A meeting of the Canal+ Group Supervisory Board has confirmed Vincent Bolloré as its new chairman.
Multimedia opens up Canal+ channels
The Polish cable operator Multimedia Polska will make the premium channels Canal+ Sport HD and Canal+ Sport2 HD available free of charge to its subscribers for the whole of September.
Canal tests in UHD
Canal+ has launched a test channel in the Ultra HD format.
Canal+ boosts African service
Canal+ Group has launched four sports channels aimed specifically at the African continent.
Canalsat moves to HD
Canal+ Group has opted for a Thomson Video Networks encoder to migrate its Canalsat offer to HD.
Legal protest over Telefónica Canal+ deal
Vodafone and Orange have submitted separate appeals in Spain’s High Court over the conditions of Telefónica’s acquisition of Canal+.
Canal+ wins Polish football rights
Canal+ has secured the pay-TV rights to Poland’s premier football league Ekstraklasa for a further three seasons.
Canal+ launches OTT version of Le Cube
Canal+ is upgrading its distinctive cube-shaped receiver that connects to the internet via Wi-Fi.
Canal to take UHD Champions League Final
Canal+ is to screen this weekend’s Champions League final in the Ultra High Definition format, the broadcaster has confirmed.
Four card sharing pirates convicted in France
A French court has convicted four people accused of card sharing with suspended jail sentences between two and eight months