Sports channel beIN Sports has been linked with a possible acquisition by Canal Plus, French broadcaster Europe1 has reported.
Thema expands Russian portfolio
Canal+ Group’s Thema has entered into a partnership with Blue Ant Media.
Salt launches Portuguese package from Thema
Swiss telco Salt has expanded its international TV portfolio and now offers a subscription package with Portuguese channels.
TF1 and Canal sign new global distribution agreement
Canal+ will now carry all of TF1’s linear channels and catch-up services following a new agreement between platform and broadcaster.
Maxime Saada to head Canal+ Group operations
The Canal+ Group supervisory board has unanimously appointed Maxime Saada chairman of the group’s managing board.
Canal+ Group launches Ultra HD at Astra 19.2 degrees East
Canal+ Group is launching today its new satellite Ultra HD/4k offer on a newly-designed set-top box using an SES satellite. At the same time, Canal+ is refreshing its French bouquet offer.
Nagra, Canal+ deepen content protection partnership
Kudelski’s Nagra and Canal+ Group have renewed and expanded their content protection partnership.
Canal to license Showtime content in France
Canal+ Group has signed an exclusive licence with CBS to screen content from US premium channel Showtime.
Canal+ inks football deal
Canal+ Group and France’s Professional Football League (LFP) have signed an agreement on coverage of games in Ligue 1 and Domino’s Ligue 2.
International drives Canal+
Canal+ Group saw its subscriber total increases by 558,000 to 15.8 million in the year to June 30 thanks to the strong performance of its international operations.