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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]