MIPTV 2013 – Cannes. Canal+ Group has entered into a strategic partnership with A+E Networks.
The two companies will launch multiple channels in the second half of 2013 via the Planete+ factual group on the CanalSat platform with exclusive access to A+E Networks’ catalogue of factual entertainment programming.
The partnership also involves the acquisition, production and distribution of digital content for Planete+, as well as the Canal+ Group’s digital terrestrial FTA channels D8 and D17.
he channels Planete+ and Planete+ No Limit are wholly owned by the Canal+ Group, while Planete+ Thalassa and Planete+ Justice are coproduced by Canal+ Group (66%) and France Télévisions (34%).
A+E Networks is meanwhile a joint venture between Disney-ABC Television Group and Hearst Corporation.
It operates 57 channels out of the US to over 150 territories, serving more than 330 million subscribers in 38 languages.
