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Canal+
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Canal+ and Eurosport sign exclusive carriage deal
Canal+ and Eurosport have agreed a deal for the exclusive carriage of the Eurosport and…
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French unions threaten Canal+ strike action
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
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StudioCanal ups Buet to deputy CEO role
France-based StudioCanal has appointed the head of its German division, Rodolphe Buet, as its deputy…
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New finance and development chief for Canal+
Canal+ has named Sébastian de Gasquet as finance and development director fort its free TV…
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Orange adds to pressure on Telefónica over Canal+
Telefónica’s rivals in the Spanish market are continuing to pile pressure on the country’s competition…
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Telefónica could abandon Canal+ acquisition over content restrictions
Telefónica could abort its acquisition of pay TV service Canal+ if the country’s competition regulator…
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Canal+ retains rugby Top 14 rights
Canal+ has retained the rights to exclusive live coverage of French rugby matches from the…
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TF1 and Canal+ to share World Cup Rugby
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has struck an agreement to share this year’s World Cup Rugby…
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Vodafone Spain slams Telefónica Canal+ acquisition
Spain’s competition watchdog must prohibit Telefónica’s acquisition of pay TV operator Canal+ or at least…
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Vivendi to create new content unit headed by Canal+’s Belmer
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
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Canal OTT moving forward with pay plans
French pay TV operator Canal+’s recently formed over-the-top arm, Canal OTT, is moving forwards with…
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Canal+ takes Amazon originals to France
Canal+ has acquired two of Amazon Prime Instant Video’s original comedies, Alpha House and Betas….
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Viacom launches new French channel
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching a new channel for the French market targeted…
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International and SVoD lift Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
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Spanish regulator takes Canal+ investigation to next stage
Spanish regulator the CNMC has opened a second phase of its investigation of Telefónica’s proposed…
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Canal+ contests rugby ruling
Canal+ is to contest the suspension of award of the rights to the country’s Top…
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Canal+ adds TéléToon+ to YouTube network
Canal+ has added a TéléToon+ channel to the Jeunesse grouping of YouTube channels it launched…
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Canal+ Overseas takes majority stake in Thema
Canal+’s international arm, Canal+ Overseas, has agreed to take a majority stake in channel distributor…
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Prisa reports Portuguese TV gains
Spanish media group Prisa reported strong TV ad revenues in Portugal, but said that group…
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Canal+ to close Jimmy and two other channels
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to close three of its thematic channels – youth-oriented…
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French broadcasters unlikely to team up for SVoD
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
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Canal+ unveils A+ line-up ahead of launch on Friday
Canal+’s new sub-Saharan African channel, A+, will launch in 20 countries in western and central…
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TV execs launch MCN for Ibero-American content
Former A+E Networks and Canal+ executive Fabienne Fourquet and BeBanjo founder and former On Demand…
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CSA censures Canal+ for breaking ad rules
French media regulator the CSA has issued a warning to Canal+ for exceeding the amount…
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Netflix reportedly growing fast in France
Netflix has attracted over 100,000 users in France two weeks after it launched, according to…
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Canal+ strikes deal with Showbox for web content creators
Canal+ has signed a strategic partnership with production facilities outfit Showbox to give web content…
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Poland’s nc+ launches new pre-paid offering
Polish pay TV operator nc+ is to launch a new pre-paid service on October 1,…
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Canalplay acquires rights to HBO series for France
French pay TV operator Canal+’s on-demand unit Canalplay has struck a deal with US pay…
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Belgium’s BeTV launches Go offering ahead of Netflix arrival
BeTV, the pay TV unit formerly known as Canal+ Belgium and owned by Belgian French…
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Canal+ reorganises thematic channels under former France 3 chief
French pay TV operator Canal+ has named former France Télévisions executive Thierry Langlois as head…