Juliette Binoche, Adèle Haenel, Swann Arlaud Protest Billionaire’s Bid for French Cinema Chain UGC as “Fascist Takeover”

Admin4 weeks ago05 mins

On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, some 600 French film professionals, including acclaimed actors Juliette Binoche, Adèle Haenel, Swann Arlaud and Damien Bonnard, have signed an open letter opposing plans by right-wing billionaire Vincent Bolloré to take full control of UGC, France’s third-largest cinema chain. The letter, published in left-leaning French newspaper Libération,…

Canal+ Touts “Commitment to Cinema” as It Signs Deal for UGC Stake, ‘I Swear’ Boosts Studiocanal

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Canal+ Group, which is led by CEO Maxime Saada and houses film production and distribution arm StudioCanal, on Thursday highlighted its “commitment to cinema.” The French media giant said in early September that it had entered exclusive negotiations to acquire a 34 percent minority stake in UGC, one of France’s largest cinema chains, with an option to…

#Canal+ Ends 2024 With 26.9M Subs and Eyes “Active M&A Strategy”

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Canal+ Group, which also houses film production and distribution arm StudioCanal and was recently spun off by Vivendi, reported its full-year 2024 results on Tuesday, ending the year with 26.9 million subscribers in 52 countries across three continents, up slightly from 26.8 million as of the end of 2023, as revenue and earnings rose. Revenue rose 3.6…

#African Content Is Ready for Its “Global Moment,” MultiChoice Executive Tells MIP Africa (Exclusive)

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“There’s a good chance that Africa’s film industry is about to have its own global moment.” That’s the bullish take shared on Monday about the state of African film and TV programming by Nomsa Philiso, CEO of general entertainment at African pay-TV giant MultiChoice Group, the owner of African streamer Showmax, in her opening speech at…

#Vivendi’s Canal Plus to Buy French Telecom Giant Orange’s Film and TV Unit

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Vivendi’s Canal Plus to Buy French Telecom Giant Orange’s Film and TV Unit French media and entertainment conglomerate Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group has agreed to acquire production arm Orange Studio and full ownership of TV channels unit OCS from French telecom company Orange. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The content division Orange Studio co-produces films and…