Canal+ Group is a leading media company and pay-TV operator with a wide international presence in Europe, Africa, and Asia. They utilize satellite technology, partnering with companies like SES to deliver content to over 23 million subscribers worldwide. Canal+ leverages satellites for distributing premium UHD channels and optimizing DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) transmission in Africa. They also produce and distribute films and TV series.
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M7 is a Luxembourg-based satellite operator that Canal+ Group acquired in 2019.
The agreements between SES and CANAL+ are intended to deliver satellite-distributed premium content to more than 10 million subscribers.
CANAL+ will continue to use SES satellite capacity to broadcast channel bouquets in ultra high definition (UHD), high definition (HD), and standard definition (SD) to reach over 10 million TV households.
ASTRA’s orbital positions at 23.5 degrees East and 19.2 degrees East will be used to distribute content for M7, CANAL+’s Luxembourg-based subsidiary operating pay-TV platforms across the Benelux and Central Europe.
SES-4 at 22 degrees West will be used for distribution of the CANAL+ Afrique bouquet across Africa.
The contract enables SES to support CANAL+ in broadcasting its channel bouquets via orbital positions 19.2 degrees East, 23.5 degrees East, and 22 degrees West.