[1] The appointment of Alain de Pouzilhac was met with strong hostility of the unions of the companies concerned.

The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stated that the SAEF would serve as an alternative to the BBC, CNN or Al Jazeera.

[7] After his resignation, Ockrent demanded €650,000 in severance payments, due to her being removed from vice-presidency as a result.

[9] With the rebrand, the holding company began to market itself explicitly for the first time, with new websites and branding created for all companies in the group, with 'A France Médias Monde channel' featured on France 24 press releases[10] under its logo, and France Médias Monde links featured on each of its websites to emphasise the grouping of the different broadcasters.

The company was backed up by the signature of the first contract of objectives and means between the French State and the newly coined 'France Médias Monde' on 9 April 2014.