Programming blocks / youth channels

Although it had long denounced the grip of power on television, the left, which came to power on May 10, 1981, in turn used this habit of interventionism to appoint new presidents to head the national television program companies more won over to his ideas and who are themselves tasked with cleaning up their channel of broadcasts, journalists and presenters suspected of acquaintances with the former majority. Thus, the director of information Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, reputed to support the former president of the Republic, was dismissed in June and Pierre Desgraupes, a journalist rather marked on the left and ousted from the management of Information Première in July 1972, was appointed president of Antenne 2 on July 23, 1981. He intends to make television the scout and the guide of the mutation that French society has been experiencing, according to him, since May 10, 1981 by developing the party and the unexpected in the programs and by calling on new talents[8 ]. The new management emphasizes culture by developing creative theatrical programs, airing contemporary music programs for young people and educating the public about concert music.

During this period which has nothing to envy to the practices of the commercial competitors TF1 and La Cinq, Canal+ garners an insufficient volume of subscribers. However, with Alain de Greef, a friend of Pierre Lescure, early production director who then became program director, the subsequent creation of programs like Direct (October 9, 1985), Nowhere Elsewhere (August 31, 1987), the channel found itself a tone and identity made up of irreverence with Coluche 1 faux presented by Coluche (October 7, 1985 to February 6, 1986), then with Les Nuls (Objectif Nuls, February 2, 1987). In January 1987, Canal+ created its production subsidiary, Canal+ Productions, which would become StudioCanal, one of the world’s leading film catalogs; in October of the same year, Canal+ launched Canal+ Magazine (later renamed “PLUS+”), the printed monthly magazine for the channel’s millions of subscribers.

Canal J, the French television channel primarily dedicated to a young audience, has a rich and diversified history since its launch in 1985. Created by Hachette, FR3 (France 3), and the Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), Canal J was one of the first pay-TV channels in France. Initially designed as a channel for children and […]

Formerly a subsidiary of Canal+ group after the Canal Numedia period, this company is an integral part of the group. Canal+ Active is the publisher of the French websites of Canal+ (Canalplus.fr, Canalplusgroup.fr, Canalsat.fr, etc.), video on demand (VoD) Canalplay, pay-per-view services Cine+, Foot+ and Rugby+ (ex-Kiosque) as well as the catch-up television service, for the Canal+ channels, certain channels of the Canalsat package and the free channels I-Télé, D8 and D17. This service is accessible only and without additional subscription to subscribers, via the internet and reception terminals (decoders).

Disney, a global entertainment behemoth, has left an indelible mark on the television landscape through its innovative and captivating productions. The history of Disney’s television production is a testament to the company’s commitment to storytelling excellence and its ability to evolve with the ever-changing media landscape. In the early days of television, Disney recognized the […]

On May 26, 2010, Disney announced the discontinuation of the SOAPnet soap opera channel and its replacement by a children’s channel called Disney Junior for 2012.[33] .

On March 27, 2010, it was the turn of the channel’s trailers to be changed by the Dream On agency, on the occasion of the channel’s fifth anniversary. They consist of on the one hand on the left, a window in the shape of a 4 showing images of the programmes, and on the other hand on the right, a space for the announcement of the program and the animation of a small related object[19] .