Ahead of Viaplay Group’s Annual General Meeting on May 13th, the Viaplay Group Nomination Committee has proposed the re-election of Andrea Gisle Joosen, Erik Forsberg, Katarina Bonde, Maxime Saada, Jacques du Puy, Anna Bäck, Didier Stoessel, and Annica Witschard as members of the Board of Directors, and the re-election of Simon Duffy (pictured) as Chair […]
AgileTV, a specialist in TV and video technology solutions, is partnering with Canal+ Germany, a B2B TV-licensing provider in Germany, to introduce The Entertainment Hub in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This B2B-IPTV platform aims to redefine the white-label TV business model for operators in the region. “This collaboration guarantees a sustainable, forward-thinking solution that helps […]
South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice, the parent company of pay-TV platforms DStv and GOtv, has reportedly suffered a substantial loss of subscribers over the past two years. According to Citizen SA, the company has seen its subscriber base drop by 3.7 million, falling from 23 million to an overall total of 19.3 million. This decline […]
Similar to a previous BBC initiative, the logos of French PSB channels France 2, France 3, France 4 and France 5, are set to phased out on TV screens in the country to be replaced by the unique brand France.tv. France Televisions CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci revealed this strategic move at a press conference in Paris, […]
Aziz Diallo has been appointed General Manager of Pay-TV French-speaking Africa. He will report to David Mignot, Managing Director of Canal+ Africa. Diallo began his career in 2004 with Alcatel in the international sales department. In 2007, he joined Greenwich Consulting as a senior consultant, before joining MTN, the African telco, two years later as […]
THEMA, a Canal+ company has announced that eleven new Globo titles will be made available in Macau. The deal includes a total of 252 episodes across eleven Brazilian titles including dramas and telenovelas, bringing a diverse range of programming to viewers throughout Macau. Pais de Primeira (First-time Parents) will premiere in March 2025, with other […]
Canal+ has signed a new agreement with French cinema and has “extended its gratitude” to the film organisations (BLIC, BLOC and ARP) for helping conclude the deal. The agreement concerns Canal+ and CINE+ OCS, the French thematic pay-TV networks. It allows them to broadcast films as early as six months after their theatrical release. It […]
StudioCanal and Superights have closed a with Sky for the new CGI series of the renowned children’s animation classic Miffy . Co-produced by StudioCanal, Merciw and Superprod Animation, in partnership with French pay-TV broadcater Canal+, the series will be exclusively available on Sky Kids in the UK later this year. The deal was brokered by […]
THEMA, a Canal+ company, has announced a new distribution deal with Roku to bring multiple international series to The Roku Channel in the US, the UK, Mexico and Canada. The deal includes eight drama series from Korea and Turkey that will be available in the US, most of them addressing the Hispanic community. The selected […]
PPDS, the global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary solutions, has announced a partnership with French streaming giant, Canal+ Business. This exclusive collaboration sees Canal+ Business extend its reach into the hotel industry for the first time, with a range of Google Cast and Netflix ready Philips MediaSuite TVs at the heart of its […]