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Disney seals exclusive deal with Canal+ for Disney+ distribution
“Le force est avec nous, (the force is with us)” were the words from Canal+…
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LFP expresses confidence as Mediapro seeks distribution deals for Ligue 1 channel
France’s professional football league, the LFP, has expressed confidence in the plans of Mediapro, which…
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Canal+ takes further step in sports comeback with Europa League rights
French pay TV operator Canal+ has reportedly followed up its re-acquisition of UEFA Champions League…
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Canal+ in talks with beIN for exclusive Ligue 1 distribution and sublicensing
Canal+ has entered into talks with beIN Sports with a view to entering into an…
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Canal+ and BeIN Sport secures Champions League, leaving Mediapro out in cold
French pay TV operator Canal+ and rival BeIN Sports have between them secured the rights…
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Disney reacquires streaming rights in exchange for Starz ad on Disney+ and ESPN+
Disney has reportedly agreed a deal to run an ad for premium TV channel Starz…
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Canal+ reportedly in talks to become exclusive distributor of Disney+ in France
French pay TV operator Canal+ is reportedly in advanced negotiations with Disney to become the…
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Canal+ announces definitive end for CanalPlay
Canal+ has told the service’s remaining subscribers that Canalplay, its ill-fated SVOD platform, will shut…
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Canal+ reportedly selling Olympics rights to Discovery
Canal+ is selling its broadcast rights to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games to Discovery for…
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Canal+ stable for Vivendi in Q3, despite subscriber losses in France
Vivendi has posted positive results for the quarter amid ongoing legal disputes with the Italian…
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Canal+ and TF1 secure Women’s Euro 2021 rights
Free-to-air broadcaster TF1 and pay-TV outfit Canal+ have signed a deal with Uefa for the…
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Love Nature 4K localised into Russian
Love Nature 4K, the Canadian specialty television channel owned by Blue Ant Media, is now…
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Canal Plus bumps up 4K sports content
Canal+ has expanded its 4K sports offer. The announcement will see UHD coverage of the…
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Canal+ renews distribution deal with OCS
Canal+ and Orange’s OCS have renewed their multi-year distribution agreement that allows subscribers to Canal+’s…
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Canal+ announces Netflix bundle deal
French pay TV operator Canal+ has announced a partnership with Netflix that will see the…
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OCS renews Canal+ deal
Orange Cinema Series (OCS), Orange’s pay-TV service, has renewed its multi-year distribution deal with Canal+….
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Canal+ gets green light for M7 acquisition
Pay TV operator Canal+ has received a green light from the European Commission to acquire…
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Nc+ changes name to Canal+ and launches series of promos
Polish pay TV operator nc+ has changed its name by adopting the Canal+ brand, with…
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Canal+ ‘finalising’ distribution deal with Netflix
Canal+ is in advanced talks about a deal to distribute Netflix on its platform, according…
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Mediapro names Discovery exec as head of new French football channel
Spanish producer and broadcaster Mediapro has named Discovery France chief Julien Bergeaud as director-general of…
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Vivendi opens talks with Tencent to sell Universal Music stake
Canal+ owner Vivendi has entered into preliminary talks to sell a 10% stake in Universal…
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Canal+ ‘confident’ it will continue to air Ligue 1
Canal+ remains confident that it will still be able to distribute top-tier French football from…
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Canal+ domestic losses contribute to revenue decline
Canal+ continued to lose domestic subscribers in the quarter to June, weighing on its revenues….
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Canal+ and Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien acquire Mezzo
Vivendi-owned Canal+ and French news publisher Groupe Les Echos – Le Parisien have jointly agreed…
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Canal+ heads for Nollywood with iROKO channels and production acquisition
Canal+ Group has acquired the production, content distribution and channel assets of iROKO Partners, reinforcing…
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Canal+ confirms restructuring plan
Canal+ has confirmed that it is to reduce its headcount by 492 people as part…
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Canal+ to cut French workforce by 20%
Canal+ is to reduce its workforce by 20% in France as it struggles to regain…
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French police arrest beinsport-streaming.com piracy ring
French police have broken up a Rennes-based piracy ring that was operating about 20 sites…
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World cup in France breaking TV viewing records
Record numbers of viewers are tuning into the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. According…
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Vivendi issues €2.1 billion bond as M7 acquisition approaches
Vivendi has successfully placed a €2.1 billion bond ahead of the acquisition of M7 by…