A Naive View of Regulation of Politics in Media in France, Expert Says The recent decision by Canal+, France's largest film producer, to cut ties with 600 industry professionals who spoke out against its right wing billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré has sparked a heated debate about the dangers of media concentration.
However, beneath this controversy lies a more insidious issue: the cozy relationship between politics and big business in French media.
Renaud Foucart, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Lancaster University, argues that France has long been naive when it comes to regulating the intersection of politics and media.