From a French television channel to a global audiovisual group

“This is the story of the first French pay channel which in less than 40 years became one of the largest audiovisual groups in the world.”
“CANAL+ Group has just joined the very select club of the most powerful French brands in the world! Beyond our international success story, a great source of pride since the beginning of our story is not just to support talents and creation in all its forms, but also to promote French and European culture across the world. We currently offer the best content to our 25.5 million subscribers on all continents. Our objective: to extend our premium offer to a subscriber base of 50 to 100 million. We distribute third-party channels and services, beIN SPORTS and OCS, as well as the best platforms with Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Max (in Poland only), and more recently, Apple TV+ and DAZN in several European countries. Digital is at the heart of our strategy, with the ambition of making this content accessible to as many people as possible via our digital showcase: myCANAL. Speaking of this showcase, another major asset we have: STUDIOCANAL, leading European studio in the production and distribution of films and series, owner of the largest catalogue of French and European films in Europe... And the home of Paddington! We continue to write this story every day, with you.”
Maxime Saada, Chairman of CANAL+ Group Management Board, Chairman of STUDIOCANAL, Chairman and CEO of DAILYMOTION, Vice-President of the Lagardère Group, Chairman of OLYMPIA and Member of the VIVENDI Management Board
CANAL+ Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi, is a major player in the creation and distribution of content around the world
CANAL+ Group has 25.5 million subscribers in more than 50 countries, including 16 million outside mainland France, and 7,600 employees across all continents. It’s the largest shareholder of MultiChoice, the leader in pay television in English- and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
million subscribers around the world in more than 50 countries
billion euros of turnover in 2022, up 1.7% in 1 year
billion euros invested in content each year
million subscribers in Europe
million subscribers in Africa
million subscribers in Asia-Pacific
million euros EBITA 2022, up 7.3% in 1 year
"From Africa to Europe, via Asia-Pacific and Overseas, the CANAL+ Group radiates and participates in the emergence of local talent and content worldwide."
CANAL+ Group develops its pay television activities internationally via its CANAL+ International subsidiary, which had 16 million subscribers in total at the end of 2022 in more than 50 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Indian Ocean.

million subscribers in France
CANAL+ pay channels
free channels
or so pay themed channels
French distributor in 2022
production companies in Europe and the United States
films produced, financed and distributed each year
titles, the largest catalogue in Europe
films restored in 5 years thanks to 20 million euros invested
million euros invested each year in the production and distribution of films
hours of TV series distributed worldwide each year
TV series produced each year on average
regions
new items of content everyday *
items of content available at any time *
+2 billion views per year
Nearly 3 times more viewship in 3 years
million euros invested every year in technological infrastructure







