Canal+/UGC Deal: French Directors’ Guilds Say Monitoring Implications For Creative Independence & Cultural Sovereignty

French directors’ guilds l’ARP and La SRF have issued a statement on the Canal+ Group’s plan to acquire historic French film company and cinema chain UGC, saying they are paying close attention to the implications of a potential deal.  Pay-tv giant the Canal+ Group announced last week that was it was in exclusive negotiations to […]