Canal+ Thématiques

Canal+ Thématiques
Formerly	Ellipse Câble (1988-1996); MultiThématiques (1996-2020);
Founded	August 1, 1988; 36 years ago
Headquarters	Paris, France
Key people	Michel Denisot (president and CEO)
Parent	Canal+ Group
Website	www.multithematiques.fr

Canal+ Thématiques (formerly Ellipse Câble and later MultiThématiques)^[1] is a French company created in 1988, that publishes thematic television channels broadcast by cable and by satellite on the Canal+ satellite provider. The president and CEO of the company is Michel Denisot.

History

MultiThématiques is 100% owned by Canal+ France. 20% by Lagardère Group and 80% by Canal+ Group, which themselves are subsidiary of Vivendi.^[2]

In November 2000, Eurochannel was acquired by Multithematiques Inc, the short-lived American subsidiary of the French company of the same name, from April, for the sum of $8 million.^[3] Its CEO Michel Thoulouze had high hopes following the buying, in an attempt to "reawaken taste" for European content and culture. Under new ownership, Eurochannel expanded to Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America on February 1, 2002, with a soft launch in Mexico a few days earlier on January 21.^[4]

References

^ "Rapport financier et États financiers consolidés audités de l'exercice clos le 31 décembre 2020" (PDF). www.vivendi.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023. transl. Multithématiques S.A.S was merged into Planète Cable S.A.S. The entity resulting from this operation bears the name of Canal+ Thématiques S.A.S as of December 31, 2020
^ "European Commission: Vivendi Authorised to Increase Stake in Multithématiques". Archived from the original on 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
^ "Bound for Brazil". Variety. 13 November 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
^ "Multiterritory bow for MultiThematique". Variety. 18 December 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

External links

Official website (in French)

[1] "Rapport financier et États financiers consolidés audités de l'exercice clos le 31 décembre 2020" (PDF). www.vivendi.com. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2023. transl. Multithématiques S.A.S was merged into Planète Cable S.A.S. The entity resulting from this operation bears the name of Canal+ Thématiques S.A.S as of December 31, 2020

[2] "European Commission: Vivendi Authorised to Increase Stake in Multithématiques". Archived from the original on 2004-08-18. Retrieved 2013-01-07.

[3] "Bound for Brazil". Variety. 13 November 2000. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

[4] "Multiterritory bow for MultiThematique". Variety. 18 December 2001. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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