CanalSat (pay TV provider) Digital satellite provider CanalSatellite was launched as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Groupe Canal+ on 6 December 1991. On 27 April 1996, CanalSatellite launched as a digital satellite platform, with 24 channels and interactive services. With Canal+, the utilisation of the card pairing (QEV) technology allowed access to many channels such as
Eurosport,
Paris Premiere, or
LCI. On 31 August 2006, after acquiring competitor
TPS, the two companies were merged within the Canal+ Group.
2013: launch of myCanal (streaming service) In December 2013, CanalSat and
Canal+ launched their subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service "
myCanal". In September 2015,
Vincent Bolloré announced that the service would change its name to simply "Canal". CanalSat adopted the new name on 15 November 2016, accompanied by new offerings, merging with the bouquet
Les Chaînes Canal+. In 2017, Canal lost
Discovery and
NBCUniversal channels, recovered by
SFR. Canal replaced them by exclusive newly launched channels:
Warner TV, Polar+, and Novelas TV.
2019: Canal (formerly CanalSat) and myCanal becomes Canal+ The service was renamed Canal+ on 1 August 2019, unifying its brand across the world. In September 2019, Canal+ offered a new upgrade of its subscription package "Canal+ Ciné Séries" which included
Netflix.
Disney+ was included from its launch on 7 April 2020 for all
Ciné Séries subscribers, and similar upgrades were proposed for
Paramount+ and
Max where Canal+ is their main partner in France. == Availability and access ==