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France: Apple TV+ content on Canal+

Canal+ Group is to offer to all subscribers in metropolitan France and Switzerland, free-of charge, access to all the content from streaming platform Apple TV+, beginning April 20th.  According to the multi-year strategic deal between Canal+ Group and Apple, all shows will be available via on-demand platform MyCanal. A number of original series produced by […]

April 14, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

SPI’s Dizi on Thema bouquet in France

SPI International, a Canal+ company that operates multiple streaming services, TV and FAST channels worldwide, has partnered with Thema to distribute the Dizi channel in Arabic to French network operators. The channel, that broadcasts Turkish drama series, will be available to Free and SFR subscribers in the Maghreb package. “Turkish series have become a global phenomenon […]

April 6, 2023

5 new channels for Le Bouquet Maghreb

THEMA, a subsidiary of Canal+ International, has announced the launch of the TV channels: El Hiwar Ettounsi, Dizi, Sky News Arabia, Al Araby 2 and Syria TV, in Le Bouquet Maghreb – THEMA’s package of TV channels and programmes designed for the Arabic-speaking diasporas, available at all major TV operators in France. • El Hiwar […]

March 27, 2023

Vivendi reports $1bn loss

French media giant Vivendi has reported a $1.07 billion (€1.01 bn) loss for its 2022 trading year, which it blamed in part on its deconsolidation of its stake in Telecom Italia. The loss compares with its profits of $25.9 billion (€24.6bn) in 2021 and that influenced by it spinning off its 60 per cent stake […]

March 9, 2023By Chris Forrester

Canal+ 18 month pay DTT renewal

French TV regulator Arcom has renewed Canal+ pay DTT frequency for an 18-month period until June 5th 2025. Requested by the pay-TV group itself, while the renewal usually covers a five-years period, the shorter duration reflects Canal+’s desire to remain agile and be in a position to return the frequency should its business model evolve. […]

March 9, 2023From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

M7 Group signs distribution deal with Current Time TV

Luxembourg-based M7 Group, a European pay-TV provider owned by Canal+ Group, has concluded an agreement with the US Agency for Global Media or the satellite distribution of Current Time TV in HD via both ASTRA 19.2 and Eutelsat E9B. Current Time TV is a 24/7 Russian-language TV and digital network, providing live news, robust debate, […]

March 9, 2023

M7, A+E sign satellite distribution deal

Luxembourg-based pay-TV provider M7 Group, owned by Canal+ Group, has concluded a multi-year capacity agreement with A+E Networks EMEA for the satellite distribution of its flagship History and Crime+Investigation channels across Europe. The agreement allows A+E Networks EMEA to deliver the channels via the M7 satellite platform on 1 degree West to its affiliate customers […]

March 3, 2023

Canal+ Action launches in Czech, Slovakia

International media company Canal+ has expandied its activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the launch of Canal+ Action, broadcasting action movies and series with Czech dubbing. The channel is available now via satellite and Internet TV on the Skylink and freeSAT platforms. Subscribers to T-Mobile, Slovak Telekom and DIGI Slovakia will have access […]

February 28, 2023

ACE shuts down French pirate site

Anti-piracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has confirmed it has shut down France’s second most popular illegal streaming and direct download site, Extreme-down. ACE identified the operator in Houmt Souk, Tunisia. ACE approached the operator, who subsequently ceased the illicit operations and transferred all domains to ACE. The domains now redirect to […]

February 15, 2023By Colin Mann

THEMA expands in Japan with Rakuten

THEMA, a Canal+ Group company, has expanded its distribution activity in Japan with the launch of Vivaldi FAST TV-channel via R Channel, a linear streaming service operated by Rakuten Group The classical music channel is now available to users across the R Channel platform. After several recent new  APAC deals by THEMA in Thailand, India, Hong […]

February 8, 2023