'A naive view of regulation of politics in media' in France, expert says
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“The head of France's biggest film producer, Canal+, said Sunday that the group would no longer work with 600 industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré.”
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Three independent web search results confirm that the head of Canal+ stated the group would no longer work with the approximately 600 industry professionals who signed the petition against Vincent Bolloré.
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— At Cannes Maxime Saada slams 600 film professionals against Vincent Bolloré’s takeover creep, threatens Canal+ 'will no longer work with the people who signed this petition'.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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— The head of Canal+, France’s largest film producer, has said the studio will no longer work with hundreds of cinema professionals, who signed a petition voicing concern over the growing influence of t…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/canal-ce…
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/canal-ce…
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— The head of Canal+ has stated that the group will no longer collaborate with professionals from the film industry who signed a petition criticizing major shareholder Vincent Bolloré.
https://en.walaw.press/articles/canal+_chief_says_company_wi…
https://en.walaw.press/articles/canal+_chief_says_company_wi…
“Canal+ is France's biggest film producer”
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The claim is explicitly supported by a cross-reference from France24 and a web search result describing Canal+ as France's largest film producer.
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— Canal+ S.A., formerly Groupe Canal+, is a French media and telecommunications conglomerate based in Paris. It runs its own eponymous over-the-top subscription video on-demand service, subscription TV …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal+_S.A.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canal+_S.A.
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— Regarder les meilleurs programmes, films, séries, sports en streaming direct ou en replay. Le programme TV de toutes les chaines est gratuit et sans pub.
https://www.canalplus.com/
https://www.canalplus.com/
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— With the CANAL+ app, follow the big moments live, find your shows on replay even offline and discover our personalised recommendations on all your screens. Cinema, TV series, sports, entertainment, do…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.canal.andr…
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.canal.andr…
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“Vincent Bolloré is the owner of Canal+”
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Two independent cross-references (The Guardian and France24) confirm that Vincent Bolloré owns Canal+.
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— Bolloré... has a powerful media empire, which includes Canal+ and its in-house production operation, StudioCanal
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/17/frances-top-fil…
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/17/frances-top-fil…
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— Canal+, owned by right-wing billionaire Vincent Bolloré – announced it would no longer work with some 600 professionals who signed a petition opposing Bolloré
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260518-french-cinema-fa…
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260518-french-cinema-fa…
“Renaud Foucart is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University”
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Three independent web sources (The Conversation, Social Science Space, and Asia Times) all explicitly identify Renaud Foucart as a senior lecturer in economics at Lancaster University.
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— To explain their work and why it matters, The Conversation talked to Renaud Foucart, a senior lecturer in economics at Lancaster University in the UK. What did Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James …
https://asiatimes.com/2024/10/nobel-economics-prize-prosperi…
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— Renaud Foucart is a senior lecturer in economics at the Lancaster University Management School. He is an applied microeconomic theorist, which means he tries to understand real world puzzles by modell…
https://theconversation.com/profiles/renaud-foucart-844157
https://theconversation.com/profiles/renaud-foucart-844157
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— Renaud Foucart is a senior lecturer in economics at the Lancaster University Management School. He is an applied microeconomic theorist, which means he tries to understand real world puzzles by modell…
https://www.socialsciencespace.com/author/renaudfoucart/
https://www.socialsciencespace.com/author/renaudfoucart/
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