With TF1 now FTA, it is possible to get a very good channel line up for french speaker with any fta dvb-s2 receiver AND bigsat dish (or similar) pointing to AB3, HB, astra1 and eurobird9E:
TF1 eurobird 12034 v 27500
France 2 AB3 11591 v 20000
France 3 AB3 11591 v 20000
TV5 FBS HB 11137 h 27500
France 5 AB3 11591 v 20000
M6 HD eurobird 12034 v 27500
ARTE HD astra 11361 v 22000
DIRECT 8 astra 12551 v 22000
TV5 Monde 11137 27500
TMC AB3 11555 v 29950
MIRABELLE tv AB3 10971 v 29950
NRJ Paris AB3 11096 v 29950
LCP AB3 11591 v 20000
TV8 AB3 11096 v 29950
BFM TV HB 12692 h 27500
I TELE astra 11817 v 27500
Cash tv astra 12324 v 27500
FRANCE O AB3 11591 v 20000
C+ HD astra 12012 v 27500 few hours every days
C+ decale HD 12012 v 27500 few hours every days
C+ sport HD 12012 v 27500 few hours every days
"bonus"
Tv grenoble AB3 10971 h 29950
TLP AB3 11054 v 2950
DEMAIN
NORMANDIE AB3 11096 v 29950
VOSGES
KTO
TV8
ORANGE CINEMA SERIES AB3 11471 v 29950
BFM Business AB3 11512 v 29950
FRANCE 24 HB 11240 v 27500
EURONEWS HB 12597 v 27500
MONTAGNE astra 11508 v 22000
RENAULT
M6 boutique astra 1197 v 22000
+ French Radio
Astra 11567 v 22000
NOT too bad for FTA, that's 13 TNT channels out of 18! you add to this all internationals channels...eurosport germany...music/news channels.... not as good as freesat (on 1 sat position) but better than nothing.
Thanks to Matousurnet for this list, which I completed.