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Mezzo Live now on Etisalat in the UAE

THEMA, a Canal+ Company is glad to announce the launch of Mezzo Live on Etisalat, one of the leading telecommunications operators in the United Arab Emirates. The channel is now part of the ‘Western Pack’, bringing premium concerts, classical music, jazz and ballet programming to subscribers across the UAE. Mezzo Live transports you to the […]

February 24, 2025

Canal+ expands partnership with Samsung

Canal+ and Samsung Electronics have extended their strategic partnership to cover over 40 territories globally. This new partnership reinforces will include the distribution of Canal+ applications on over 25 million Samsung Smart TVs. The deal marks the expansion of the collaboration between the two groups in Canal+ European, Asian and French Overseas Territories, alongside the […]

February 18, 2025

StudioCanal announces management changes

StudioCanal, a Canal+ subsidiary and one of European production/distribution studio, has announced two management changes, effective March 1st. Alex Hamilton is appointed Chief International Officer StudioCanal. In this new role, working closely with all of the territory CEOs, Hamilton will oversee direct distribution and international operations across all of StudioCanal’s direct distribution territories in nine […]

February 13, 2025

France: Canal+ film investment threat

Canal+ Group has threatened to reduce its €220 million annual movie investment in France in light of the fresh windowing agreement between Disney+ and the industry. “This offer is no longer on the table today. From my point of view, it will necessarily drop, the question is by how much,” stated CEO Maxime Saada, at […]

January 30, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

HoHo Rights signs Shane the Chef deal with Canal+

Children’s rights management company Hoho Rights (Cloudbabies, Toad & Friends) today has cooked up a deal with Canal+ in France for the acquisition of its popular preschool property Shane the Chef. The series has also been sold to MTV in Hungary and RTV in Slovakia. The Canal+ deal will see the 52×11’ CG animated series […]

January 28, 2025

Canal+ launches Foundation

French media group Canal+ has announced the creation of its Foundation, supporting the right to “culture for all”. In so doing, the Canal+ group, a major player in the production and distribution of content across many different geographical areas, is making a new commitment to promote culture throughout the world. The Foundation’s programmes will aim […]

January 17, 2025

Bank: Canal+ on a “super aggregation” strategy

A report from analysts at investment bank BNP Paribas on Canal+ says the broadcaster is now on a “super aggregation” strategy. Its share price, since its debut on the London Stock Exchange on December 16th 2024, has been in a depressed state. Currently (January 8th) its shares are trading down 4.6 per cent at £2. […]

January 9, 2025

France: Orange, Free strike Disney+ deals

French telcos Orange and Free have struck non-exclusive deals with Disney+, which started on January 1st, shortly after the US streaming platform exited from Canal+ packages. These distribution agreements will give OTT subscribers access to the SVoD service as well as two linear channels (Disney Channel, National Geographic) and films from Disney’s studios. The deal secured with […]

January 3, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Canal+ renews VIDAA partnership

VIDAA and Canal+ have announced the renewal of their partnership for the distribution of Canal+ applications on Smart TV’s running on VIDAA OS, adding Central Europe, Vietnam, Myanmar, French Overseas Territories and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, France and Switzerland. Canal+ applications will be pre-installed on all VIDAA-powered Smart TV, enabling users to easily access […]

December 23, 2024

Data: Can Canal+ challenge the major streamers?

Canal+, after breaking from its parent company Vivendi, has debuted on the London Stock Exchange as it positions itself as a significant European streaming player, ready to challenge Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video on a global stage. But can Canal+ close the gap? Recent trends from Kantar’s Entertainment on Demand data reveal a shifting streaming […]

December 17, 2024