StudioCanal Unveils Animated Adaptation Of Controversial ‘The Rainbow Fish’ Children’s Book

Studiocanal is getting behind an animated feature adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s children’s classic The Rainbow Fish about an arrogant shiny fish who…

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StudioCanal And Heyday Films Announce New Pippi Longstocking Animated TV Series

StudioCanal has announced the development of a new animated television adaptation of Pippi Longstocking in partnership with The Astrid Lindgren Compa…

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Studiocanal And Superprod Team Up For ‘Toto The Ninja Cat’ Animated Series

Studiocanal Television and French production company Superprod have teamed up to develop British TV presenter Dermot O’Leary’s popular children’s boo…

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Canal+ And Sky Involved In Production Of New Miffy Animated Series

A new Miffy animated series will go out on Sky in the UK. The deal comes with the much-loved bunny character celebrating her 70th anniversary this ye…

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DStv Brings Brand-New Novelas+ Channels to Your Screens!

Starting July 1st, DStv is launching two brand-new Novelas+ channels! Whether you prefer your drama in English, you’re getting a dedicated, 24/7 home…

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Canal+ Announces It Will Be Rebranding It's FilmBox Channels Globally With First Look

SPI International is to rebrand FilmBox across its linear channel portfolio and streaming service from June 10.
The refresh introduces new channel nam…

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Canal+ Afrique Ajoute Quatre Nouvelles Chaînes Aux Packs DStv English Plus Et Convertit E! En Bravo

Suite à l'acquisition de MultiChoice fin 2025 par Canal+, le groupe français a imposé à l'entreprise diverses mesures d'économies. Cela a…

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Canal+ And SuperSport To Broadcast AFCON In More Than 40 Countries Across Africa

CANAL+ is proud to announce that its MultiChoice subsidiary, SuperSport, has secured broadcast rights for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations…

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Spinners,’ The South African Sports Drama From Canal+ And Showmax, Returns For Season 2

“Spinners,” the South African extreme sports action drama, is returning for a second season that brings back the creators, writers and cast of the hi…

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Former ICASA CEO To Lead MultiChoice Pty. Ltd (LicenceCo)

Former CEO of communications regulator Icasa Willington Ngwepe has been appointed as CEO of MultiChoice LicenceCo, the company that houses DStv’s sub…

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Canal+ To Launch Streaming Service MyCanal In Eastern Europe By The End Of 2026 Followed By Asia, Could It Replace DStv Stream And Showmax In Africa?

Canal+ is currently in the process of completing it's acquisition of MultiChoice after recieving a recommendation from the Competition Commission…

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ARD And Canal+ Join Forces For Sherlock Holmes Spin-Off, Baker Street Four

Production has started on Baker Street Four. The animated series follows a ragtag trio of street urchins – and a cat called Watson – who act as legen…

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Canal+ Is Set To Become A Standalone Company After Shareholders Of Its Parent, Vivendi, Overwhelmingly Approved A Spinoff Plan

More than 97.5% voted to separate Canal+, ad business Havas and publisher Louis Hachette Group. They will begin trading on the London Stock Exchange,…

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Vivendi Board Gives Go-Ahead For Business Split & Sets December Shareholder Vote; Former Paramount CEO Bob Bakish To Join Canal+ Board

Vivendi‘s plan to split its business in three has gotten board approval and will be taken to a shareholder vote on December 9. Should it go ahead, fo…

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Vivendi Unveils New Corporate Structure For Canal+ Group

Some Vivendi-owned assets, whose operations are closely aligned with those of Canal+, are currently in the process of being transferred to the latter…

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Vivendi Posts First-Half Revenues Of $9.8 Billion, Bolstered By Canal+, Lagardere

Vivendi, the parent company of French pay TV banner Canal+ Group, saw its 2024 first-half revenues reach $98 billion, a 5.8% year-on growth. The medi…

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Canal+ Increases Stake In Asian Streamer VIU To 36,8% With The Option To Get Majority Ownership

French media and telecom conglomerate Vivendi’s pay-TV unit Canal+ Group has increased its stake in Asian streamer Viu to 36.8 percent, the company s…

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Canal+ Owner Vivendi Is Still Exploring A Stock Split, Publishes First Quarter Revenue

Canal+ owner Vivendi is still exploring a stock split, as it today posted first quarter revenues up significantly.
France-based Vivendi posted Q1 reve…

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Canal+ To Acquire A 26% Stake In Hong Kong Based Streaming Platform VIU

PCCW and Canal+ have announced a strategic partnership through which the French media giant will become a significant minority shareholder in PCCW’s …

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Redraw Your World: Boomerang Africa Investing In More Preschool As Cartoonito Becomes International Success

In an interview at the TV Kids Summer Festival, Amy Friedman the head of kids and family programming at Warner Bros. highlighted the successful impac…

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