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Having A Riot In France

Another police killing of a teenager touches off another wave of protests

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Chris O'Brien
Jul 03, 2023
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In April 2020, Disney+ launched in France. The streaming platform was 6 years behind Netflix which had already proved immensely popular with French consumers.

Disney urgently needed to target French viewers, but not just for branding and marketing reasons. French law requires that a certain percentage of content on any broadcast or streaming platform be…

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