Digital TV News: Canal+ Group

Canal+ launches satellite bouquet for the Maghreb
Jan 21, 2009 – The Canal+ Group (Paris: VIV), through its subsidiary CANAL OVERSEAS, has announced the launch of a bouquet of French language satellite channels covering Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia.
News categories: CANAL OVERSEAS, Arabsat, Algeria, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Morocco, Satellite, Tunisia

Orange and Canal+ Group sign agreement to broadcast Canal+ and Canalsat channels via Astra satellite
Jan 6, 2009 – Orange (Paris, NYSE:FTE) and Canal+ (Paris: VIV) have signed a multi-annual agreement to allow Orange triple play customers who are not eligible for TV by ADSL to subscribe to Canal+ and/or Canalsat, as well as Foot+ via satellite.
News categories: Orange, Groupe CANAL+, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box

DiBcom and CANAL+ Group partner to offer the first DTT HD decoder in a USB Key device
Dec 8, 2008 – DiBcom has announced its involvement in the design of the CANAL+ KEY, the first USB key-sized Digital Terrestrial TV HD decoder in the world. The device enables the reception of French pay-TV programmes (SD and HD) on PCs anywhere, any time.
News categories: DiBcom, CANAL+ Group, Digital TV, France, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Pace exclusively delivers +LE CUBE, its new HD PVR for Canal+ Group
Nov 26, 2008 – Europe's first Satellite/IP hybrid set-top box to use the Ethernet port for VOD services, +LE CUBE, was delivered to CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) on November 4th by Pace (LSE:PIC).
News categories: Pace plc, Canal+ Group, Digital TV, DVR, France, Satellite, Set Top Box

Vivendi (Canal+ Group) Third Quarter Earnings
Nov 13, 2008 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) revenues were €17,777 million compared to €15,643 million for the first nine months of 2007. Net Canal+ Group portfolio growth over the past 12 months amounted to approximately 40,000 subscriptions.
News categories: Vivendi, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Canal+ launches +LE CUBE designer set-top box
Oct 16, 2008 – CANAL+ (Paris: VIV) has launched a new internet-connected HD satellite PVR called +LE CUBE. Designed by fuseproject, +LE CUBE has a gyroscopic sensor that enables the display to rotate allowing it to be used in both a horizontal and vertical position.
News categories: Canal+, fuseproject, Digital TV, DVR, France, Satellite, Set Top Box

CANAL+ Launches the World's First HD Digital Terrestrial USB Key Decoder for Pay TV
Sep 11, 2008 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) subsidiary CANAL+, Nagravision (SWX:KUD.VX), and SmarDTV have joined forces to successfully deliver the world's first HD digital terrestrial (DTT) USB key decoder for pay television viewing on personal computers.
News categories: Nagravision, SmarDTV, LA CLE CANAL+, Conditional Access, Digital TV, France, IBC2023, Peripherals / Accessories, Terrestrial

Kudelski Group 1st half 2008 - migration to service mode on track
Aug 29, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX: KUD.VX) has announced results for its first half year ended June 30, 2008. In the first half 2008, Nagravision expanded its global reach with 92.3 million active devices for conditional access.
News categories: Nagravision, Kudelski, Cable TV, CAM, China, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Iraq, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

France - Canal+ launches first HD DTT channel
Aug 27, 2008 – On the 8th of August, CANAL+ Group, a Vivendi (Paris: VIV) subsidiary, launched CANAL+ in High Definition on digital terrestrial. The launch, the first in France, coincided with the Olympics and the start of the French football season.
News categories: Vivendi, CANAL+, Digital TV, France, Terrestrial