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Maxime Saada

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

Sadowska joins Viaplay board

Viaplay Group has held its Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM resolved to re-elect Simon Duffy, Andrea Gisle Joosen, Erik Forsberg, Katarina Bonde, Maxime Saada, Anna Bäck, Didier Stoessel and Annica Witschard as board members as well as to elect Edyta Sadowska as new board member until the end of the next AGM. Furthermore, the […]

May 12, 2026

France: Canal+ considers Ligue 1+ carriage

Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada isn’t ruling out Canal+’s support in distributing Ligue 1+ starting with the 2026/27 season, but has made any deal conditional on there being no minimum guarantee. In an interview with sports daily L’Équipe, Saada left the door ajar amid persistent tensions between the pay-TV broadcaster, which lost Ligue 1 TV rights […]

May 11, 2026From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Canal+ “begins a transformational new era”

Canal+ has released its unaudited consolidated trading statement for the nine months to September 30th 2025. Total revenue of the combined Group stood at €4.68 billion – in line with expectations. Total Group revenue (excluding MultiChoice) was at €4.6 billion up 1.2 per cent organically. Taking into account discontinued contracts and activities (termination of Disney […]

October 16, 2025

Canal+ H1: “Strong position”

French pay-TV operator Canal+ Group has reported H1 revenue of €3.086 billion. H1 25 EBITDA was lower than H1 24 EBITA as expected, as a result of a one-off positive item related to the OCS acquisition in H1 24 and the end of the UEFA Champions League sublicensing partnership. Maxime Saada, Chief Executive Officer of […]

July 29, 2025