FEATURE: Europe sticking to its guns despite French invasion of Hollywood

LAST December a French firm took control of one of Hollywood's leading film studios, an event which on the face of it should have radically changed the nature of European audiovisual policy. When former French state water company Vivendi became Vivendi-Universal by merging with Canadian entertainment group Seagram and taking over Universal Studios in the process, many analysts said the move made a mockery of the Union's protectionist attitude towards its cinema industry. How could EU politicians continue to argue that