Canal +, Private French Pay TV Channel

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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.

Canal+ Le Bouquet

It is the brand name used for all the Canal+ branded channels in France. Four additional channels are available since 2006:

• Canal+ Cinéma (previously known as Canal+ Jaune), a dedicated movie channel.
• Canal+ Décalé (previously known as Canal+ Bleu).
• Canal+ Sport (previously known as Canal+ Vert), a sports channel.
• Canal+ Hi-Tech (previously known as Canal+ 16/9).

These French 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 ratio and dolby digital sound.

Programmes

American TV Shows

Desperate Housewives; Cold Case; 24 (24 heures chrono); Will & Grace; Weeds; Spin City; Surface; joint British-American Rome; The L Word; The Shield; Dexter; How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men (Mon oncle Charlie).

American animated TV Shows

South Park; The Simpsons (Les Simpson); Family Guy (Les Griffin); Drawn Together

American reality TV Shows

The Simple Life

Japanese animated TV Shows

Fullmetal Alchemist; Samurai Champloo; Monster; Noir

British spy drama Spooks (MI-5)

Canadian television

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Original French TV Shows

Les Guignols de l'info; various shows taking place in the fictional country Groland; Spiral (Engrenages); H, Mafiosa, Djihad