The document summarizes the main media groups in France in 2012, noting that the three largest groups are now controlled by powerful industrial sectors related to government like aviation, defense, construction and public works. The first two French groups, Socpresse and Hachette Filipacchi Medias, are controlled by weapons industrial groups. Mergers and acquisitions have continued, with the top 10 French press groups now producing 62% of the total sector turnover. There are concerns that press freedom and pluralism may be at risk.