Canal+ is a French subscription provider associated to the
channel of the same name. It is owned by
Vivendi (owner of Canal+) with a hundred percent share.
History
In 1992, Canalsatellite was launched, the shareholders were
Canal+ Group (66 percent) and Lagardère Active (34 percent), a subsidiary of
Lagardère.
On 27 April 1996, Canalsatellite launched as a digital satellite platform, which was the first in Europe.
An inside account of the rise of Canal+ and establishment of Canalsatellite as a major satellite TV provider in Europe is given in the book ''
High Above'', which tells the story of the foundation and development of the leading European satellite operator,
SES Astra.
In late 2005, Canal+ acquired its competitor TPS.
On 15 November 2016, Canalsat was rebranded as ''Canal''.
In 2017, Canal lost
Discovery and
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channels, recovered by
SFR. Canal replaced them by exclusive newly-launched channels:
Warner TV
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Mos ...
, Polar+,
Viceland
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and Novelas TV.
On 27 May 2019, Canal+ bought
M7 Group for 1 billion euro.
[https://flashesandflames.com/media_deals/canal-buys-pay-tv/ ]
On 1 August 2019, Canal was renamed Canal+ to bring the same name all around the world.
Canal+ is the French distributor of
Disney Channels France/
FNG France and
Disney+
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(with a Disney+ TV channel).
Overseas operations
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Canal+ Afrique
*
Canal+ Calédonie
*
Canal+ Caraïbes
* Canal+ Réunion
References
External links
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Official site for Switzerland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canal Plus (French Tv Provider)
Direct broadcast satellite services
Streaming television
Television in France
Canal+