Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. Over 40 million subscribers enjoy the CANAL+ entertainment platform, which brings together the best local and global films, live sport, TV series and much more. CANAL+ operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees.
CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. In addition to its Pay-TV and streaming operations in Europe, Africa and Asia, the combined group includes: MultiChoice Group, Africa’s leading entertainment platform; STUDIOCANAL, Europe’s leading film and television studio, with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, a major international video platform powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery, advertising, and monetisation; CANAL+ Distribution, a production and distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; telecommunication services, through CANAL+ Telecom Africa in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories.
CANAL+ also has minority stakes in Viaplay (Scandinavia’s leading entertainment provider), Viu (a leading OTT provider in Southeast Asia), and UGC, a leading French cinema group.
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