Canal+ “stable” in first quarter

Les Chaines Canal+ had total revenues of €473 million in the quarter, barely changed on the €472 million it posted in the same period last year despite a decline in the advertising market.

Poland and France drive Canal in 2012

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Canal+ Group bolstered its position in the French pay-TV market during 2012, while in Poland the company both consolidated its position in pay, while entering the free-TV arena for the first time.

In Brief: HBO, Caiway, Canal+, F1

Dutch cable operator Kabel Noord will add the three HBO channels to its line-up on March 1. A monthly subscription will cost €15.95 and includes access to HBO Go.

Canal and Gaumont sign VOD pact

Louis De Funes

A new partnership between the Canal+ group and Gaumont unlocks 60 classic French movies for the Canalplay Infitity S-VOD service.

Canal+ launches music portal with Spotify

Canal+ Le Grand Journal playlist

The French Canal+ group has launched a new streaming music portal called Music in cooperation with Spotify.

Canal+ interested in TV Numeric?

TV_Numeric

Canal+ might be interested in acquiring the assets of the French DTT pay platform TV Numeric including 35,000 subscribers, according to BFMTV.

Council of State to decide on Canal+/TPS merger

The French Council of State (Conseil d’Etat) will decide before October 23 on the case about the Canal+ and TPS merger.

Canal+ launches D8 and D17 on October 7

D8 logo

The Canal+ Group will launch its two new free-to-air channels D8 and D17 on digital terrestrial television on Sunday, October 7 at 8.30 pm.

CanalSat adds five HD channels

Canalsat new HD channels

The French CanalSat platform is adding five new HD channels to its existing line-up of 36 high def channels. The offer includes two new channels to the French market.

Canal + wins football rights

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Canal+ Group has secured the rights to international football matches for over 30 national teams including Portugal, Croatia, Serbia, Czech Republic and Greece for the next two seasons.