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Canal+ Family

Canal+ Family was a French TV channel devoted to the broadcast of family programming. It is part of the "Les Chaînes Canal+" and the "Famille" package from Canal+. In 2021 the channel closed in Metropolitan France, to be replaced by Canal+ Kids and Canal+ Docs.

Canal+ Family
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance
Switzerland
HeadquartersIssy-les-Moulineaux
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGroupe Canal+
History
Launched20 October 2007
Closed30 August 2021[1] (Metropolitan France)
9 September 2021 (Overseas France)
Replaced byCanal+ Kids (French)
Links
Website[1]

Canal+ Family have an African version still active, on channel 6 from Canal+ Afrique.

History

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Canal+ Family was launched on 27 October 2007 as a complement to Canal+.[2][3]

The channel began broadcasting in High Definition (HD) on 12 October 2010.[4]

In October 2010, Canal+ SA applied to the CSA to obtain a frequency for the channel on the TNT but this application was rejected on 14 December in favor of the LFP string CFoot.[5][6]

On 30 August 2021, Canal+ Family closed in Metropolitan France, to be replaced by Canal+ Kids and Canal+ Docs on 9 September, focusing on on-demand content. However, Canal+ Family continued to broadcast in Overseas France until 9 September when it was also replaced by Canal+ Kids.[7][8][9]

As of September 13, 2024, Canal+ Family has been replaced by Canal+ 360 in Poland[10] but is still available in Africa.

Logo history

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    Canal+ Family second logo from 2009 to 2013.
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    Canal+ Family final logo from 2013 to 2023 and Africa version with third logo from 2013 to present.

Organisation

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Leadership

President and CEO of Canal+ SA: Bertrand Méheut

Director-General of programming: Rodolphe Belmer

Capital

Canal+ Family was published by Canal+ with a capital of 100,000,000 euros. It is 48.48% owned by Canal+ France, 6.17% from Amber Master Fund, 5.05% by the group Pathé, 4.92% by the Credit Suisse First Boston, 4.32% by Rothschild, 1.87% by Richelieu Finance, 1.08% by the Fund Deposit. The other shares are owned by the public.

Programming

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The programming of Canal + Family consisted of family-oriented films, documentaries, series, and cartoons. Canal + Family does not broadcast advertising.

Final programming

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Source:[11]

Former programming

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Distribution

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Canal+ Family was available on satellite (Canalsat), cable (Numericable) and several broadcasters ADSL.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ludovic, Belzamine. "Canal+ Family closedown". Megazap (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ leblogtvnews.com. "Canal+ Family dès ce samedi..." LeBlogTVNews (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Canal+ Family, dernière née de la famille Canal" (in French). 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. ^ Baptiste (11 December 2010). "Les chaînes Canal+ sont maintenant disponibles en HD". alloforfait.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Canal+ et la Ligue de football se disputent une fréquence de la TNT" (in French). 14 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Quand Canal+ rallume la guerre des télés" (in French). 2 April 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Information programmes - Arrêt de la chaîne CANAL+Family le 30/08/2021 - CANAL+ Espace Client". client.canalplus.com (in French). Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ Arnaud (30 August 2021). "CANAL+ Family a cessé d'émettre aujourd'hui". alloforfait.fr (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  9. ^ Jonathan. "(MàJ) CANAL+ Family disparaîtra définitivement fin août, mais ..." ActuMédias Outre-Mer (in French). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  10. ^ "CANAL+ Family zmienił się w CANAL+ 360 | CANAL+". CANAL+ Polska S.A. (in Polish). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Canal+ Kids • Programme & Replay Canal+ Kids du Mardi 31 août 2021". tv-programme.com (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Canal+ voyage au Pays des Têtes à claques". 14 January 2012.
  13. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (8 September 2016). "CANAL+ Picks Up Canadian Toon 'Cracké'". www.animationmagazine.net.
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