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Television
At the Center
of our Businesses
Film
Music
Digital
Canal+ Group is the French leader
in pay-TV. It is also present in
free-to-air TV and film, and has
operations in Europe, Africa
and Vietnam.
Canal+ Group produces the Canal+ pay-TV channels,
which are recognized for the originality, creativity, and
exclusivity of their content. It also distributes Canalsat,
a pay-TV package featuring over 150 channels. In
2012, Canal+ Group developed its free channel division
by purchasing D8 and D17. At year-end 2014, D8 was
ranked fifth-largest national channel (market share of
3.3%), confirming the effectiveness of the investments
made in free-to-air TV.
In light of the way digital consumption modes are
developing, Canal+ Group has implemented several
tools: the mobile application myCanal, the SVoD
(video-on-demand by unlimited subscription) service
As an integrated media and content industrial group, Vivendi holds a world leadership
position in music, is the European leader in films, and the French leader in television.
It is present across the entire value chain - from the discovery of talent to the creation,
production and distribution of content.
Today’s developments in these businesses occur in the digital arena. The group’s leadership
positions mean that it can fully seize all opportunities. Digital is also driving the convergence
in consumption modes for musical and audiovisual content, multiplying the possibilities
for synergies and projects among the three Vivendi subsidiaries: Canal+ Group,
Universal Music Group and Vivendi Village.
€5,456
7,033
Revenues
employees
At the center of our businesses
Canalplay, and a multi-channel network on YouTube. In 2014, to further accelerate its deployment in the sector,
Canal+ Group created a new division, Canal OTT.
As it seeks to expand in Africa, in October 2014, the group launched A+, a new channel made by Africans for
Africans. At year-end 2014, Canal+ Group had more than 1.55 million subscribers on the African continent.
In addition to its film investment obligations as a French pay-TV channel, Canal+ Group owns Studiocanal, the
European leader in movies and television series. It operates in the three main European markets (France, United
Kingdom and Germany), Australia, and New Zealand.
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