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French pay-TV heavyweight Canal Plus has increased its shareholding in Viu, the over-the-top (OTT) streaming platform owned by Hong Kong-based telecommunications group PCCW, to nearly 37%. This ...
France's Canal Plus Group is to acquire Orange's OCS pay channels package as well as Orange Studio, its film and TV co-production subsidiary.
The deal will help Netflix make further inroads in a region with intense competition from domestic pay TV and streaming platforms.
Vivendi's Canal Plus TV arm is in exclusive talks to buy the film and pay TV operations of Orange in a deal that would allow it to add nearly 3 million subscribers and close in on Netflix in ...
Canal Plus must make offer to MultiChoice shareholders, says S.Africa regulator South Africa's takeover panel has ruled that French media company Groupe Canal+ SA is required to make a mandatory ...
Canal Plus also want to offer its subscribers a preferential rate to watch Ligue 1. A second offer, a ‘Plan B’, as L’Équipe call it, has also been made, ...
Canal Plus Group has signalled its intention to increase its holding in Sweden’s Viaplay Group. The Vivendi company and PPF Cyprus Management Limited have notified Austria’s Federal ...
Fast forward a year, and now Apple and Canal have expanded their partnership further. You can now link your Apple ID with your Canal+ subscription, and unlock the Apple TV+ channel in the Apple TV ...
Vivendi’s Canal Plus is looking to launch two new sports channels, amid speculation Canal+ Décalé could be dropped. Le collège de l’Autorité de régulation de la communication ...
Canal Plus continues to position itself as a one-stop content shop. While cinema has a starring role with a pledge o invest €200m a year in film, ...
Possibly anticipating a push back, Canal Plus, which as of Thursday held a 31.67% stake in MultiChoice, raised its stake to 35.01% following the deal's announcement last week, ...
Canal Plus, the biggest shareholder, earlier this month offered to buy the rest of the company. It held a 31.67% stake at the time which rose to 35.01% shortly afterwards, topping a 35% threshold ...