Canal+ S.A.

French film and television studio and distributor
Organization organization Q2663746
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Canal+ S.A.

Summary

Canal+ S.A. is an organization[1]. Canal+ S.A. ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,505 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Canal+ S.A.'s field of work was subscription television[3].
  • Canal+ S.A. is in the country of France[4].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s instance of is recorded as organization[5].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s instance of is recorded as film production company[6].
  • Canal+ S.A. is owned by Bolloré[7].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s headquarters location is recorded as Issy-les-Moulineaux[8].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Maxime Saada[9].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+[10].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Studio Bagel[11].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+ Brand Solutions[12].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+ International[13].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as StudioCanal[14].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Viaplay Group[15].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+ Thématiques[16].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s Commons category is recorded as Groupe Canal+[17].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[18].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s industry is recorded as satellite telecommunications[19].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s industry is recorded as production de films et de programmes pour la télévision[20].
  • March 1, 1984 marks the founding of Canal+ S.A.[21].
  • January 1, 2018 marks the founding of Canal+ S.A.[22].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s official website is recorded as https://www.canalplusgroup.com/[23].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canal+ S.A.[24].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s product or material produced is recorded as subscription television[25].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s employees is recorded as {'amount': '+7739'}[26].
  • Canal+ S.A.'s employees is recorded as {'amount': '+7679'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 9695000537F9F73BXN18[28]

  • Registered legal name: Canal+[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: FR[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 5VCF[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 2018-01-01[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2024-09-23[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-08-21[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2026-10-01[38]

  • Managing LOU: 969500Q2MA9VBQ8BG884[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000189[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 835150434[41]

  • Other names: D.V.P.T.[42]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include March 1, 1984[21] and January 1, 2018[22].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Canal Plus, SA'}[44] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CANAL+'}[45]. Canal+ S.A.'s short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'GCP'}[46].

Leadership

Canal+ S.A.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Maxime Saada[9].

Operations

Canal+ S.A.'s headquarters location is recorded as Issy-les-Moulineaux[8]. Subsidiaries include Canal+[10], a television station[47], in France[48], founded in 1984[49], headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux[50]; Studio Bagel[11], a film production company[51], in France[52], founded in 2012[53], headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux[54]; Canal+ Brand Solutions[12], a business[55], founded in 1985[56], headquartered in Puteaux[57]; Canal+ International[13], an organization[58], in France[59], founded in 1989[60], headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt[61]; StudioCanal[14], a film production company[62], in France[63], founded in 1984[64], headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt[65]; and Viaplay Group[15], a company[66], in Sweden[67], founded in 2018[68], headquartered in Stockholm[69].

Industry

Industries include satellite telecommunications[19] and production de films et de programmes pour la télévision[20]. Canal+ S.A.'s field of work was subscription television[3].

Ownership

Canal+ S.A. is owned by Bolloré[7]. Canal+ S.A.'s stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[18]. Its product or material produced is recorded as subscription television[25].

Why It Matters

Canal+ S.A. ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,505 views/month).[2] Canal+ S.A. has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Canal+ S.A. is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . SIRENE. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Vivendi 2017 Annual Report. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Vivendi 2016 Annual Report. wikidata.org.
  26. [44] ↑ . canalplusgroup.com. canalplusgroup.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [45] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  28. [46] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [43] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [64] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [65] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [66] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [68] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [69] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'ceb', 'da', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'ms', 'my', 'nl', 'no',
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  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 8CBD-8AED-E35A-4FA8-3625
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  3. 16w ago · EmausBot bot · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
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    Child organization or unit → Canal+, Studio Bagel, Canal+ Brand Solutions +4
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