Netflix is in advanced talks to acquire Luc Besson’s studio EuropaCorp, according to a report in financial daily Les Echos. According to the paper, citing an unnamed source, a deal could be announced in a few weeks. EuropaCorp is responsible for Besson movies including Lucy and Valerian: City of a Thousand Planets. EuropaCorp’s Paris-listed shares […]
Mediawan, the independent European audiovisual content platform backed by producer Pierre-Antoine Capton, Iliad Telecom founder Xavier Niel and Lazard France chief Matthieu Pigasse, is looking to acquire majority stakes in Storia Television, the company created to sell EuropaCorp’s TV business, Makever and Mon Voisin Productions. Mediawan is looking to become ‘the leading French producer of TV […]
Cable and telecom group Altice is to launch its new French premium channel dedicated to movies and series, Altice Studio, on August 22. The new channel will be a key part of the entertainment element of Altice’s three-pronged move into content, alongside its news and sport services. It will supplement existing entertainment services SFR Play […]
