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Vivendi delivers upbeat report on Canal+, with subs now at 25.5m
French media giant Vivendi has reported that its revenues for 2022 increased by 10.1% to…
Canal+ secures time-limited renewal of DTT presence
France’s Canal+ has agreed to renew the presence of its encrypted channel on France’s struggling…
Russian-language Current TV secures distribution via M7 Group
Canal+-owned, Luxembourg-based M7 Group has struck an agreement with the US Agency for Global Media…
ITVX lands StudioCanal deal for films & series incl ‘Spiral’ & ‘Hannibal’
Nascent UK streamer ITVX has struck a pact with StudioCanal that will hand it access…
Canal+ expands presence in Czech Republic and Slovakia
Canal+ Group has expanded its presence in the Czech Republic and Slovakia markets, with the launch…
Canal+ teases Box Office movie channel launch in 2023
Vivendi-owned media group Canal+ has unveiled plans to invest €1bn in cinema over the next…
Canal+ expands its presence in Africa
Canal+ expands its reach in Africa with the launch of the digital creation centre, Digital…
Canal+ increases stake in South Africa’s Multichoice to more than 30%
Vivendi-owned media group Canal+ has increased its stake in South Africa-based platform MultiChoice by 4%…
Canal+ Group’s Thema launches FAST Turkish drama channel in Spain
Canal+ Group’s distributor, Thema, has launched the FAST Turkish drama channel – Vive Kanal D Drama – in Spain. Vive…
Canal+-owned Thema unveils new management structure
Canal+-owned PayTV channel distributor Thema has announced a reorganisation of its management which sees Patrick…
Canal+ reportedly seeking shorter commitment for DTT licence
French pay TV outfit Canal+ is looking to finalise a new licence to broadcast on…
Viaplay Select seals carriage deal with Canal+ Austria
Viaplay Group and Canal+ have agreed a partnership to make hundreds of hours of content…
Canal+ France drops Warner TV channel in carriage dispute
French pay TV platform Canal+ has dropped Warner Bros Discovery channel Warner TV from its…
Canal+ Group signs MOU to take control of Orange TV assets
Orange and the Canal+ Group today announced a memorandum of understanding that anticipates the acquisition…
Canal+ acquires UEFA club competitions for its new Austrian services
Vivendi-owned PayTV provider Canal Plus has secured a broad range of exclusive live rights to…
French competition authority rejects Canal+ and beIN complaints
French competition body, the Autorité de la Concurrence, has rejected discrimination complaints from pay TV…
Paramount+ launches in France with Canal+ and Orange
Paramount+ will launch in France tomorrow, integrated in pay TV platform Canal+’s new Ciné-Séries and…
French reports suggest Canal+ is poised to acquire pay TV rival OCS
After a protracted period of courting, French media giant Canal+ is on the verge of…
Thema taps Okast to power new My Bouquet Africain streamer
Canal+ International-owned content distribiutor Thema has tapped French streaming technology outfit Okast/M.E.I Group to provide…
TF1 and Canal+ resolve two-month channel carriage dispute
After a protracted dispute, including two trips to the law courts, French media heavyweights TF1…
FilmBox Channels and Gametoon now on Canal+ in Ethiopia
SPI/FilmBox and its parent company Canal+ Group have launched SPI’s gaming and esports channel Gametoon…
New leadership structure for Canal+ France as Cadoret leaves
Canal+ Group deputy CEO and Canal+ France boss Frank Cadoret is to leave the group…
M6 renews deal with Canal+ as TF1 finds TNTSat alternative
French broadcaster M6 has renewed its multi-year carriage deal with pay TV operator Canal+ for…
Canal+ revenues buoyed up by aggressive international expansion
French media giant Vivendi has just released robust results for Q3 2021. Looking specifically at…
Canal+ wins appeal court judgement in TF1-TNTSat dispute
The Paris appeals court has confirmed an earlier ruling in favour of Canal+ in its…
EarthxTV signs up with M7 for European launch
Luxembourg-based pay TV outfit M7 Group, owned by Canal+ has struck a long-term HD satellite…
Canal+ International taps Enensys for EasyTV Africa upgrade
Canal+ International has tapped technology outfit Enensys Technologies for the upgrade of its EasyTV service…
Polish Ekstraklasa secures record domestic rights deal with Canal+
The Polish Ekstraklasa has agreed a record domestic rights deal with Canal+ Poland. The four-year…
envision adds two SPI channels in expanded MENA rights deal
Canal+-owned SPI/FilmBox has announced a distribution deal with evision to offer the Gametoon and Dizi…
Canal+ names StudioCanal chief Marsh as deputy CEO
StudioCanal CEO Anna Marsh has been appointed deputy CEO of the production and distribution firm’s…