French pay-TV giant Canal Plus Group and major telecom operator Orange have signed a memorandum of understanding under which Canal will acquire Orange’s OCS pay channel package as well as Ora…
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The two Orange subsidiaries were created in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Since then, competition has intensified with the emergence of powerful international platforms. While OCS had a significant agreement with HBO to broadcast its series in France, it is now losing that content with HBO Max preparing to launch in the market.
Canal has been a 33.34% stakeholder since 2012 and the leading distributor of OCS, so discussions between the two partners were a natural progression, the companies said in a statement today. As a major film and television studio in Europe,No timeline was provided for the transaction which will be subject to a consultation period for employee representative bodies. France’s competition authorities will also be notified.
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