‘A naive view of regulation of politics in media’ in France, expert says

The head of France’s biggest film producer, Canal+, said Sunday that the group would no longer work with 600 industry professionals who signed a petition against right-wing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré. Speaking with FRANCE 24’s Mark Owen, Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University, highlights the risk of media concentration, saying that “France … Read more

French cinema faces reckoning as media mogul Bolloré blacklists stars for daring to challenge him

France’s film industry is reeling after its biggest production company – Canal+, owned by right-wing billionaire Vincent Bolloré – announced it would no longer work with some 600 professionals who signed a petition opposing Bolloré and the “grip of the far right” on cinema. The fallout is highlighting some uncomfortable truths about the industry’s reliance … Read more

Damage control over prevention: International health system ‘closing gaps instead pushing forward’

François Picard is pleased to welcome Anne Moore, Professor of Biochemistry at University College Cork. She is warning about the seriousness of the latest Ebola outbreak linked to the rare Bundibugyo strain. While tests and vaccines exist for the Zaire strain, Professor Moore says “we don’t yet have proof that vaccines work against the current … Read more