Monaco Info

Monaco Info is a Monegasque television channel focused on proximity and created under the name Monaco à la Une, in 1995. Official communications organ of the Monegasque State, it follows the transformation in October 1993 of Télé Monte-Carlo (TMC) into a French thematic channel.

History

From September 1993, TMC entrusted the production of its ten-minute television news to Euronews, which opted for more international and French information, to the detriment of local information. Monaco à la Une, newly launched, aims to offer a daily news bulletin to cover official news about the Prince and life in Monaco. On 27 November 1995, the first edition of ''Monaco à la Une'' aired on MC Cable's local channel, airing the same bulletin four hours a day, at 10am, 12:30pm, 7:30pm and 10pm. In 2003, the channel was renamed Monaco Info. On 14 January 2013, the channel started broadcasting in high definition.

A weekend edition was added in the autumn period of 2023. In order to boost its digital content, the channel started producing content for social media platforms, Facebook, X and more recently TikTok.

In December 2024, following a revision of Monaco's public audiovisual sector, it was determined that Monaco Info would shut down and merge with TVMonaco to form a new channel, tentatively set to start on 1 September 2025.Monaco Info et TV Monaco cèderont la place à une nouvelle chaîne de télévision le 1er septembre 2025
''Monaco Hebdo'', 18 December 2024

Status

As an official communications body, Monaco Info is managed by the Communications Directorate of the Principality of Monaco, itself attached to the Minister of State. Its role is to disseminate to the public information relating to the activity of the Princely Government (Prince Albert II, Princely Palace, Government and Parliament) and to economic, sporting or cultural events taking place in Monaco (National Day, Sainte Dévote, Formula 1 Grand Prix, Monte-Carlo Rally, Monte-Carlo tennis tournament, Mare Nostrum, television festival). This information is also the subject of a weekly retrospective entitled Monacoscope and broadcast every Sunday on TMC.

Monaco Info, a public channel financed by the State, is broadcast on Monaco cable, on the web and on social networks. Patricia Navarro has held the position of editor-in-chief since 2012. The communications director has been Geneviève Berti since 2016.

Programming

Its programs, centered on political, economical, cultural or sports news, are developed around the daily news service, broadcast at 7pm and later repeated.

Its main programs are:
* ''Le JT'', daily news program;
* ''Monacoscope'', weekly news bulletin in Italian, German, English and sign language covering the key news of the week (also broadcast every Sunday on TMC);
* ''Actusport'', sports magazine;
* ''Asphalte'', automobile magazine;
* ''Backstage'', musical magazine;
* ''Cinéma'', new cinema releases of the week;
* ''Coach U'', fitness magazine;
* ''Découvertes'', travel magazine;
* ''Monacook'', cooking magazine;
* ''Sunshine'', yoga magazine;
* ''Tout l’art du cinéma'', cinephile magazine;
* ''Trésors d’archives'', history magazine;
* ''Regard extérieur'', interview magazine;
* ''Rencontre'', portrait in images;
* ''L’Émission'', magazine on AS Monaco;
* ''Rendez-vous à Monaco'', interviews and gatherings.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.monacoinfo.com/

Television in Monaco
French-language television stations
State media
Television channels and stations established in 1995
Publicly funded broadcasters