Groupe Canal+ suffers setback in French marketing email case, EU court opinion says
By Matthew Newman ( September 17, 2026, 09:28 GMT | Insight) -- French media and entertainment company Groupe Canal+ suffered a setback in its challenge to a €600,000 French privacy fine, after a legal opinion by an advocate general at the EU's top court said the company couldn’t rely on consent collected by another business before sending marketing emails. The opinion could affect companies that obtain customer data from brokers, publishers and telecom providers.French media and entertainment company Groupe Canal+ suffered a setback in its challenge to a €600,000 ($688.1 million) French privacy fine, after a legal opinion by an advocate general at the EU's top court said the company couldn’t rely on consent collected by another business before sending marketing emails....
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