Netflix France vice president of content Pauline Dauvin warned that France’s newly expanded investment obligations for streamers risk turning cultural diversity into a “checklist,” arguing that rules designed to expand creative production could threaten editorial freedom and weaken the country’s production ecosystem. In an opinion piece published in Le Monde and titled “More obligations, less
When they were very little, we used to call vacations with kids “palm tree babysitting.” Now that they’re teenagers, maybe it’s more like “traveling with idiots.” I mean, sometimes they’re grateful and committed. But just as often, it can feel like every decision is being evaluated by the most ruthless and genius jury of tired,