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CANAL+ Group

Privately Held
vivendi.com
Broadcast Media Production And Distribution9,200+ employeesFounded 1997🇫🇷 France

Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. On 22 September 2025, CANAL+ confirmed it is in effective control of MultiChoice Group and beginning the integration process. MultiChoice is Africa’s leading entertainment platform, offering a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers. Together, the new combined group has 40 million subscribers worldwide, operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees. 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; CANAL+ DISTRIBUTION, 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. CANAL+ also has significant equity stakes in Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia), Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern Asia), and UGC, a leading French cinema group.

Founded
1997
Employees
9,200+
Industry
Broadcast Media Production And Distribution
Company type
Privately Held
Headquarters
🇫🇷Issy-les-Moulineaux, Île-de-France
Specialties
Media ProductionEntertainmentMusicBroadcast Media Production and Distribution
6 / 11
Active markets
Luxembourg · Myanmar (Burma) · Belgium
3
New markets
Congo - Brazzaville · Poland +1
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
+50%
Momentum
vs prior period
25 / 100
Expansion Score
Developing
Stages5Exploring6Investing
10 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
LuxembourgMyanmar (Burma)Belgium
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
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Activity pulse

11 signals in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
11↑ +167%
Hiring
Marketing & PR
0
No activity
Product & Tech
0
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇲🇲Myanmar (Burma)1st market entered · 2023Advancing
Investing
2 signalsInvesting stage
2
🇧🇪Belgium2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Investing
2 signalsInvesting stage
3
🇱🇺Luxembourg3rd market entered · 2026Advancing
Investing
6 signalsInvesting stage
+8more marketsLocked
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Current stageInvestingCommitting resources
Confidence38%Low
Tracking since2023first signal

Recent signals

Headcount scaling🇱🇺 Luxembourg6d ago

13 active postings

Hiring🇳🇬 Nigeria3w ago

CDI - Management Controller (F/M)

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Quick answers about CANAL+ Group's business, markets, and growth signals.

Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a global media and entertainment company. On 22 September 2025, CANAL+ confirmed it is in effective control of MultiChoice Group and beginning the integration process. MultiChoice is Africa’s leading entertainment platform, offering a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, M-Net, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers. Together, the new combined group has 40 million subscribers worldwide, operates in over 70 countries and has approximately 15,000 employees. 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; CANAL+ DISTRIBUTION, 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. CANAL+ also has significant equity stakes in Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia), Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern Asia), and UGC, a leading French cinema group.

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