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Canal+
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Canal+ and Free threaten to drop TF1 as services are cut from Orange
Canal+ and Free have threatened to cut ties with TF1 over the latter’s demands for…
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Canal+ selects Nagra to secure its 4K Ultra HD offer
Canal+ has selected Nagra’s content protection solution, Nagra Connect, to secure its new 4K Ultra…
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M6 strikes extended partnership with Canal+
French broadcaster M6 Group has struck a new partnership deal with Vivendi-owned pay TV provider…
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Vivendi absorbs Canal+ call centre costs and unveils revenue expectations
Vivendi now expects its revenues to grow by 5% at constant currency for 2017 while…
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Telecom Italia closes in on Mediaset deal
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed that it is in talks with Mediaset about a new…
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SFR chief says operator will ‘take a look’ at Ligue 1 rights
New SFR CEO Alain Weill has said that the Altice-owned service provider will take a…
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TVN launches Player+ with Canal+ and HBO content
Polish broadcast group TVN has launched Player+, an expanded video-on-demand and live channel offering that…
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Canal+ files complaint on lifting of TF1 and M6 obligations
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has filed a complaint with the country’s Conseil d’État…
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Vivendi and Mediaset reportedly close to agreeing deal
Vivendi and Mediaset are close to burying the hatchet and striking an agreement that will…
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Canal+ returns to growth, Vivendi chief confirms mediation in Italy
Vivendi has seen a return to growth for Canal+’s domestic French subscriber base for the…
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Canal+ secures Women’s World Cup rights from TF1
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the pay TV rights to the FIFA…
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Vivendi and Canal+ launch Canalbox fibre network in Africa
Group Vivendi Africa (GVA), a new unit of the French media giant set up to…
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Canal+ and Telecom Italia launch joint venture
Canal+ has created its planned joint venture with Telecom Italia (TIM), focusing on the acquisition…
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Mediaset and Vivendi reportedly taking steps to a possible deal
Lawyers for Italy’s Mediaset and France’s Vivendi are holding talks to find a solution to…
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Canal+ strikes deal with collecting society after long dispute
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ has struck an agreement with rights collecting agency SACEM, which…
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Telecom Italia names Genish as CEO and approves Canal+ JV
Telecom Italia (TIM) has confirmed the widely anticipated appointment of Amos Genish as its new…
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Italian government reportedly kicks off move to fine Telecom Italia
Italian authorities have kicked off the process that could end with Telecom Italia (TIM) incurring…
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Canal+ streaming service launches in 4K UHD on Apple TV
Canal+’s OTT TV service myCanal has teamed up with Apple to offer 4K UHD TV…
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Turner teams up with Canal+ to launch Warner TV
Turner Broadcast has teamed up with Canal+ Group to launch a new channel that will…
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Canal+ needs level playing field, says Vivendi chief
Canal+ needs and deserves a level playing field to compete with the likes of Altice…
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Canal+ teams with L’Équipe for new sports offering
French pay TV operator Canal+ has teamed up with the country’s leading sports paper L’Équipe…
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Report: Free now has 20% stake in Canalplay
French service provider Free has acquired a 20% stake in Canal+’s subscription video-on-demand service Canalplay…
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Canal+ teams up with Bouygues Telecom for new offering
Vivendi-owned French pay TV operator Canal+ has teamed up with service provider Bouygues Telecom to…
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Vivendi chief confirms Telecom Italia-Canal+ JV plan
Plans to create a pay TV joint venture between Canal+ and Telecom Italia (TIM) are…
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Orange will not compete in premium sports, says Richard
Orange will not compete in premium sports by launching a new sports channel and will…
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Canal+ secures top-tier Turkish football for African channel
French pay TV operator Canal+’s international arm has secured the exclusive rights to distribute coverage…
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A+ Sport channel goes live in Africa
Canal+ International has launched a new sports channel for the African market branded A+ Sport….
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Canal+ defends rights payment freeze as collecting societies take action
Canal+ has defended its refusal to pay rights fees demanded by French collecting societies following…
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Canal+ gains freedom to strike exclusive deals
France’s competition watchdog has removed the majority of restrictions placed on pay TV operator Canal+…
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Watchdog fines DTS for failure to meet content spend threshold
Spanish regulator the CNMC has fined Telefónica-owned pay TV operator DTS €661,796 for failure to…