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French TV Industry Confronts 'Scissors Effect' as France Télévisions Slashes Creative Funding by €60M

At the 2026 Festival de la Fiction de La Rochelle, trade leaders, public broadcasters, and lawmakers clashed over skyrocketing production costs, public sector budget cuts.

Sep 22, 2026
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The second flagship panel of the 2026 Festival de la Fiction de La Rochelle turned into an urgent summit on the crumbling financial model of French television drama. Panelists addressed what producer…

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