Canal (TV provider)

CanalType| Société anonyme

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Country|

France

Availability| Satellite television
IPTV
DVB-T
Founded| 14 November 1992 (1992-11-14) by André Rousselet
Slogan| Redécouvrez la télé.
(Rediscover TV.)
Headquarters| Issy-les-Moulineaux

Broadcast area

| France
Switzerland
Owner| Vivendi
Parent| Canal+ Group

Former names

| Canal Satellite, Canalsat
Affiliates| Canalsat Horizons

Official website

| mycanal.fr

Canal is a French subscription satellite, cable, IPTV and DTT service provider It is owned by Vivendi (owner of Canal) with a hundred percent share.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Overseas operations
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History

In 1992, Canal was founded, as CanalSatellite, and the shareholders were Canal+ Group (66 percent) and Lagardere Active (34 percent), a subsidiary of Lagardère.

On 27 April 1996, CanalSatellite launched as a digital satellite platform, which was the first in Europe.

An inside account of the rise of Canal+ and establishment of CanalSatellite as a major satellite TV provider in Europe is given in the book High Above, which tells the story of the foundation and development of the leading European satellite operator, SES Astra.

In 15 November 2016, Canalsat was rebranded as Canal.

## Overseas operations

* CanalSat Afrique
* CanalSat Calédonie
* CanalSat Caraïbes

## References

## External links

* Official site
* Official site for Switzerland
* List of Channels on Canal

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