CANAL+ AND NETFLIX EXTEND THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP TO FRANCOPHONE AFRICA
CANAL+ and Netflix strengthen their historic partnership forged in 2019 for France and Poland by extending their strategic distribution agreement to Sub-Saharan Africa. Under this agreement, CANAL+ will become the first operator to distribute Netflix as part of its offerings across 24 Sub-Saharan African countries, marking a new step in access to premium content for African subscribers.
In July, CANAL+ subscribers in French-speaking African countries will be able to access Netflix content via their subscription, for a streamlined user experience.
CANAL+ already offers an unrivalled line-up with over 400 live channels, including 28 produced for African audiences, and an enriched experience via the CANAL+ Application and connected set-top boxes. This partnership will enrich the offer with Netflix’s iconic series like Stranger Things, La Casa de Papel, Lupin, Emily in Paris and Squid Game alongside internationally successful African productions such as Blood & Water, Young Famous and African, Unseen, King of Boys, Anikulapo, Blood Sisters and Kings of Joburg.
This partnership marks an important milestone for both groups. This agreement, which is Netflix’s first in the region, will give entertainment fans more choice on how to access their favourite Netflix series and films. Netflix is relying on CANAL+'s strength and extensive footprint on the African continent to roll out its service. For CANAL+, this partnership offers an opportunity to strengthen its position as the world's major content aggregator, by enabling its African subscribers to enjoy content from the world's leading platform.
Pascale Chabert, Chief Content Acquisition Officer of CANAL+ says: “A few years after our distribution agreement in France and Poland, I am delighted to extend our historic partnership with Netflix to Africa. Our millions of African subscribers will benefit from a unique offer, bringing together the best of CANAL+ and Netflix content in a joint package. This new agreement demonstrates CANAL+'s ability to extend its unique super-aggregation model beyond the European continent.” Emma Lloyd, Vice President Partnerships EMEA at Netflix added: “We're thrilled about this extension of our partnership with CANAL+ which will allow us to reach even more people across French speaking African countries. It's a big win for entertainment fans and part of our ongoing mission to make the member experience even better”
About CANAL+
Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. The group has 26.9 million subscribers worldwide, over 400 million monthly active users on its video streaming platforms, and a total of more than 9,000 employees. It generates revenues in 195 countries and operates directly in 52 countries, with leading positions in Pay-TV in 20 of them. CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation.
It is home to STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with worldwide production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, major international video platform powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery, advertising, and monetization; Thema, a production and distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content and channels; and telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories. It also operates the iconic performance venues L’Olympia and Théâtre de l’Œuvre in France and CanalOlympia in Africa.
CANAL+ has also significant equity stakes across Africa, Europe and Asia, namely in MultiChoice (the Pay-TV leader in English and Portuguese-speaking Africa), Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia) and Viu (a leading platform in Southern-Asia). canalplusgroup.com/en
About Netflix
Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films, and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching, as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
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