Dutoit was close with
Pierre Desproges and made his career at the
Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française (ORTF) in the 1960s and 70s. In 1981, he was appointed director of programs for . He also headed the development and launch of
La Cinq in 1985. He became deputy managing director of
TF1 in 1987 and was the founder of
La Chaîne Info in 1993. In 1995, he designed and launched 18 channels in the
AB Sat package and developed
i>Télé for
Groupe Canal+ in 1997. In 2002, he became director of productions for
Expand. From 2003 to 2009, Dutoit was a member of the ''
Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel''. In 2009, he joined the
French Economic, Social and Environmental Council. Christian Dutoit died on 5 September 2021 at the age of 80. ==Distinctions==