Canal+ SA operates as a media and entertainment company in Europe, Africa, Asia, and internationally. The company is involved in the production, financing, and broadcasting of various contents; and production, acquisition, sale, and distribution of feature films and TV series. It also provides Pay-TV services that offers content across sports, films, and series under the CANAL+ and MultiChoice brand; broadband internet access services through optical fibre networks; and local content, including The Office PL, Education, Minute of Silence, Black Daisies, and Simple Matter. In addition, the company operates Dailymotion, an end-to-end video platform; Thema, a production and distribution business; and L'Olympia and Theatre de L'OEurve, a live entertainment venue. Further, it distributes free Pay-TV channels and radio channels; operates DTH services; offers various entertainment, including documentaries, children's content, live sports, and Viaplay Select branded contents; and provision of contents through direct-to-home satellite broadcast services, terrestrial television broadcast services, and over-the-top video entertainment streaming services. Additionally, the company engages in the provision of sports betting, technology, and internet services, as well as insurance products; and ancillary activities comprising licensing and merchandising. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
