French media regulator the Conseil supérieur de l'Audiovisuel (CSA) has announced a tender for the 6 channels of HD , which would be in the French digital terrestrial television network. Channels will be broadcast in DVB-T / MPEG-4 in multiplexes R7 and R8 . The deadline for applications is 3 January 2012, and the candidates will be selected in mid-March 2011. The formal licensing process will be completed in late May 2012.

In a statement, the CSA announced that it will look with favor on the channels you want to start broadcasting in multiplex autumn of 2012, reaching 25 percent. the French coast. Implementation of two new network will be completed by 2014. Their coverage will then be similar to that for R1, R2, R4 and R6.