However, in June, the private channel TF1 revealed that the French anchorman was soon to be replaced by a younger female news presenter.
It has been suggested that political pressure has called for Mr Poivre d'Arvor’s replacement because he is said to have angered French President Nicolas Sarkozy by describing him as an excited child when he attended a G8 summit last year.
Industrialist Martin Bouygues, who is known to be friendly with the president of France, owns TF1.
However, TF1 has made no further comment on why Patrick Poivre d'Arvor is being replaced by a new presenter.
