Canal+
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| Canal+ France | |
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| Launched | 4 November 1984 |
| Audience share | 3,6% in 2005 and 3,4% in 2006 (-0,2% beetween 2005 and 2006) (2005-2006, mediametrie) |
| Country |  France |
| Formerly called | Canal 4 (1983) Canal Plus (1984) |
| Website | www.canalplus.fr |
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| Terrestrial | |
| SECAM | Normally tuned to 4 in France (partially encrypted) |
| TNT | Channel 4 |
| Satellite | |
| Canalsat | Channel 4 |
| TPS | Channel 4 |
| Cable | |
| Noos | Channel 4 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Freebox TV | Channel 4 |
| Neuf TV | Channel 4 |
| Alice | Channel 4 |
| Orange TV | Channel 4 |
Canal+ ("Canal Plus", meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French) is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming and mostly encrypted, but does broadcast some programs without encryption.
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[edit] History
After the announcement about the launch of the fourth French television channel Canal+ could start broadcasting on November 4, 1984. In 1986, the channel had one million subscribers.
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[edit] "Le Bouquet"
Canal+ Le Bouquet is the brand name used for all the Canal+-branded channels in France. Four additional channels are available since 2006:
- Canal+ Cinéma (previously known as Canal+ Jaune), a dedicated movie channel.
- Canal+ Décalé (previously known as Canal+ Bleu).
- Canal+ Sport (previously known as Canal+ Vert), a sports channel.
- Canal+ Hi-Tech (previously known as Canal+ 16/9).
Those channels are sold as a package on satellite and DSL TV. On digital terrestrial television, only Canal+, Canal+ Cinéma and Canal+ Sport are available.
[edit] European sister channels
As Canal+ was launched in new markets the brand has been used in several countries. When launching additional channels the channels were usually given colour-coded names, such as Canal+ Blue and Canal+ Green. Some of those subsidiaries have been sold.
- Canal+ Spain, launched in 1990 by Sogecable as an analogue pay channel, similar to the French version.
- Canal+ Netherlands, launched as Canal+ after buying the FilmNet channels. In 2006, the channels were the property of Liberty Global Europe and were rebranded as Sport1 and Film1.
- Canal+ Poland, the channel is called Canal+, the satellite platform Cyfra+
- Canal+ Scandinavia, launched as Canal+ in 1997 with the integration of the FilmNet channels. Sold in 2003 and purchased by SBS Broadcasting Group in 2005 and are in the process of rebranding to CMore.
[edit] Programs
- American TV Shows: Desperate Housewives; Cold Case; 24 (24 heures chrono); Will & Grace; Weeds; Spin City; Surface; joint British-American Rome; The L Word
- American animated TV Shows: South Park; The Simpsons (Les Simpson); Family Guy (Les Griffin); Drawn Together
- American reality TV Shows: The Simple Life
- Japanese animated TV Shows: Fullmetal Alchemist; Samurai Champloo; Monster; Noir
- British spy drama Spooks (MI-5)
- Original French TV Shows: Les Guignols de l'info; various shows taking place in the fictional country Groland; Spiral (Engrenages); H
- Kids Shows: Teletubbies; Rugrats (Les Razmokets) (1991-1995)
[edit] External links
- Official Site (French)
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French television stations
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Terrestrial analogue: TF1 • France 2 • France 3 • Canal+ • France 5 • M6 • Arte Media holding companies: France Télévisions • TF1 Group • Métropole Télévision |
