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Canal+
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Canal+ hires channels veteran from Lagardère
Canal+ has hired Gérald-Brice Viret as its managing director of channels, recruiting the seasoned exec…
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Canal+ teams up with iROKO for African mobile SVOD project
Canal+ Group and African OTT TV operator iROKO have teamed up to launch a new…
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Altice takes Premier League rights from Canal+
European telecommunications and pay TV firm Altice, owner of service provider Numericable-SFR, has snatched exclusive…
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Vivendi taking 26% stake in Banijay-Zodiak
Vivendi has signed an agreement to take a 26.2% stake in the new production company…
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Canal+ loses subscribers in France, gains internationally
French pay TV outfit Canal+’s performance in the first nine months of the year was…
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Thema launches Le Bouquet Africain in Canada
Canal+-owned thematic channels producer Thema has launched seven channels from Africa in the Canadian market….
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Canalplay adds Maker Studios section
Canal+’s SVoD service Canalplay has added a section dedicated to Disney-owned MCN Maker Studios to…
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Nc+ acquires NBA basketball
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has acquired exclusive rights to NBA basketball in Poland for…
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Vivendi lodges complaint after report sends share price down
Vivendi has strongly condemned what it described as a report that its pay TV operation…
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Channels join Canal+ founder’s OTT service
Molotov, the upcoming French OTT service being launched by former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure, has…
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Canal+ faces big piracy problem in Senegal, says chief
Up to 400,000 homes in the West African state of Senegal are viewing Canal+ content…
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Canal+ renews deal with Disney
Canal+ Group has renewed its deal with Disney Media Distribution for exclusive first run and…
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Vivendi and Canal+ up investment in cinema, new Studiocanal chief
Vivendi and Canal+ have committed are to acquire a minority stake in France’s Mars Film…
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Vivendi moves to head off Canal+ concerns as Bolloré meets CSA
Vivendi committed to create a new ethics committee to ensure the editorial independence of Canal+…
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Journalists express concern about Canal+ as Bolloré meets CSA
A group of French journalists and the Reporters sans Frontières group have signed an open…
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Canal+ Overseas chooses Enensys for TNT Africa regionalisation
Canal+ Overseas has chosen Enensys to provide technology for the rollout of its digital-terrestrial platform…
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Vivendi closes in on 100% control of premium channels unit
Vivendi has launched an obligatory squeeze-out process after securing 97.07% control of SECP, the unit…
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New deputy CEO for iTélé
Canal+ has named journalist Virginie Chomicki as deputy CEO at news channel iTélé, in charge of…
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Canal+ makes further changes as Vivendi integration gathers pace
Canal+ has announced further management changes as the wave of moves initiated by Vivendi chairman…
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More management changes at Canal+
Vivendi-owned pay TV operator Canal+ Group has made further changes to its management line-up. The…
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Vivendi in talks to buy Banijay-Zodiak stake
French media giant Vivendi is in talks to buy a minority stake in the soon-to-be…
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Bolloré plans Canal+ management revamp
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré is planning to make significant changes to the organisation of Canal+,…
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Canal+ moves forward with UHD tests
Following its trial transmission of the Champions League football final in June and launch of…
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Vivendi takes control of Canal+ premium channels unit
Vivendi has secured overall control of Société d’Edition de Canal Plus (SECP), the company that…
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BBC Earth deals for Belgium and Spain
BBC Worldwide has signed deals to broadcast a branded block of BBC Earth content via…
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Canal+ launches new sports channels for Africa
Pay TV operator Canal+ is ramping up its offer for Africa with the launch of…
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Canalsat upgrades to all-HD with Thomson Video Networks
Canal+ Group has tapped Thomson Video Networks to supply encoders for the transition of the…
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Havas chief tipped to replace Méheut at Canal+
Vivendi chairman Vincent Bolloré plans to install long-term confidant and Havas Média CEO Dominique Delport…
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Telefónica integrates Canal+ in new pay TV offering
Telefónica is launching a new pay TV offering integrating its existing Movistar TV service with…
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Canal+ ejects Belmer, ups Saada to CEO role
Canal+ has relieved CEO Rodolphe Belmer of his duties and named EVP and head of…