Mediawan has just announced the completion of its acquisition of Lagardère Studios, the production and distribution subsidiary of the Lagardère Group.
Founded five years ago by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Mathieu Pigasse, Mediawan has become one of Europe's leading producers of fiction, film, and documentaries, with a portfolio of major franchises (Les Bracelets Rouges, "Dix pour Cent," "Apocalypse," "Commissaire Montalbano," "Section de Recherches," "Alice Nevers," and "Infidèle").
Mediawan also has the largest catalog of French-language content in Europe, with over 13,000 hours of programming, and publishes numerous pay-TV channels and digital services.
Mediawan, which announced a few months ago its intention to develop original African content with the CANAL+ group, is also strengthening its presence in French-speaking Africa with this acquisition through the company KEEWU, headed by Alexandre Rideau and very active in West Africa ("C'est la vie, Sakho et Mangane…").
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