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Canal+ to buy Orange companies

January 9, 2023 09.33 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Orange and Canal+ Group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the acquisition of OCS and Orange Studio by Canal+ Group.

Following the acquisition, Canal+ Group will become the sole shareholder of the two companies.

According to Orange, the quality of OCS service and content – currently distributed by all ISPs as well as within Canal+ cinema series offers – is recognised by both industry professionals and consumers. Orange Studio has more than 200 co-productions to its credit as well as a catalogue of nearly 1,800 audiovisual and cinematographic works, including Oscar-winning and emblematic films such as The Artist and The Father.

It adds that since their creation in 2007 and 2008 respectively, competition in the audiovisual sector, particularly for OCS, has continued to intensify with the emergence of powerful international platforms. Given this context, Orange has aimed to ensure the continued development of these two subsidiaries while preserving jobs and the pre-financing of audiovisual content. To ensure these objectives, Orange entered discussions with the Canal+ Group, its historic partner and a recognised European player in the creation and distribution of content. Canal+ has been a 33.34% shareholder of OCS since 2012 and is its leading distributor. The leading film and television studio in Europe, StudioCanal has many assets to promote the Orange Studio catalogue.

Orange concludes by saying that the operation will be presented to employee representative bodies and will be notified to the French Competition Authority.

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Filed Under: Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Canal+, France, Orange Edited: 17 January 2023 12:59

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