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France's 2027 budget: lawmaker pushes to make film and TV tax credits permanent
Renaissance MP Denis Masséglia wants France's national and international tax credits locked in for the long term, fights a VAT hike on Canal+ and seeks…
Webtoons are booming in France, and studios are turning them into series
A new CNC study finds France leads Europe in webtoon awareness at 39%, on par with the US, with TikTok driving readers. Studio TF1's Brain Comet is…
Brazil's Kleber Mendonça Filho to head Les Arcs Film Festival feature jury
The Secret Agent director, a four-time Oscar nominee this year, will award the Crystal Arrow at the European festival's 18th edition in the French Alps…
Canal+ launches Sport+, a free ad-funded sports hub to win non-subscribers
Debuting Oct. 9 in France, the hub offers clips, free Champions League and Premier League multiplexes and some F1 Grands Prix. Canal+ says it could roll…
After rap and MMA, Netflix France bets on homegrown reality competitions
Following hit Nouvelle École, MMA show L'Arène topped Netflix's French charts. The streamer tells Le Dispatch it could launch up to five local…
Banijay still rules French unscripted TV as Mediawan and Satisfaction gain ground
Ecran total's exclusive 2026 ranking: Banijay produced 2,046 hours despite losing H2O, Mediawan grew 17.6% on Ligue 1+ football shows and Satisfaction…
MK2 buys 43 films including the Dardenne brothers' Palme d'Or-winning library
The Paris outfit acquires Archipel 35 and Dardenne titles such as Rosetta and The Kid With a Bike, nearly 7 million French admissions, eyeing…
Skydance to fold HBO Max and Paramount+ into one streaming "super-app"
Fresh from closing its $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery deal, David Ellison's Skydance plans a single service that could reach 220 million subscribers…
Ligue 1 TV rights go up for grabs as a single package, opening the door to Netflix and Amazon
France's football league will tender exclusive 2027-2032 rights in one lot from November, a first that could lure global streamers after talks with…
🧳 Calling a Summit to Sell French Culture
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CNC and Unifrance Launch Export Convention Following 21% Drop in French Audiovisual Exports
Running from October to December 2026, the 'Assises de l'export' initiative aims to revitalize global sales following a fall to €165 million in 2025.
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