Skip to main content

Security report for france.tv

France Télévisions · Media · France

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

France TV is the official public broadcasting platform of France Télévisions, offering a comprehensive range of video content including live TV, replay, documentaries, series, cinema, news, sports, and children's programming. The website targets a general audience in France and serves as a central hub for multiple French public TV channels. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies such as React with Next.js, integrates analytics via Piano Analytics, and employs privacy SDKs, indicating a mature digital infrastructure. Security-wise, the site uses HTTPS and asynchronous script loading but lacks visible security headers and explicit security policies, suggesting room for improvement in security posture. Privacy compliance is limited as no explicit privacy or cookie policies were found in the provided content. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, consistent with a major public media entity in France.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

7 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

Need hands-on remediation? Email guard@offseq.com

Keep watching france.tv

This scan found 22 issues across 6 checks. Monitoring re-runs those checks daily, emails you when something material changes and records each fix, so you can show progress.

Daily monitoring

Recommended

€25per month

  • TLS certificates and expiry
  • DNS records
  • SPF, DKIM and DMARC
  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

Email alerts on material changes and an exportable JSON history of every change.

Billed monthly to your card. Cancel anytime. See sample alerts.

Full report

€39.90one-time

  • The complete analysis as a PDF you can cite
  • Email delivery with an unlock code
  • Lifetime access to this report

Prices incl. 21% VAT. Secure checkout by Mollie; sold by SEQ SIA, Latvia.

Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
85
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
55
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
65

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

France TV holds a leading position in the French public broadcasting sector, supported by its parent company France Télévisions. Its business model revolves around public service media, providing free access to a wide variety of audiovisual content. The platform benefits from strong brand recognition and partnerships with other broadcasters such as Arte, TV5 Monde, and France 24. The content offering is diverse, catering to broad demographics including families, children, and general audiences interested in news, culture, and entertainment. The platform's digital presence is well-established, with a focus on streaming and on-demand services, positioning it competitively in the French media landscape.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a baseline security posture with HTTPS enabled and integration of privacy-related SDKs. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others indicates potential gaps in defense-in-depth strategies. No explicit security policies or incident response contacts are published, which could hinder transparency and responsiveness in case of security incidents. There is no evidence of vulnerability disclosure programs or security.txt files. Overall, while no critical vulnerabilities were detected, enhancing security headers and publishing security policies would strengthen the security posture and trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement and configure security headers to protect against common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Provide visible contact information for security incidents and establish a vulnerability disclosure program.
  4. Enhance cookie consent mechanisms to ensure user consent is properly managed.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to minimize privacy risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
France Télévisions
Description
Retrouvez toutes les vidéos, articles et podcasts des programmes des chaînes de France Télévisions.
Key services
Video on demand, Live TV streaming, Documentaries, Series & fictions, Cinema, News, Sports, Children's programming
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
React (Next.js), JavaScript, SVG graphics, Piano Analytics, Privacy Center SDK
Frameworks
Next.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • Async loading of scripts
  • Privacy SDK integration

Analytics and tracking

Services
Piano Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Piano Analytics
Marketing tools
Piano Analytics, Privacy Center SDK
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional public broadcasting platform for France Télévisions.
  2. Content is rich, diverse, and well organized with clear navigation.
  3. No privacy or cookie policies explicitly found in the provided HTML snippet.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  5. Security headers are not visible in the HTML; recommend adding them.
  6. Uses modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  7. No signs of adult or inappropriate content.
  8. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistency with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern React-based framework (Next.js) with server-side rendering capabilities, improving performance and SEO. It uses SVG graphics for logos and icons, and lazy loading for images to optimize loading times. The integration of Piano Analytics and a privacy SDK indicates attention to user data tracking and privacy management. The site appears mobile-optimized and accessible, with clear navigation and structured content. However, the lack of visible security headers and explicit privacy documentation suggests some technical debt in security and compliance areas. Hosting details are not explicit, but the use of CDN and external analytics scripts is noted. Performance is moderate, with asynchronous script loading to improve user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Reviews of this site

Share your experience with france.tv. Every review is verified by email and published after moderation.

Overall rating
Select a rating
4000 characters remaining

We’ll email you to confirm your review and keep your details private.

Community rating

No published reviews yet. Be the first to review france.tv.

Feedback on this report

Rate this report, add an optional comment, and tell us if you want a security specialist to follow up.

Overall report quality
Select a rating
2000 characters remaining

We only use your feedback to improve Guard reports. Contact details are never shared.