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Local France
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Local France
Why the TV channels are changing places France
You may have noticed that some French TV channels are highlighting the fact that they're shifting around the electronic programme guide this month. The good news is that you won't have to do anything, beyond remembering a couple of new numbers for a few of your preferred French TV channels - there's no need to retune your TV or check the batteries on your remote control. Why are TV channels moving? It all dates back to the decision of regulator Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom) to not to renew the broadcast licences of channels C8 and NRJ12. READ ALSO French TV channel goes off air after regulator decision Advertisement In protest, pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus, which operated both the now off-air channels, has decided to pull its services from standard digital terrestrial television (TNT) EPGs, leaving a few holes. Where are they going? The new numbering of TNT channels sees various channels changing their channel numbers; France 4 – moves to number 4 on the EPG/remote LCP Assemblée nationale / Public Sénat – the channel broadcasting debates from both French houses of parliament moves to number 8 on the remote control/programme guide The change also sees news and general interest channels move to their own section; Gulli – moves to 12 BFM TV – moves to 13 CNews – moves to 14 LCI – moves to 15 Franceinfo – moves to 16 T18 – new channel on channel 18 NOVO19 – new channel, starting September 1st, on channel 19 Do we have to do anything? Updates should happen automatically overnight on June 5th and 6th. Advertisement Arcom has said that, 'in rare cases' manual updates to search for channels may be needed. A dedicated page is available on its website . But, for most viewers, the biggest problem will be short-lived and limited to remembering new channel numbers and getting used to the position of your favourite TV channel. READ ALSO 7 TV shows that will help you understand France?
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Tourism comes full circle
Wendy Illingworth of Kiama writes: 'We've just been visiting the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and were gobsmacked to find boomerangs in a tourist shop, complete with dot paintings of Madeira, traditional images of bananas, and Madeiran houses. It comes with a certificate of authenticity!' Column 8's latest pet subject has Ian Costley of Belrose 'picturing aliens in a spaceship observing human intelligence on earth, whereby they decide that the most intelligent creature is, in fact, the dog, which has its poo carried for it in a little bag (C8) by the human.' Here's some tough love from Lesley Green of Castle Hill: 'While going through our mother's belongings, I discovered my Baby Book from the '50s with the following rules: Fond and foolish over-indulgence, mismanagement and 'spoiling' may be as harmful to an infant as callous neglect and intentional cruelty! Baby must NEVER sleep in bed with her mother!' Granny recently found her Baby Book, too, and was a bit disheartened to see a recommended diet of brains. According to Andrew Cohen of Glebe, tuppenny bungers (C8) and Thunders were the same, it's just that 'Thunder was the commercial name printed on tuppenny bungers.' But, apparently there was a larger variety: 'There was a sixpenny bunger. By 1962 it was banned, but I did see one, and it dwarfed tuppennies. It was about the same length, but it was a cube shape with rounded corners. I estimate it to have been about a six on the letterbox scale if a tuppenny was a one. Do any C8 readers recall seeing one detonate?' Dunno, but it's going to be challenging to top Lyle Procter of Woollahra: 'Cracker night at our little bush school was usually enlivened by a couple of the local miners planting half a stick of gelignite in an old tree stump up on the hill behind the school. The echoing boom on a clear, still, June night was awe-inspiring.' 'Looks like we're set to keep these cracker stories firing right up until King's Birthday,' says Meri Will of Baulkham Hills. 'Some of my best memories of cracker night involve dancing on strings of Tom Thumbs as they popped beneath our feet and throwing tuppenny bungers into drain pipes to magnify the boom. The morning after was also exciting, going out into the misty dawn to hunt for unexploded ordnance and bending, lighting and spraying fizzers in all directions.'
The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Tourism comes full circle
Wendy Illingworth of Kiama writes: 'We've just been visiting the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira and were gobsmacked to find boomerangs in a tourist shop, complete with dot paintings of Madeira, traditional images of bananas, and Madeiran houses. It comes with a certificate of authenticity!' Column 8's latest pet subject has Ian Costley of Belrose 'picturing aliens in a spaceship observing human intelligence on earth, whereby they decide that the most intelligent creature is, in fact, the dog, which has its poo carried for it in a little bag (C8) by the human.' Here's some tough love from Lesley Green of Castle Hill: 'While going through our mother's belongings, I discovered my Baby Book from the '50s with the following rules: Fond and foolish over-indulgence, mismanagement and 'spoiling' may be as harmful to an infant as callous neglect and intentional cruelty! Baby must NEVER sleep in bed with her mother!' Granny recently found her Baby Book, too, and was a bit disheartened to see a recommended diet of brains. According to Andrew Cohen of Glebe, tuppenny bungers (C8) and Thunders were the same, it's just that 'Thunder was the commercial name printed on tuppenny bungers.' But, apparently there was a larger variety: 'There was a sixpenny bunger. By 1962 it was banned, but I did see one, and it dwarfed tuppennies. It was about the same length, but it was a cube shape with rounded corners. I estimate it to have been about a six on the letterbox scale if a tuppenny was a one. Do any C8 readers recall seeing one detonate?' Dunno, but it's going to be challenging to top Lyle Procter of Woollahra: 'Cracker night at our little bush school was usually enlivened by a couple of the local miners planting half a stick of gelignite in an old tree stump up on the hill behind the school. The echoing boom on a clear, still, June night was awe-inspiring.' 'Looks like we're set to keep these cracker stories firing right up until King's Birthday,' says Meri Will of Baulkham Hills. 'Some of my best memories of cracker night involve dancing on strings of Tom Thumbs as they popped beneath our feet and throwing tuppenny bungers into drain pipes to magnify the boom. The morning after was also exciting, going out into the misty dawn to hunt for unexploded ordnance and bending, lighting and spraying fizzers in all directions.'
Car and Driver
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
View Interior Photos of the 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Our test car was loaded with performance options, but its interior was the base 1LZ, which is bare-bones by the flashy standards of the C8.
Car and Driver
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Test Numbers Through the Years
The 1064-hp 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is here, and we've got all the instrumented numbers. How do the Corvette ZR1s of the past compare to the new ZR1's 2.2-second time to 60 mph and sub-10-second quarter-mile time? Here are all the straight-line, roadholding, and instrumented-testing results for each ZR1 generation. Welcome to Car and Driver's Testing Hub, where we zoom in on the test numbers. We've been pushing vehicles to their limits since 1956 to provide objective data to bolster our subjective impressions (you can see how we test here). We, and only we, have the full instrumented test numbers for the C8-generation ZR1. As impressive as they are, it occurred to us that comparing them to the ZR1s of the past helps to put the numbers into perspective. So we're taking a look at how much the ZR1's acceleration, roadholding, and braking figures have improved over the fourth-generation (C4) ZR-1, the sixth-generation (C6) ZR1, and the seventh-generation (C7) ZR1. In case you're wondering, the ultra-rare early-'70s C3 ZR-1 eluded us when it came time to strap on the test equipment. C4 ZR-1 Tom Drew | Car and Driver Even by modern standards, the original 375-hp Corvette ZR-1 is still a very quick car. Although it had massive Goodyear Gatorbacks at every corner, tire technology has advanced since the early 1990s. Accelerating to 60 mph took just 4.5 seconds, and 100 mph arrived in 10.4 seconds. The quarter-mile fell in 12.8 seconds at 111 mph. Braking from 70 mph to zero required 170 feet. The C4 ZR-1 managed 0.89 g on a 300-ft skidpad—commendable for the time, of course, but lagging considerably behind modern counterparts. But before the C4 Corvette gave way to the introduction of the C5, Chevy's engineers cooked up an even more powerful ZR-1. The 1993 car bumped the horsepower figure up to 405 and the torque figure up to 385 pound-feet at 5200 rpm. Despite the extra power on paper, the updated C4 ZR-1 took 4.7 seconds to reach 60 mph in our testing, though, at the time, editor John Phillips chalked up the original's time as "mostly testimony to the unpredictable tolerance with which MerCruiser tended to assemble engines." C6 ZR1 Rich Chenet | Car and Driver Corvette historians know that there was no fifth-generation (C5) ZR1. With 638 horsepower available from its supercharged 6.2-liter V-8, C6 ZR1 times to 60 mph dropped to a still-amazing 3.4. The 100-mph sprint took just 7.6 seconds, and the quarter-mile was gone in 11.5 seconds at 128 mph. The other numbers remain impressive today. Stopping from 70 mph took just 142 feet in our 2009 test car, and lateral acceleration jumped up to 1.07 g's on the skidpad. C7 ZR1 Michael Simari | Car and Driver If the C6 ZR-1's test results were eye-opening, the C7 ZR-1's were otherworldly: hitting a mile a minute in 2.9 seconds, 100 mph in 6.0, and the quarter-mile in 10.7 at 135 mph. The stop matched the go. Despite weighing 321 pounds more than the previous generation, the C7 ZR1 stopped seven feet shorter from 70 mph than its predecessor. On the skidpad, wearing the optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 ZPs, we recorded 1.18 g's, which, spoiler alert, is more than the new ZR1 could manage. It's also more than the 1.16 g's we achieved with the 2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS and its Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 R tires. C8 ZR1 Michael Simari | Car and Driver It's been said that the electric car has won the acceleration war, but the ZR1's 2.2-second time to 60 mph is proof that the gas-burning car can still issue a challenge. The rate of acceleration barely drops off as you approach triple digits, with 100 mph coming in 4.5 seconds. The standing quarter-mile passes in 9.5 seconds at 149 mph. Braking from 70 mph takes a few extra feet compared with the C7 and requires 140 feet, while lateral grip was similarly reduced at 1.13 g's. Comparing acceleration to the original ZR1, it took the 1990 car nearly a minute to reach 150 mph, and the C8 ZR1 just 23.8 seconds to hit 200 mph. And while the C4 had a top speed of 175 mph, the new version barrels its way to a whopping 233 mph. Top speed drops a hair to 225 mph for C8s with the high-downforce aero package. To put the new ZR1's figures into the context of another statistical behemoth, we'll compare it with the 2022 Bugatti Chiron Super Sport. Despite being down two driven wheels, a drag race between the two would see the Corvette sticking neck-and-neck with the Bugatti through 60 mph. As the speeds increase, the Chiron's extra 500 or so horsepower makes itself known, ushering the Bugatti to 100 mph in 4.1 seconds, 150 mph in 8.0 flat, and through the quarter-mile in 9.1 at 161 mph. Still, at a discount of more than $4 million compared with the Bugatti, the Chevrolet is looking awfully appealing. Jack Fitzgerald Associate News Editor Jack Fitzgerald's love for cars stems from his as yet unshakable addiction to Formula 1. After a brief stint as a detailer for a local dealership group in college, he knew he needed a more permanent way to drive all the new cars he couldn't afford and decided to pursue a career in auto writing. By hounding his college professors at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was able to travel Wisconsin seeking out stories in the auto world before landing his dream job at Car and Driver. His new goal is to delay the inevitable demise of his 2010 Volkswagen Golf. Read full bio
