Groupe Canal+
Canal+ Group is a French media and telecommunications conglomerate. It is owned and controlled by Vivendi and has a film library in excess of 5,000 films. It is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, in the suburbs of Paris. It has operations in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Romania, Hungary, in the Czech Republic, Myanmar, Vietnam, and in 23 African countries.
A Canal+ store in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland. | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | France Poland Netherlands Belgium Austria Poland Romania Hungary Czech Republic Myanmar Vietnam |
Key people | Jean-Christophe Thiery (President) Maxime Saada (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Pay TV Television production Film production & distribution |
| Revenue | €5.16 billion (2018) |
Number of employees | 7,739 (2017) |
| Parent | Vivendi |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | https://www.canalplusgroup.com/ |
| Footnotes / references | |
The Wall Street Journal described Canal+ as "the French film industry's biggest financial backer, beloved by French cineastes".
It is a major source of finance for domestic film production, participating in the financing of the vast majority of films produced in France. It also has its own subsidiary companies with direct involvement in film production.
StudioCanal, one of those subsidiaries, announced in 2011 that it would now spend €200 million a year on movie production, establishing its position as "the first port of call outside the U.S. for intelligent upmarket movies" such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy which is fully financed by the studio.