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Canal+
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Canal+ founder dies aged 93
André Rousselet, the founder of French pay TV service Canal+, has died at the age…
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Canal+ likely to reduce free-to-air offering
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has given the strongest indication yet that he plans to reduce…
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Canal+ secures Top 14 until 2023
French pay TV operator Canal+ has secured the rights to carry the country’s Top 14…
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Canal+ set to lose €400 million unless action is taken, says Vivendi
Canal+ will lose €400 million this year if “nothing is done” to arrest its decline,…
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Canal OTT chief leaves post
Manuel Alduy, the head of Canal OTT at French pay TV broadcaster Canal+ has left…
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Canal+ loses more subscribers in France
Canal+ France lost 183,000 subscriptions in the first quarter, taking its domestic total to 8.276…
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Canal+ makes channels available on Samsung smart TV
Canal+ has integrated its MyCanal mobile app with Samsung’s range of smart TVs in France….
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Senior journalist attacks Bolloré on threat to Canal+
French political journalist and former presenter of Canal+ flagship show Le Grand Journal Jean-Michel Aphatie…
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Canal+ makes myCANAL TV app free for a month
Canal+ is making its myCANAL TV app free for a month, letting users have access…
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Molotov strikes deal with Canal+ ahead of July launch
French OTT service Molotov is to publicly launch on July 11. The service, which is…
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Canal+ ups Appietto to D8 chief
Canal+ has named Franck Appietto as managing director of free-to-air channel D8, replacing Xavier Gandon,…
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Orange launching UHD service, Canal+ pledges support
Orange has unveiled a new UHD-capable version of its Livebox platform with a promise to…
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Netflix takes back House of Cards in Poland
Netflix is retaining the rights to the fourth season of its flagship drama show House…
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Vivendi reorganises Canal+ management in effort to control costs
Vivendi-owned Canal+ has reorganised its executive ranks in an effort, it said, to keep better…
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Netflix takes back House of Cards in France
Netflix is to air the fourth season of its flagship drama House of Cards in…
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D8 entertainment chief upped to Canal+ role
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ has given free-to-air channel D8’s director of live and entertainment…
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iRoko and Canal+ launch iRoko+ Android app
Canal+ Group and African over-the-top video service iRoko have launched an Android app version of…
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Vivendi issues warning on Canal+ future as losses mount
Vivendi has stated that it “cannot on a long term basis continue to finance the…
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Canal+ confirms five-year exclusive beIN Sports deal
Canal+ has confirmed it is to have an exclusive five-year distribution deal with beIN Sports,…
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Canal+ and beIN Sports reportedly set to unveil deal
Canal+ and rival pay TV provider beIN Sports have struck an exclusive distribution agreement that…
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Canal+ and beIN Sports reportedly edging to exclusive distribution deal
Vivendi-owned Canal+ and rival beIN Sports are moving towards an agreement based on the exclusive…
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Movistar+ launching new flagship channel today
Telefónica’s Movistar+ is launching a new flagship channel brand today. Canal #0, replacing the former…
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Vivendi’s Bolloré reportedly in talks for beIN Sport acquisition
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré has set his sights on the acquisition of Canal+ rival beIN…
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African OTT service iROKO raises US$19m
African over-the-top video service iROKO has raised a total of US$19 million (€17.6 million) and…
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Canal+ names European affairs chief
Canal+ Group has named Christophe Roy as director of European affairs under Frédéric Crépin, the…
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Canal+’s Saada takes over at Dailymotion
Vivendi has appointed Canal+ chief Maxime Saada to take over the presidency of video-sharing and…
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Numericable-SFR takes on Canal+ with competition watchdog
Numericable-SFR has lodged a complaint against Canal+ with France’s competition regulator, the Autorité de la…
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Canal+ and M6 slam CSA rejection of free-to-air move
French media regulator the CSA has given a green light for TF1-owned news channel LCI…
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Canal+ strikes exclusive deal with Disney for new services
Canal+ Group and Disney have struck a deal that will see Canalsat become the exclusive…
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Canal+ to close Planète+ Thalassa
Canal+ and France Télévisions plan to close their joint marine life-focused factual channel Planète+ Thalassa…