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  • This service has been replaced by MyCanal, the replay service for all CanalPlus group programs.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 Linkedin
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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