They are probably a hangover from the old days when tie clip mics weren't easily available or even invented, but I have a real fondness for that look.

According to this news article, switching from lavalier microphones to wire microphones will also represent a yearly saving of €26000 (because of accus needed for lapel mics).

http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/l-info-de-france-3-change-de-look_9a6b74b0-0739-11e8-b72a-8fadb5ca2087/

With having had a refresh last year; France 2 will probably give 13 Heures and 20 Heures a font change on things.

According to Le Figaro, the entire set is flexible, including the desk itself, which can accommodate guests or be used as a simple two person traditional news desk. Some of the angles in the promotional shots seem to hint that the desk may be able to move around to create different backdrops, etc.

As we await the new look, a quick glance back to 1992:

The national portion of 19/20 from the day when FR3 (France Régions 3) became France 3 -- coverage of the changes starts at the 17:10 mark:

True. But they make rechargeable lavalier mid packs with swappable batteries. But I’m guessing they were reaching the end of their useful life or they are finding that spectrum isn’t going to be available. That’s the case that’s happening in the US now in some markets. The spectrum (600Mhz) that was primary used for wireless mics and other things was auctioned off and in 2020 is the deadline to vacate. However some of the new licenses have started rolling out new services causing interference.

Tonight's national portion of 19/20, the last-ever with the old look; a report about the relaunch begins at the 22:16 mark:

Demain votre info va vous surprendre #Newlook #ComingSoon #France3 pic.twitter.com/0fLKFemi0M

— France 3 (@France3tv) February 4, 2018

Here's a timelapse of the new set being put together at the France 3 station in Picardy (Amiens) -- it's almost identical to the national set:

And here are reports about the new look from the France 3 stations...

...in Limousin (including a look back at past visual identities):



...and Poitou-Charentes: