Turnover: 5.5 billion EUR (2020)
Country: France
- Canal + is a French subscription pay-TV channel belonging to the Vivendi group.
- Canal Play is the SVOD service of Canal Plus, focusing on series, films and documentaries.
- This service has been replaced by MyCanal, the replay service for all CanalPlus group programs.
- Canal Play is Canal Plus' new video-on-demand platform, revived in 2018 to take on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.
- The platform features Canal+'s major hits such as Le Bureau des Légendes, Engrenages, Hippocrate, The Affair and Twin Peaks.
News

Canal+ wants to acquire a stake in American studio Lionsgate. 04/07/2022
- Canal+ is interested in Starz.
- Starz has a production and catalog of 17,000 films and series.
- Canal+ wants to secure its access to "made in the USA" content, while the major studios now have - with Disney+, HBO Max, etc. - direct access to viewers. - direct access to viewers.
- StarzPlay, available everywhere, enables it to claim around 8.5 million subscribers outside the US.
may 12, 2021 - Canal+ in legal dispute with Ligue 1 - source(Challenges)
- TV rights for 2021-2024 under discussion
- Canal+ manages broadcasting for the current season
- Clubs have until June 30 to submit their projections
september 30, 2020 - Canal+ complains to the CSA about the complexity of its situation in France - source(Le Monde)
- For the channel's DTT renewal, Maxime Saada expressed strong reservations about the way Canal+ has been treated over the past 15 years
november 4, 2020 - My Canal, a means of expansion for Canal+ -(Le Figaro)
- 40% of sales from 5 million subscribers in France
- Major strategic asset for Canal+
- 70% of subscribers use the site regularly
january 9, 2019 - Canal Plus competes with Netflix with Canal Play - source(L'Express)
- Canal Play, launched in 2005 and abandoned, is taken over by Canal Plus
- Service dedicated to series and documentaries for 10 euros a month
- Exclusivity conditions have changed for Canal Play, since Canal Plus was prohibited from having exclusivities after acquiring its competitor TPS.
Financial Data
DUNS: 420624777
Legal Name: GROUPE CANAL+ SA
Address: 50 RUE CAMILLE DESMOULINS , 92130 ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX
Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 104 191 033 EUR
Financial Data:
Year | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 1 851 000 000 | 1 675 000 000 | 1 665 000 000 | 1 518 000 000 | 1 610 000 000 | 1 691 000 000 | 1 637 000 000 | 1 726 000 000 |
Gross margin (€) | 1 939 000 000 | 1 817 000 000 | 1 773 000 000 | 1 590 000 000 | 1 694 000 000 | 1 754 000 000 | 1 695 000 000 | - |
EBITDA (€) | 28 000 000 | 14 000 000 | 189 000 000 | 64 000 000 | 194 000 000 | 205 000 000 | 147 000 000 | - |
Operating profit (€) | -79 000 000 | -40 000 000 | 16 000 000 | -42 000 000 | 104 000 000 | 62 000 000 | 30 000 000 | - |
Net profit (€) | -40 000 000 | -5 000 000 | 53 000 000 | -13 000 000 | -82 000 000 | 19 000 000 | 84 000 000 | 122 000 000 |
Turnover growth rate (%) | 10,5 | 0,6 | 9,7 | -5,7 | -4,8 | 3,3 | -5,2 | - |
Ebitda margin rate (%) | 1,5 | 0,8 | 11,4 | 4,2 | 12 | 12,1 | 9 | - |
Operating margin rate (%) | -4,3 | -2,4 | 1 | -2,8 | 6,5 | 3,7 | 1,8 | - |
Working Capital (turnover days) | -32,9 | 131 | 7,7 | -2,2 | -13,1 | -16,6 | -7,9 | - |
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | -95,4 | 49,5 | -51,7 | -45,2 | -53,5 | -52,9 | -49,1 | - |
Net margin (%) | -2,2 | -0,3 | 3,2 | -0,9 | -5,1 | 1,1 | 5,1 | - |
Added value / Turnover (%) | 75 | 72,7 | 74,6 | 69,6 | 73,8 | 68,7 | 65,5 | - |
Wages and social charges (€) | 147 000 000 | 168 000 000 | 139 000 000 | 134 000 000 | 138 000 000 | 140 000 000 | 145 000 000 | - |
Salaries / Turnover (%) | 7,9 | 10 | 8,3 | 8,8 | 8,6 | 8,3 | 8,9 | - |
Company Managers:
Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Laetitia | Chekroun | 44 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Marc | Taieb | 51 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Jean-christophe | Thiery de bercegol du moulin | 56 | |
Membre du directoire | Jacques | Du puy | 65 | |
Directeur Général | Maxime | Saada | 53 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Stephanie | Ferrier | 49 | |
Membre du directoire | Gregoire | Castaing | 46 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Arnaud | Roy de puyfontaine | 59 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Frederic | Crepin | 53 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Vincent | Bollore | 71 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Pascale | Chabert | 49 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Celine | Merle-beral | 54 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Francois | Laroze | 60 | |
Membre du directoire | Anna | Marsh | 44 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Geraldine | Gygi | 47 | |
Membre du conseil de surveillance | Emilie | Varin | 57 |
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- SFR (SFR Play)
- Free (Iliad)
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- UGC
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- Netflix
- Canal Plus Groupe (MyCanal)
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- VideoFutur
- SFR (SFR Play)
- Cinéligue
- MK2
- Kinepolis
- Mégarama
- Cineville
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- Canal Plus Groupe (MyCanal)
- Youtube
- Disney
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