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HoHo Rights signs Shane the Chef deal with Canal+

Children’s rights management company Hoho Rights (Cloudbabies, Toad & Friends) today has cooked up a deal with Canal+ in France for the acquisition of its popular preschool property Shane the Chef. The series has also been sold to MTV in Hungary and RTV in Slovakia. The Canal+ deal will see the 52×11’ CG animated series […]

January 28, 2025

Canal+ launches Foundation

French media group Canal+ has announced the creation of its Foundation, supporting the right to “culture for all”. In so doing, the Canal+ group, a major player in the production and distribution of content across many different geographical areas, is making a new commitment to promote culture throughout the world. The Foundation’s programmes will aim […]

January 17, 2025

Bank: Canal+ on a “super aggregation” strategy

A report from analysts at investment bank BNP Paribas on Canal+ says the broadcaster is now on a “super aggregation” strategy. Its share price, since its debut on the London Stock Exchange on December 16th 2024, has been in a depressed state. Currently (January 8th) its shares are trading down 4.6 per cent at £2. […]

January 9, 2025

France: Orange, Free strike Disney+ deals

French telcos Orange and Free have struck non-exclusive deals with Disney+, which started on January 1st, shortly after the US streaming platform exited from Canal+ packages. These distribution agreements will give OTT subscribers access to the SVoD service as well as two linear channels (Disney Channel, National Geographic) and films from Disney’s studios. The deal secured with […]

January 3, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Canal+ renews VIDAA partnership

VIDAA and Canal+ have announced the renewal of their partnership for the distribution of Canal+ applications on Smart TV’s running on VIDAA OS, adding Central Europe, Vietnam, Myanmar, French Overseas Territories and French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to Poland, France and Switzerland. Canal+ applications will be pre-installed on all VIDAA-powered Smart TV, enabling users to easily access […]

December 23, 2024

Data: Can Canal+ challenge the major streamers?

Canal+, after breaking from its parent company Vivendi, has debuted on the London Stock Exchange as it positions itself as a significant European streaming player, ready to challenge Netflix, Disney+ and Prime Video on a global stage. But can Canal+ close the gap? Recent trends from Kantar’s Entertainment on Demand data reveal a shifting streaming […]

December 17, 2024

Canal+ scores exclusive EPL rights in Poland, Myanmar

Canal+, already a Premier League (EPL) partner in over 50 countries, will becomes the exclusive broadcaster of the competition for the 2025/2026, 2026/2027 and 2027/2028 seasons in Poland, the second largest market for the Group, as well as in Myanmar. Starting next season, in both countries, Canal+ will broadcast all 380 games per season from […]

December 16, 2024

France: Canal+ rolls out Apple Music offer

Canal+ and Apple have announced that their strategic partnership is being further strengthened with a new Apple Music offer, available to Canal+ subscribers in mainland France effective immediately. Subscribers with a paid subscription to Canal+ can now access an individual subscription to Apple Music at the price of €7.69/month instead of €10.99, a discount of […]

December 13, 2024

France: C8, NRJ12 DTT exclusion confirmed

French TV regulator Arcom has confirmed the names of the next round of DTT FTA channels to broadcast from March 1st 2025, confirming the exclusion of Vivendi’s C8 and NRJ’s NRJ12. Both will be replaced by newcomers CMI TV, the TV arm of billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, and OFTV, owned by regional press group Ouest France. […]

December 12, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

France: Disney+ scoops Oscars live stream

Disney+ is to exclusively live stream the 2025 Oscars ceremony in France on March 2nd 2025, taking over from previous linear broadcaster Canal+. The deal, revealed by Julia Tenret, Director of Disney+ Acquisition and Programming, comes at a key moment for the streaming service and the Disney Group, as Disney’s distribution deal with Canal+ will […]

December 11, 2024From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris