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Canal+ signs French cinema deal; H1 revenue up 40%

Canal+, the BLIC, the first signatories among BLOC members (the SRF, the SPI, the UPC, DIRE, the SDI and Animfrance) and the ARP have signed a new agreement, with a five-year term, aimed at sustainably preserving cinema’s place at the heart of the French cultural model. The agreement, which applies to Canal+ and CINÉ+ OCS, […]

July 28, 2026

Canal+ sponsors 83rd Venice International Film Festival

Canal+ is strengthening its commitment to the 83rd Venice International Film Festival by becoming an Official Sponsor, as part of an agreement concluded with La Biennale di Venezia. The group is also renewing its partnership with RAI, providing exclusive broadcasting of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival – La Biennale di Venezia – to its […]

July 13, 2026

Poland: Canal+ scores exclusive LaLiga rights

LaLiga and Canal+ Polska have signed a new audiovisual rights agreement under which CANAL+ will become the exclusive broadcaster of LaLiga EA Sports top-flight football in Poland for the next five seasons through to 2030/31. Under the agreement, football fans in Poland will be able to watch all LaLiga matches live on Canal+ sports channels […]

July 7, 2026

Canal+ halts TF1 channels distribution

In a dispute similar to one in 2022 that lasted several weeks before reaching a resolution, Canal+ has stopped distributing all of TF1’s free-to-air channels in Africa (TF1, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, LCI) as well as three thematic channels in France (TV Breizh, one of the most successful channels in terms of audience, Ushuaïa TV […]

July 3, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Canal+ App deepens Fire TV integration

Canal+ and Amazon have announced a strategic collaboration spanning multiple European countries that will see the deeper integration of the Canal+ App across Fire TV devices. The agreement covers France, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Hungary and Belgium, combining Amazon’s scale and in entertainment with Canal+’s content offering with the aim […]

June 23, 2026

DStv Stream app pre-installed on Samsung TVs

Canal+ and Samsung Electronics are extending their collaboration across English and Portuguese-speaking African markets served by MultiChoice Group. This partnership marks the first pre-installation rollout of a MultiChoice Group streaming application, DStv Stream app, on Samsung Smart TVs across these markets. It also supports the continued expansion of MultiChoice Group’s streaming and OTT ecosystem across […]

June 22, 2026

Gallant appointed Irdeto CEO

Irdeto, a Canal+ company and specialost in digital platform cybersecurity, has announced that Doug Lowther will step down as Chief Executive Officer with Axel Gallant replacing him in the role. Lowther has served as CEO since 2015. During his tenure, Irdeto has more than doubled its market share in video security and developed new businesses […]

June 19, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Kenya: DStv loses 22,450 subs

Canal+-owned pay-TV operator DStv continues to lose subscribers in Kenya. The latest quarterly numbers have dropped to 248,054 as at March 31st, and down from 270,503 at December 31st 2025. This fall, of 8.3 per cent, is the steepest fall of any of the Kenyan pay-TV systems. The data comes from the Communications Authority of […]

June 19, 2026By Chris Forrester

Canal+ lists on JSE

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has welcomed Canal+, the media and entertainment company, to its Main Board. “The secondary listing of Canal+ signals strong international confidence in South Africa’s capital markets and reinforces the JSE’s role as a conduit between global capital and African growth opportunities,” said a press statement, adding: “Canal+ enhances the JSE’s […]

June 3, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Meteo Consult and La Chaîne Météo select Actus Digital

Actus Digital, a LiveU company, and a provider of intelligent media monitoring and broadcast compliance platforms, has announced that Meteo Consult has successfully deployed the Actus Digital solution for its television network, La Chaîne Météo. Meteo Consult is the leading private meteorological company in France and is part of the Figaro Group. It manages several […]

May 20, 2026