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Canal+, established as CanalSatellite in 1992 and later rebranding to CanalSat, is a French subscription TV provider associated with the channel of the same name. It is a subsidiary of Groupe Canal+, which is wholly owned by Vivendi.
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| Type | Société anonyme |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Availability | Satellite television IPTV |
| Founded | 14 November 1992 by André Rousselet |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
Broadcast area | France Switzerland |
| Owner | Vivendi |
| Parent | Groupe Canal+ |
Former names | Canalsatellite (1992–2005) Canalsat (2005–2016) Canal (2016–2019) |
Official website | www |
Digital satellite provider CanalSatellite was launched as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Canal+ on 6 December 1991.[1][2] The shareholders were Canal+ (66 percent) and Lagardère Active (34 percent), a subsidiary of Lagardère.[citation needed] Canal+ began satellite broadcasting in 1992, to reach parts of France not covered by cable.[3]
On 27 April 1996, CanalSatellite launched as a digital satellite platform, with 24 channels and interactive services.[2]
On 23 May 2005, CanalSatellite was renamed Canalsat.[2]
With Canal+, the utilisation of the card pairing (QEV) technology allowed access to many channels such as Eurosport, Paris Premiere, or LCI.[4]
On 31 August 2006, after acquiring competitor TPS, the two companies were merged within the Canal+ Group.[2]
On 7 December 2010 both Canal+ channels and the 90 CanalSat channels became available live on Microsoft's XBOX 360.[2]
In 2011 the merger with TPS was cancelled by the Competition Authority. Canal+ appealed, and the Authority determined that its authorisation would be conditional on a number of injunctions, including "re-establish[ing] sufficient competition in the pay television market".[5]
In September 2015 Vincent Bolloré announced that the service would change its name to simply "Canal".[6] CanalSat adopted the new name on 15 November 2016, accompanied by new offerings, merging with the bouquet Les Chaînes Canal+.[7]
In 2017, Canal lost Discovery and NBCUniversal channels, recovered by SFR.[8] Canal replaced them by exclusive newly-launched channels: Warner TV, Polar+, and Novelas TV.[9]
The service was renamed Canal+ on 1 August 2019, unifying its brand across the world.[10] In September 2019, Canal+ offered a new upgrade of its subscription package "Canal+ Ciné Séries" which included Netflix.[11] Disney+ was included from its launch on 7 April 2020 for all Ciné Séries subscribers,[12] and similar upgrades were proposed for Paramount+ and Max where Canal+ is their main partner in France.[13][14]
- Canal+ Afrique
- Canal+ Calédonie
- Canal+ Caraïbes
- Canal+ Réunion
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