
Canal+ Group saw a 4.4% revenue increase in the first quarter, boosted by the integration of the D8 and D17 free-to-air channels in France and the ‘n’ platform in Poland.
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Canal+ Group saw a 4.4% revenue increase in the first quarter, boosted by the integration of the D8 and D17 free-to-air channels in France and the ‘n’ platform in Poland.

Vivendi says it will vigorously contest a claim by Lagardère that a cash management agreement between Canal+ France and parent company Canal+ Group should be treated as null and void.
The French media regulator CSA has given its approval to the purchase by Canal+ Group of the Direct 8 and Direct Star channels.
The number of subscribers visiting Canalplus.fr has risen sharply over the last 12 months, according to the Paris-based pay-TV operator.

Canal+ Group reported a slight rise in first half revenues as the French pay-TV platform weathered a VAT increase equivalent to €20 million.

The French media regulator CSA has published its official opinion on the merger of the CanalSat bouquet with that of rival TPS and the acquisition of the Bolloré Groupe by Canal+.

Canal+ is bracing itself for conditions to the TPS merger that will dramatically impact on its position in the French TV market.
Increased use of cross-selling between Canal+ and Canal+ pushed up subscriber revenues at the French pay-TV platform in 2011, but the group took a €30 million hit from the French Competition Authority from the 2007 TPS acquisition.
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