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Elsa Keslassy
International Correspondent
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Netflix Merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls, the French TV and film industry is in shambles.
Despite recent efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to showcase and export France’s unique cultural model overseas — notably during the Lumiere Summit co-organized by the South Korean president — the country is currently battling over clashing agendas, with Netflix and other streaming services on a crusade to limit investment obligations in French content; broadcaster France Televisions struggling to cope with declining advertising revenues and fresh budget cuts; and pay TV group Canal+ striving to hold on to its favorable position in the country’s windowing schedule while resisting larger investments in French cinema.
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