{"id":2422993,"date":"2026-05-19T08:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2422993"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T08:27:06","slug":"french-entertainment-industry-protests-growing-control-by-bollore-05-19-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/french-entertainment-industry-protests-growing-control-by-bollore-05-19-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"French Entertainment Industry Protests Growing Control By Bollore 05\/19\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body_main\" data-title=\"Crossmedia's Asghar Goes The Distance In NYC Cancer Walk 05\/15\/2026\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/415091\/crossmedias-asghar-goes-the-distance-in-nyc-cance.html\" data-start=\"0\" data-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752040 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW57752040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"519707298\" paraeid=\"{fecb4f91-3db5-4e63-8d37-fcfe0c0eb8ee}{219}\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr&#10;SCXW57752040 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW57752040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"591690937\" paraeid=\"{87570540-ab54-4f6f-b77d-ab7d362adbfd}{100}\">The head of the French TV company and film producer<br \/>\nCanal+, which like Havas is controlled by the Bollor\u00e9 family, made headlines over the weekend for saying that the company would no longer do business with 600 members of the media and<br \/>\nentertainment industry.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752040 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW57752040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1879069682\" paraeid=\"{87046a8e-7558-4db5-abed-6d944c421f8a}{239}\">According to reports Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada claimed to be offended that the group, including producers, directors, actors and other industry<br \/>\nmembers had signed an open letter criticizing Bollor\u00e9 patriarch Vincent Bollor\u00e9 and his growing influence over French media and cinema.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752040 BCX0\">\n<div class=\"ads_inline_640\"><!-- ~advertisement~ big_unit --><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p><!-- Website big_unit Ad --><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW57752040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"1806067666\" paraeid=\"{57587b8f-219f-4e1e-8010-8efa0fce76f5}{138}\">According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW57752040 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/france\/20260517-shock-threat-by-billionaire-bollore-s-canal-group-rocks-french-cinema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer&#10;noopener\">France 24<\/a> and other outlets the petition called on people to mobilize against &#8220;the growing grip of the far right&#8221; on the film industry under the influence of Bollor\u00e9 and the<br \/>\nCanal+ group.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752040 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW57752040 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"615450480\" paraeid=\"{fc4f4414-54b4-476d-b7cc-b3cd63bb9c32}{166}\">According to the outlets Saada said in Cannes on Sunday that he \u201cexperienced that petition as an injustice toward the Canal+ teams, who are<br \/>\ncommitted to defending the independence of Canal+ and the full diversity of its choices.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW57752040 BCX0\">\n<p class=\"Paragraph SCXW57752040&#10;BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" paraid=\"733955346\" paraeid=\"{0ecde412-1f51-4dfa-8b87-6b0c5fa4d659}{61}\">The Hollywood trade publication <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"Hyperlink SCXW57752040 BCX0\" 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