M7 Deutschland offers an extended variety of TV channels for network operators: 9 channels from global player SPI International, recently acquired by M7 parent company Canal+ Group, will join the M7 channel line-up.
Canal+ completes SPI acquisition
Canal+ Group has completed the acquisition of a 70% stake in SPI International following the approvals of all competent authorities in all European jurisdictions concerned.
M6 launches on Israel’s HOT
M6 International, whose distribution is handled by the Canal+ Group company Thema, has made its debut on the Israeli telecom and pay-TV platform HOT.
Paramount+ expands to France
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) and Canal+ Group have entered into a long-term strategic partnership that will bring Canal+ subscribers ViacomCBS content.
€600m Canal deal with French film industry shortens VOD windows
Canal+ has signed a new agreement with the French film industry that extends their relationship until at least 2024.
IQiyi partners with Thema
Canal+ Group’s Thema and IQiyi have partnered to launch the pan-Asian streaming service in the UK and Ireland.
Canal+ drives Vivendi growth
Vivendi’s Canal+ Group had revenues of €2,782 million in H1, or 4.7% more than in the same period last year.
eSportsONE launches via Canal+ in Ethiopia
German broadcaster Sport1 has rolled out its international eSports channel eSportsONE on the new Canal+ pay-TV platform in Ethiopia.
Broadcasters win €7 million in damages from French pirates
A group of pirates who between them managed some 20 illegal streaming sites have been ordered to pay more than €7 million in damages to the broadcasters whose content they had pirated from 2014 to 2017.
Arthaus+ launches on Amazon Prime Video Channels
Film lovers whose tastes go beyond the mainstream are the target group of the new German SVOD service Arthaus+ on Amazon Prime Video Channels.