Canal+ (French TV channel)
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This article is about the French TV channel only. For the parent company, see Canal+ Group. For Other uses, see Canal+.
Canal+ (French: [kanal plys], meaning "Channel Plus"), also spelt Canal Plus and sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal, is a French premium television channel owned by the Groupe Canal+. The channel was launched in November 1984, and broadcasts to Metropolitan France. It broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted, but come unencrypted content can be viewed free of charge.
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Country | France |
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Headquarters | 50 rue Camille Desmoulins, 92130, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Vivendi |
Parent | Canal+ Group |
History | |
Launched | 1983; 41 years ago (1983) (company) 4 November 1984; 39 years ago (1984-11-04) (channel) |
Founder | Pierre Lescure André Rousselet |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 4 (Metropolitan France) |
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Canal+ was co-founded by André Rousselet and Pierre Lescure. An early pioneer was Alain de Greef [fr], who joined in 1986.