Canal+ CEO Flexes Financial Muscle and Blacklists Critics in Combative Cannes Address
Maxime Saada used a Cannes keynote to confirm a massive vertical integration play with theater chain UGC, while issuing a stark warning to political critics of his network.
Canal+ is the undisputed heavyweight champion of French cinema financing. By law, the pay-TV giant pumps hundreds of millions of euros into local productions in exchange for an exclusive early broadc…
