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Information about the local and international English-language print and broadcast media that is available in France...
There are many options for those seeking English-speaking radio and television channels, as well as print publications, when living in France.Radio
The main
BBC stations and
other English-language radio can also be received via many satellite TV
installations or over the Internet. Previously broadcast programmes can often
be listened to again or downloaded. Voice of America is also available on shortwave.
Radio on the Internet
Many international radio
stations are available streamed live on the Internet.
- BBC Sounds
- National Public Radio (NPR)
- Voice of America
- For a directory of
over 13,000 radio stations: Streema Online Radio Stations
Television
French channels Canal+ and Arte show some English-language programmes (particularly feature
films); however more English-language television is available with satellite
TV.
My
CANAL is the
main digital satellite provider in France. It provides some programming in
multiple languages (including English), such as feature films, comedy, TV
dramas, and documentaries - and offers some English news feeds (from sources
such as CNN, BBC World, Sky News and CNBC). Alternatively, it is possible to
access UK-based free-to-air (FTA) programming on the same satellite that
broadcasts Sky Digital. Please note, however, that there is no legal
way to access encrypted programming on that satellite while in
France (such as Sky Digital's premium channels accessible only through a Sky
subscription package, or those channels that may only be watched in the UK
using a satellite receiver with a free-to-view - FTV - card installed).
France 24 broadcasts live news. The TV channel is
available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
Print Media
Most major publications are
available online as well as in print. These apps allow the latest news to be
read on a phone or tablet, often for much less than the cost of a subscription.
The Connexion is
a monthly newspaper featuring French national news, practical updates and
information about life in France. Available from selected newsagents or by
subscription
The Local
is a multi-regional, European, English-language digital news published with
local editions in France.
Mediapart is an online investigative
journalism journal. It is available online in French, English and Spanish
Le Monde Diplomatique This French newspaper has an online English version
The
Times/Sunday Times, The
Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday and The Daily/Sunday Telegraph, especially in larger towns. Other
English-language newspapers are available at some newsstands, usually on the
day following publication.
International News Links
You can read your favourite
newspaper online: UK
- The Belfast Telegraph
- The Daily Express
- The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday
- The Daily/Sunday Telegraph
- The Financial Times
- The Guardian
- The Independent
- The Mirror
- The Scotsman
- The Sun
- The Times
Ireland
USA
- The Chicago Sun-Times
- The Los Angeles Times
- The New York Times
- The New York Post
- The San Francisco Chronicle
- The Seattle Times
- USA Today
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Washington Post
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
- Business Day
- Die Burger (in
Afrikaans)
- The Star
- Cape Argus
- The Weekly Mail & Guardian