Canal+
Jack’s back!
Having revolutionized the scriptwriting, editing and staging of television series, the show 24 fired up fans, who devoured the various seasons and lived vicariously through Jack Bauer’s incredible adventures and unusual life. To hail the return of this legendary hero and bring the show to impatient French fans as soon after the US broadcast as possible, Canal+ will be bringing 24: Live Another Day to subscribers in a broadcast that is almost simultaneous* with the US broadcast on Fox. The first two episodes, in English with French subtitles, will be aired at 2:40 am on Canal+. Then, beginning May 6, it will be shown 24 hours after its US broadcast, again in English with French subtitles, every Tuesday at 8:50 pm on Canal+ Séries and, of course, 24/7 via Canal+ On Demand. It will also soon be aired during primetime in a multilingual version on Canal+. Four years after his disappearance, the US secret service has tracked down fugitive Jack Bauer in London, at the same time that the US president is visiting the city. Is it a coincidence, or a plot orchestrated by a masterful hand?
*Launched 40 minutes after the US for optimal subscriber reception conditions (subtitled and without advertising).
Universal Music
David Garrett: Caprice
David Garrett has released a new album, Caprice, featuring works inspired by Niccolo Paganini – the celebrated “Caprice No. 24” in particular – as well as some personal compositions. Two famous guests participated on this album: Andrea Bocelli (vocals for “Ma Dove Sei”) and Nicole Scherzinger (vocals for “Lo ti penso”). Caprice marks Garrett’s return to classical music, which has always inspired him (Deutsche Grammophon signed him at age 14). In the 19th century, Paganini was renowned for his exceptional virtuosity and a stage presence worthy of one of today’s pop stars. If video had existed back then, we could probably have compared him with Garrett! Those who have seen Garrett live can testify to his extraordinary energy and ability to make the music his own and create something entirely new from it. The violinist’s approach is to play classical music in the style of today’s major rock groups, something he pulls off with brio.
SFR
Awards for five organizations
As part of the third-annual call for community-service digital projects, launched in September 2013, the SFR Foundation has presented awards to five organizations whose innovative projects use digital technology to serve the disadvantaged. This year’s winners are: Magic Makers, a Graine de Partage organization project that offers workshops wherein young people invent their own computer games and thereby learn to code; Le Coffre-Fort Numérique Solidaire (a digital safe serving the community), a personal digital space for those facing social exclusion, a Reconnect organization project; Des tablettes tactiles pour communiquer, des jeux vidéo pour se socialiser (touch-screen tablets for communication, video games for socializing), a Cerep-Phymentin organization project; 10mentionWeb, a Colombbus organization project combining training, production and socioprofessional advising, aimed at helping people find employment in the IT sector; and the creation of an e-learning platform offering free IT training for the deaf and hard of hearing, a Maison X2000 Lille organization project. All told, the SFR Foundation has awarded these organizations €100,000 to help them fund their projects. In addition to this prize money, they will receive sponsorship and skills training from volunteer SFR employees.
