French prodco Save Ferris Production has returned to independence after five years operating within advertising giant Havas Media. Save Ferris – a reference to US movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – has been 51% owned by Havas since 2012, having been founded by Jean-Charles Felli and Christophe Tomas in 2000. Financial terms of the agreement that […]
Vincent Bolloré is set to quit as chairman of Canal+ this summer, with his son Yannick likely to join the company’s board, according to a report by French daily Le Figaro. According to the paper, citing an unnamed source close to the matter, Bolloré intends to hand over the reins at Canal+ sometime over the […]
Canal+ France lost 183,000 subscriptions in the first quarter, taking its domestic total to 8.3 million. The ongoing problems experienced by the group in France were to some extent offset by a strong international performance. Overall the group added 170,000 subscriptions in the quarter, thanks in particular to its strong showing in Africa, taking its […]
