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Banijay still rules French unscripted TV as Mediawan and Satisfaction gain ground
Banijay remains France’s largest producer of unscripted programming. According to Ecran total’s annual ranking of entertainment and factual producers, the group delivered more than 2,046 hours of pro…
FROM THE FRENCH BUSINESS 🔍
Webtoons are booming in France, and studios are turning them into series
Webtoons, the vertical-scrolling digital comics born in South Korea and read mostly on smartphones, are gaining ground in France and beyond. Spanning genres from romance to action, the format is draw…
TOGETHER WITH LES ARCS FILM FESTIVAL
Les Arcs Industry Village · December 12–15, 2026
Accreditations are now open
Four days of meetings, conferences, workshops and networking for European film professionals in the heart of the Alps, at the 18th Les Arcs Industry Village (December 12–15)
Work in Progress: the deadline is approaching
Producers of European feature films in post-production looking for sales agents have until October 14th to submit their project.
LE PETIT UPDATE 🗞️
A prominent French lawmaker pushes for key amendments to the 2027 national budget in an effort to protect crucial public broadcasting and cultural subsidies from severe proposed cuts.
Acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho is set to headline an upcoming major European film festival, bringing his unique cinematic perspective to a prominent international jury.
Major European pay-TV operator Canal+ launches an entirely new, free ad-funded sports channel in a strategic bid to capture a wider audience within the rapidly expanding FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV) market.
Following the massive regional success of its localized reality formats centering on rap and MMA, Netflix France is officially expanding its unscripted slate to tap into the country’s next major cultural and competitive phenomenon.
Leading French independent film company mk2 has acquired a massive catalog of 43 films, securing the prestigious distribution rights to acclaimed arthouse classics including works by the Dardenne brothers.
In a monumental consolidation of the global streaming landscape, the newly expanded Skydance Media plans to fold rival platforms HBO Max and Paramount+ into a unified, powerhouse entertainment service.
The highly lucrative domestic television broadcasting rights for French football’s Ligue 1 are once again going up for grabs, sparking what is expected to be a fierce bidding war between traditional networks and streaming giants.