The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Face the music - French radio quotas must stay Does France really still need quotas to protect the French language and its music culture? More than ever, record industry chiefs tell The Local. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/french-music-quotas-a-necessary-evil-that-must-stay Wed, 30 Sep 2015 18:26:21 +0200 french-music-quotas-a-necessary-evil-that-must-stay Radio rift as France runs out of French music Radio stations in France are rebelling against a plan to force them to play more French music. The problem appears to be that there just isn’t enough music being made in French anymore. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150929/trouble-as-france-runs-out-of-french-music Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:14:14 +0200 trouble-as-france-runs-out-of-french-music French public radio in crisis as row deepens A fierce struggle pitting striking unions at French public radio and its cost-cutting young boss looked set to worsen on Wednesday after the chief executive vowed to see through a plan to cut 300 jobs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150409/strike-heightens-battle-over-future-of-french-public-radio Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:23:47 +0200 strike-heightens-battle-over-future-of-french-public-radio Broadcasts cut as fire ravages French radio HQ A massive fire ripped through the Paris building that houses studios for some of France's public radio stations, prompted broadcasts to be abruptly cut off. It's unclear what sparked the blaze. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141031/broadcasts-cut-as-fire-ravages-french-radio-hq Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:38:00 +0100 broadcasts-cut-as-fire-ravages-french-radio-hq