FROM A FRENCH TELEVISION CHANNEL TO A GLOBAL MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Africa and Asia encompasses the group’s subscription-TV and advertising-supported free-to-air TV businesses and CanalOlympia venues across French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa as well as subscription-TV business in Vietnam, Myanmar and Pacific territories. The CANAL+ group operates across markets in Africa and Asia, where it had approximately 9.5 million subscribers as of year-end 2023. It has operated in Africa for over 30 years. The group is the leading subscription-TV operator in 19 French-speaking African countries, with the CANAL+ brand enjoying an average brand awareness of 96% in 12 of the main African markets in which it operates. The CANAL+ group has also maintained a strong presence in Vietnam for over 15 years and in Myanmar for 6 years, ranking amongst the top three subscription-TV and OTT providers in Myanmar.

Operating across the entire audio-visual value chain, the CANAL+ group produces and distributes content, including both international box office hits, and compelling local stories that resonate with its audiences. The group is home to STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with worldwide production and distribution capabilities. STUDIOCANAL is the creative powerhouse behind box office hits such as the Paddington series of films, Back to Black, The Wolf and the Lion and Around the World in 80 Days. It operates directly in 9 major European markets, holding stakes, directly or through other entities of the group, in 19 production companies. STUDIOCANAL holds a library of over 9,400 titles, including 80 world-renowned film awards. Across CANAL+, the group produces around 200 films, over 80 televisions series and over 5,400 hours of unscripted content annually.

The CANAL+ group also operates:

• Dailymotion, one of the world’s largest short-form video streaming platforms;
• Thema, a production and distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content and channels;
• The iconic performance venues L’Olympia and Théâtre de l’Œuvre in Paris.