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Canal+ ("Canal Plus", meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French) is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is owned by the Canal+ Group , which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA . The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming and mostly encrypted, but does broadcast some programs without encryption. HISTORY After the announcement about the launch of the fourth French television channel Canal+ started broadcasting on November 4 , 1984 . In 1986, the channel had one million subscribers. Canal+ was inspired by HBO. "LE BOUQUET" ''Canal+ Le Bouquet'' is the brand name used for all the Canal+-branded channels in France. Four additional channels are available since 2006:
Those channels are sold as a package on satellite and DSL TV. On digital terrestrial television, only Canal+, Canal+ Cinéma and Canal+ Sport are available with 16/9 and dolby digital sound. EUROPEAN SISTER CHANNELS As Canal+ was launched in new markets the brand has been used in several countries. When launching additional channels the channels were usually given colour-coded names, such as Canal+ Blue and Canal+ Green. Many of these subsidaries have been sold, and in 2007 only the Spanish and Polish Canal+ were partially owned by French Canal+.
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