The report said the new name decided by the channel's board replaced the temporary one that had been used up to now: the French International News Network (CFII).
France 24, or simply F24, would begin transmitting in French and English from December 1, the newest entrant to an increasingly crowded field of all-news channels broadcasting to the world, the report said.
A pet project of President Jacques Chirac, the channel saw itself as a smaller rival to the
The report said F24 would broadcast via satellite in French and English to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and possibly part of