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Midnight Sun marks French-Swedish copro first
Canal+ and SVT are joining forces for Midnight Sun, a high-concept thriller that marks the…
Vivendi to up stake in Telecom Italia
Vivendi is expected to announce a deal to take a stake in Telecom Italia this…
Canal+ co-founder launching online TV service
Former Canal+ boss Pierre Lescure and Jean-David Blanc, the founder of AlloCiné, are launching a…
Korean toon trio at Cartoon Forum
European animation coproduction event Cartoon Forum will this year feature a trio of toons from…
Scripps to launch 100% takeover bid for TVN
Scripps Networks Interactive has confirmed plans to buy 100% of Polish broadcaster TVN, after it…
FremantleMedia takes Young Pope rights
FremantleMedia International has snagged international rights to The Young Pope, the upcoming Canal+, HBO and…
First Euro deals for Canal+’s Versailles
Zodiak Rights has sealed German and Spanish deals for epic Canal+ period drama Versailles. The…
NBCU net acquires Canal+’s Spotless
NBCUniversal’s cable channel Esquire Network has acquired Canal+ Originale drama Spotless. The dark 10-part drama…
Telefonica completes Canal+ Spain takeover
Telefónica has closed its acquisition of Prisa’s 56% stake in France pay TV outfit Canal+…
Canal+ acquires buzzy German drama
Cold War-inspired German drama Deutschland 83 will broadcast in France. The show’s distributor, FremantleMedia International,…
Canal+ and Disney strike French streaming deal
French pay TV operator Canal+ will launch a Maker Studios-branded streaming service later this year….
Vivendi ‘eyes £28bn Sky takeover’
French media conglom Vivendi has been linked with a takeover of European pay TV giant…
Vivendi confirms Dailymotion bid
Vivendi has confirmed that it has made an offer for Orange-owned video site Dailymotion, as…
Vivendi to put renegade investor call to s’holders
Vivendi is to put requests from an activist hedge fund calling for it ro increase…
Canal+ launches kids, entertainment channels in Africa
Canal+ has expanded its service for sub-Saharan Africa with the creation of three new dedicated…
Scripps buys majority stake in TVN
International pay TV channel provider Scripps Networks Interactive is to take majority control of Polish…
BBC, Canal+ among Vietnam doc buyers
The UK’s BBC and France’s Canal+ have acquired Last Days in Vietnam, a doc from…
Sky, Canal+ pick through Debris with Tunnel 2
European pay TV players Sky and Canal+ are joining forces to make another series of…
Strikes threatened at Canal+
Unions representing employees of French pay TV operator Canal+ have threatened to take strike action…
Canal+ names de Gasquet in corporate role
Canal+ has named Sébastian de Gasquet as finance and development director for its free TV…
Vivendi ‘to create new content unit’
Vivendi is creating a new content unit to be headed by Canal+ CEO Rodolphe Belmer,…
Canal+ plans pay option for OTT
French pay TV operator Canal+’s recently formed over-the-top arm, Canal OTT, is moving forwards with…
International and SVOD drive Canal+
International growth and subscription video-on-demand in France lifted pay TV operator Canal+’s third quarter performance,…
Buyers Briefing: Andrea Scrosati, Sky Italia
Name: Andrea Scrosati Title: Executive VP, programming, news and partner channels, Sky Italia. As the Italian…
Cyber plays the Long, Long game
Founder of Cyber Group Studios Pierre Sissman tells TBI that the firm is expanding its…
Canal+ kids channel steps into Chloe’s Closet
Canal+’s preschool channel Piwi+ has acquired kids series Chloe’s Closet. The French channel has taken…
Canal+ axes three thematic channels
French pay TV operator Canal+ is to close three of its thematic channels – youth-oriented…
French broadcasters won’t team to fight Netflix
France’s leading broadcasters are unlikely to group together to form a subscription video-on-demand alliance to…
Canal+ plots 20-country launch for African A+
Canal+’s new sub-Saharan African channel, A+, will launch in 20 countries in western and central…
Canal+ reveals Gomorrah ‘sequel’ series
French pay TV giant Canal+ has commissioned ZeroZeroZero, an 8x60mins series based on Gomorrah writer…