Canal+

Summary

Canal+ is an organization^[1]. Canal+ ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,892 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canal+'s field of work was subscription television^[3].
• Canal+ is in the country of France^[4].
• Canal+ is in the country of FR^[5].
• Canal+'s instance of is recorded as organization^[6].
• Canal+'s instance of is recorded as film production company^[7].
• Canal+ is owned by Bolloré^[8].
• Canal+'s headquarters location is recorded as Issy-les-Moulineaux^[9].
• Canal+'s chief executive officer is recorded as Maxime Saada^[10].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+^[11].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as Studio Bagel^[12].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+ Brand Solutions^[13].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+ International^[14].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as StudioCanal^[15].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as Viaplay Group^[16].
• Canal+'s child organization or unit is recorded as Canal+ Thématiques^[17].
• Canal+'s Commons category is recorded as Groupe Canal+^[18].
• Canal+'s stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[19].
• Canal+'s industry is recorded as satellite telecommunications^[20].
• Canal+'s industry is recorded as production de films et de programmes pour la télévision^[21].
• March 1, 1984 marks the founding of Canal+^[22].
• January 1, 2018 marks the founding of Canal+^[23].
• 2004-04-27 marks the founding of Canal+^[24].
• Canal+'s official website is recorded as https://www.canalplusgroup.com/^[25].
• Canal+'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canal+ S.A.^[26].
• Canal+'s product or material produced is recorded as subscription television^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493004ZGKI9H4O7IU29^[28]

• Registered legal name: Groupe Canal +^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: FR^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 6CHY^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2004-04-27^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-01-23^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-23^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-13^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000192^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 420 624 777^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include March 1, 1984^[22], January 1, 2018^[23], and 2004-04-27^[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Canal Plus, SA'}^[43] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CANAL+'}^[44]. Canal+'s short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'GCP'}^[45].

Leadership

Canal+'s chief executive officer is recorded as Maxime Saada^[10].

Operations

Canal+'s headquarters location is recorded as Issy-les-Moulineaux^[9]. Subsidiaries include Canal+^[11], a television station^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1984^[48], headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux^[49]; Studio Bagel^[12], a film production company^[50], in France^[51], founded in 2012^[52], headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux^[53]; Canal+ Brand Solutions^[13], a business^[54], founded in 1985^[55], headquartered in Puteaux^[56]; Canal+ International^[14], an organization^[57], in France^[58], founded in 1989^[59], headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt^[60]; StudioCanal^[15], a film production company^[61], in France^[62], founded in 1984^[63], headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt^[64]; and Viaplay Group^[16], a company^[65], in Sweden^[66], founded in 2018^[67], headquartered in Stockholm^[68].

Industry

Industries include satellite telecommunications^[20] and production de films et de programmes pour la télévision^[21]. Canal+'s field of work was subscription television^[3].

Ownership

Canal+ is owned by Bolloré^[8]. Canal+'s stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[19]. Canal+'s product or material produced is recorded as subscription television^[27].

Why It Matters

Canal+ ranks in the top 1% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,892 views/month).^[2] Canal+ has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] Canal+ is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]