Who owns Canal+?
Canal+ is owned by Canal+ SA (France, LSE: CAN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: CANAL+ SA Annual Report 2025, Canal+ SA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Canal+ SA reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1984
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Television networks
- Parent ticker
- LSE: CAN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Canal+
Canal+ is the subscription television service the group is built on, introduced in 1984 as France's first, and the brand under which it also sells pay-TV in the French overseas territories from the Caribbean to the Pacific, across French-speaking Africa, in Myanmar and in central European markets including Hungary. It is a channel and an aggregating platform at once, carrying its own original productions alongside third-party channels and streaming services.
Ownership timeline of Canal+
Where Canal+ sits in Canal+
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Canal+ ownership tree →
See the full Canal+ brand portfolio (9) →
Other brands owned by Canal+
Canal+ controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in television networks, and who owns them
The 92 brands in television networks on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Sun TV Network, with 7; Canal+ has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini TV | Sun TV Network | 🇮🇳 India |
| Global Television | Corus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| BET | Paramount Skydance | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bounce (Scripps network) | Scripps | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cartoon Network | Warner Bros. Discovery | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMC | AMC Networks | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Astro | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Mnet | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: Canal+
Canal+ is a publicly listed company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as LSE: CAN.
Canal+ is a French pay-television and content group that was separated from Vivendi and listed on the London Stock Exchange on 16 December 2024. It took control of MultiChoice on 20 September 2025 and bought out the remaining shares by December, a deal that made it the largest media and entertainment provider in Africa and took the combined group past 40 million subscribers in more than 70 countries. Alongside the pay-TV business it owns the studio Studiocanal and the video platform Dailymotion.
🇫🇷 Canal+ and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 327 brands that began in France. 102 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Canal+ is not one of them.
- Bragelonne — Lagardère 🇫🇷
- Chérie FM — NRJ Group 🇫🇷
- ELLE (US) — Hearst 🇺🇸
- Groupama Stadium — Eagle Football Group 🇫🇷
- Marie Claire (UK) — Future 🇬🇧
- A-Derma — Pierre Fabre 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Canal+?
The parent company of Canal+ is Canal+ SA, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Canal+ French?
Yes. Canal+ originated in France in 1984 and its owner, Canal+ SA, is also headquartered in France.
Is Canal+ still owned by Canal+ SA?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Canal+ is still owned by Canal+ SA. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] CANAL+ SA Annual Report 2025 — Canal+ SA, Annual report; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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