TPS Star was a French general entertainment channel broadcasting movies, sports and sitcoms. It started broadcasting in 1996 as the flagship general channel of the newly launched TPS satellite platform, competing with

Canal+ Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several ki ...

of the

CanalSat 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 p ...

platform. It started broadcasting in the

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platform on 3 November 2005 as a pay channel with certain slots broadcast free-to-air. After the merger between TPS and

in 2007, it also became available on CanalSat. The channel has shut down on 4 May 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tps Star Defunct French television channels Television channels and stations established in 2001 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2012 2001 establishments in France 2012 disestablishments in France Mass media in Paris