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French Billionaire and Mediawan Co-Founder Xavier Niel Buys Former Air Base to Build Massive Film Studio in Northern France

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Xavier Niel, the French billionaire behind the telco group Free, has completed the acquisition of a 119-acre former air base in Reims, Northern France, to build a massive film studio. Niel is also the co-founder of Mediawan, a leading European producer-distribution group which is behind TV hits such as “Call My Agent!” and “High Potential,” and owns more than 80 companies globally, including Plan B (“F1: The Movie”), Chapter 2 (“The Count of M…

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French Billionaire and Mediawan Co-Founder Xavier Niel Buys Former Air Base to Build Massive Film Studio in Northern France

Xavier Niel, the French billionaire behind the telco group Free, has completed the acquisition of a 119-acre former air base in Reims, Northern France, to build a massive film studio. Niel is also the co-founder of Mediawan, a leading European producer-distribution group which is behind TV hits such as “Call My Agent!” and “High Potential,” and owns more than 80 companies globally, including Plan B (“F1: The Movie”), Chapter 2 (“The Count of M…

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