Rémy Pflimlin

Rémy Pflimlin (; 17 February 1954 – 3 December 2016) was a French media executive. He w as the CEO of France 3 from 1999 to 2005, the Nouvelles Messageries de la Presse Parisienne (later known as Presstalis) from 2006 to 2010, and France Télévisions, France's public national television broadcaster, from 2010 to 2015.

Early life, family background and education Rémy Pflimlin was born on 17 February 1954 in Mulhouse, France. His great-uncle, Pierre Pflimlin, was a politician. One of his brothers, Bertrand-Louis Pflimlin, became a general in the French Army; his other brother, Thierry Pflimlin, went on to work for the oil company Total. He then worked for Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, a regional newspaper in Alsace. He established regional stations within France 3, including Corsica-based Via Stella. By 2014, a report authored by the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) was leaked to the press, the gist of which suggested he had failed to meet expectations. He was succeeded in August 2015 by Delphine Ernotte. He was a member of the Conseil d'État in 2015–2016. He was the chairman of the Conservatoire de Paris and Musica, a classical music festival in Strasbourg. He was a member of Le Siècle. Meanwhile, François Hollande, the president of France, said he was "a man who gave his life to the press, to the media, and to informing the public. Beyond his foolproof discretion, he hid a deep commitment to culture, including music."