Canal+ (French TV provider)
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged into Groupe Canal+. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2024. |
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| Type | Société anonyme |
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| Country | France |
| Availability | Satellite television IPTV |
| Founded | 14 November 1992 by André Rousselet |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
Broadcast area | France Switzerland Africa |
| Owner | Vivendi |
| Parent | Groupe Canal+ |
Former names | Canalsatellite, Canalsat, Canal |
Official website | www |
Canal+, established as CanalSatellite in 1992 and later rebranding to CanalSat, is a French subscription TV provider associated with the channel of the same name. It is a subsidiary of Groupe Canal+, which is wholly owned by Vivendi.
History[edit]
Digital satellite provider CanalSatellite was launched as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Canal+ on 6 December 1991.[1][2] The shareholders were Canal+ (66 percent) and Lagardère Active (34 percent), a subsidiary of Lagardère.[citation needed] Canal+ started began satellite broadcasting in 1992, to reach parts of France not covered by cable.[3]
On 27 April 1996, CanalSatellite launched as a digital satellite platform, with 24 channels and interactive services.[2]
On 23 May 2005, CanalSatellite was renamed Canalsat.[2]
With Canal+, the utilisation of the card pairing (QEV) technology allowed access to many channels such as Eurosport, Paris Premiere, or LCI.[4]
On 31 August 2006, after acquiring competitor TPS, the two companies were merged within the Canal+ Group.[2]
On 7 December 2010 both Canal+ channels and the 90 CanalSat channels became available live on Microsoft's XBOX 360.[2]
In 2011 the merger with TPS was cancelled by the Competition Authority. Canal+ appealed, and the Authority determined that its authorisation would be conditional on a number of injunctions, including "re-establish[ing] sufficient competition in the pay television market".[5]
In 2017, Canal lost Discovery and NBCUniversal channels, recovered by SFR. Canal replaced them by exclusive newly-launched channels: Warner TV, Polar+, Viceland, and Novelas TV.[citation needed]
Overseas operations[edit]
- Canal+ Afrique
- Canal+ Calédonie
- Canal+ Caraïbes
- Canal+ Réunion
References[edit]
- ^ "L'histoire du Groupe Canal+ de 1983 à nos jours". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "L'histoire du Groupe CANAL+ de 1983 à nos jours". Canal+. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
- ^ "Canal Plus". Encyclopedia.com. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "CanalSat to offer short-term subscriptions". Broadband TV News. 24 September 2009.
- ^ Blocman, Amélie. "France : Merger of TPS and CanalSat: Competition Authority Pronounces Injunctions". IRIS Merlin. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014.
The operation had only been authorised in 2006 on condition that 59 undertakings were respected, and the Competition Authority, noting that the Canal Plus Group had failed to observe ten of these - including some that were of crucial importance - decided in September 2011 to withdraw its decision authorising the operation (see IRIS 2011-9/17).
External links[edit]
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| Groupe Canal+ | ||
| Vivendi Ticketing |
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| Prisma Media | ||
| Havas | ||
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