Maxime Saada Says Canal+ Will No Longer Work With Signatories Of “Time To Switch-Off Bolloré” Petition

The gloves are off.

Maxime Saada, Canal+ Chair and CEO, has hit back at an open letter launched on the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival sounding the alarm over tycoon Vincent Bolloré’s growing control of the French entertainment and media sectors.

The petition titled “Time To Switch-Off Bolloré” was signed by 600 cinema professional including Juliette Binoche, Cannes 2026 Palme d’Or contenders Arthur Harari and Bertrand Mandico as well as directors Yann Gonzalez, Sepideh Farsi and actors Adèle Haenel, Zita Hanrot, Samuel Kircher, Ariane Labed, Anna Mouglalis and Jean-Pascal Zadi.

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