Second quarter sales at Canal Plus rose to €438.7 million from €411.3m in the previous year, according to data released by owners Vivendi Universal. The increase of 6.7% compares with a first quarter rise of 5.9%.
First half sales of €866.1m were up on €814.6m 12 months ago.
Vivendi is scheduled to make a full statement on its first half performance after the close of the market today (July 25).