Re-thinking the TV weather report

“We couldn’t keep doing the weather as it’s always been done,” says Alexandre Kara of France Télévisions. “It’s unacceptable to rejoice that it’s 25 degrees in Biarritz in February without explaining why.”

With these sorts of concerns in mind, the weather updates on France 2 and 3 are getting a tweak. They’re being renamed as weather and climate updates, and extended by 90 seconds to accomodate more explanations. The plan is to explain the weather as well as present it. Current weather will ...