
(FILES) This illustration photograph shows screens displaying the logo of the French private television channel Canal Plus (Canal+) with the backdrop of its online streaming platform "MyCanal" in Toulouse, south-western France, on May 18, 2026. Canal+ sharply criticized on October 1, 2026, the government's plan to raise its VAT (Value-added tax - TVA) rate in the 2027 draft budget, which would amount to "a direct attack on the group's audiovisual activities in France. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)




