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Lagardère builds production empire; Company to buy European TV companies

04/16/2008

Deep-pocketed Gallic conglom Lagardère is on the hunt for production companies as it pursues is aim to create a pan-Euro TV production giant. Lagardère already owns 20% of French paybox Canal Plus France. The acquisition of “a bevy” of French companies will be announced “within months,” Jean-Pierre Cottet, VP Lagardère Ent. told Daily Variety at Cannes Mip TV mart Wednesday.

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