A joint venture named ‘On Screen’ has been announced to develop and scale film and television adaptations from Hachette Livre’s catalogue, combining its intellectual property with StudioCanal’s end-to-end production and distribution capabilities. The joint venture will originate and develop projects from Hachette Livre’s catalogue of over 100,000 titles, leveraging its position as a leading publishing […]

Canal+ has reported that total Group revenue increased by 41 per cent to €2.16 billion in Q1 2026, compared to the first three months of 2025 on a restated basis excluding MultiChoice Group, reflecting the significant contribution of the MultiChoice acquisition to the change in scale of the Group. Total Group revenue remained broadly flat […]

The BBC has acquired French drama The Sentinel from StudioCanal. The eight-part wartime sci-fi series fuses was created by Guillaume Lemans, in collaboration with Xabi Molia. It is based on the graphic novels Les Sentinelles by Xavier Dorison and Enrique Breccia. At the outbreak of World War I, Gabriel Ferraud – a gravely wounded soldier […]

Canal+ and StudioCanal have announced the appointment of Dorota Eberhardt as CEO of their Polish affiliate Kino Świat, a film distributor in Poland. She will report to Alex Hamilton, StudioCanal Chief International Officer, and has taken up her duties immediately. Kino Świat is present in all sectors of the film industry, including cinema, VoD, television, […]

StudioCanal has announced StudioCanal On Stage, emphasising StudioCanal’s focus on IP and the continued exploitation of their prestigious catalogue boasting more than 9 400 titles from 60 countries spanning 100 years of film history. StudioCanal is Canal+’s in-house studio and Europe’s leader in film and television development, production and distribution. Ron Halpern, Executive Vice President […]

StudioCanal has announces a strategic reorganisation of its Worldwide Television division under managing director M-K Kennedy who confirms new appointments designed to “provide greater clarity for partners and producers across its European and worldwide territory footprint and a growing slate of international series”. As part of this new organisation Alix Lebrat becomes SVP Series for […]

Chloé Champenois has been appointed Deputy Director of Advertising Communication at French broadcaster Canal+, and Agnès Judes has been appointed Director of Talent and Special Operations. In her role, Champenois will actively contribute to the development of the communication strategy and the promotion of the Canal+ brand. She will oversee brand campaigns as well as […]

StudioCanal has announced the appointment of Paul Gilbert as the Senior Vice President of English-Language Series. He will be based in London and reporting to Managing Director of Television M-K Kennedy. Gilbert will spearhead the development and production of a bold slate of premium series hailing from the UK and US, which StudioCanal will produce […]

Canal+ and StudioCanal have announced the appointment of Dorota Eberhardt as CEO of their Polish affiliate Kino Świat, a film distributor in Poland. She will report to Alex Hamilton, StudioCanal Chief International Officer, and will take up her duties later this year. As part of her new role, Eberhardt’s mission will be to accelerate the […]

StudioCanal, Canal+’s in-house film and television studio, has announced a change in the management of its German distribution activity, effective June 1st. Hooman Afshari and Lutz Rippe, who previously held the position of Co-MDs of StudioCanal Germany will be appointed Co-CEOs StudioCanal Germany. In their new roles, they will report to Alex Hamilton, Chief International […]