This Friday, December 18, 2020, TF1 once again plunges its viewers into the terrible world of District Z, this new entertainment that brings together a small group of personalities, who have come to surpass themselves to win profits for the benefit of associations. After Denitsa Ikonomova, Michaël Youn, Arnaud Ducret, Cartman and Vincent Desagnat who won 35,000 euros in the first episode, for the benefit of the SOS Autisme France association, it’s the turn of Camille Combal, Kev Adams, Jarry, Sandrine Quetier and Estelle Lefebure try their luck in the forbidden zone which is teeming with zombies belonging to the mysterious mad scientist, Professor Z.
Last week, the launch was a hit on the channel. The program produced by Arthur and presented by Denis Brogniart had counted 5.36 million viewers behind their screens. However, the success is far from being felt on Twitter, where Internet users have rather criticized en masse District Z. The reason ? Too much resemblance to Fort Boyard. Indeed, while Arthur had promised a “format unique“, many similarities were noted with the broadcast of France 2. Starting with the concept: five personalities who take up challenges for associations and who are confronted with slightly eccentric characters. And that’s not all, the production of District Z armed itself with the same production team as Fort Boyard. “There is the same proofreader (Manuel Blanquet), the same head decorator (Laurent Morin) and the same head painter (Gil Parmentier)“, lit-on in the Parisian. So many details that angered tweeters.
Fake Twitter accounts to denigrate the show
But for Arthur and his teams at Satisfaction TV Agency, there is something wrong with it and the many reviews do not match the very good audiences. An analysis of interactions on Twitter was therefore requested from the agency LaFrenchCom. A great first for the television industry as stated by Florian Silnicki, its founding president at Parisian : “Usually, we tend to have large clients of the CAC 40 facing attacks before a stock market valuation.“. And after study, the result is final.”Report denounces ‘denigration’, ‘manipulation’ and ‘sabotage’ via ‘fabricated’ Twitter accounts, intended to ‘stage a crowd phenomenon’, ‘influence users’ perception’ and ultimately, ‘spoil the image’ of District Z “, is it specified in the daily which mentions the creation of”about four hundred fake accounts (for four thousand tweets)“.
The communications agency also noticed that fake accounts were said to be “common point of valuing emissions Koh-Lanta, Fort Boyard or la Carte aux trésors “, programs produced by Adventure Line Productions, apartment to competing group Banijay. Arthur has therefore decided not to let it go and could well bring the case to justice. “A series of complaints are being investigated for dissemination of false information or identity theft, in particular“, report our colleagues.
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