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| Country | France |
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| Broadcast area | France Switzerland |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canal+ |
| Sister channels | Canal+ Grand Écran Canal+ Box Office |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 April 1996 |
| Former names | Canal+ Jaune(1996–2003) Canal+ Cinéma(2003–2023) |
| Links | |
| Website | canalplus.com/cinema |
Canal+ Cinéma(s) (formerly known asCanal+ Jaune andCanal+ Cinema) is a French pay-TV thematic channel that is devoted to movie programming. It belongs toLes Chaînes Canal+ and theCiné-Séries package ofCanal+. It does not broadcast advertising.
Canal+ Cinéma has an African version, on channel 4 ofCanal+ Afrique.
Originally, the channel launched on 27 April 1996 as "Canal+ Jaune" on CanalSatellite and on cable as a multi-broadcast programme service. Its programmes consisted of a multicast of Canal+ films.
On 28 June 2002, Canal+ Jaune applied to theCSA to obtain a frequency onTNT.
As part of the creation of the Canal+ "Bouquet", the channel changed its name on 1 November 2003 to Canal+ Cinéma. The application was approved and the CSA assigned a frequency on the multiplex R3 DTT from where it begins to be issued as early as 21 November 2005.
Since 12 October 2010, the channel had begun broadcasting their programs in high definition with Canal+ Cinéma launching an HD version of the channel.
On 8 February 2022, Canal+ launched a second movie channel, Canal+ Grand Écran, devoted to the great names in cinema, whether films, actors or directors.[1][2]
On 1 September 2023, the Canal+ channels changed their logo, along with the launch of Canal+ Box Office, devoted to the biggest recent hits in cinema, and Canal+ Cinéma became Canal+ Cinéma(s), and the latter is focusing on films by major French and foreign directors who have won awards and prizes at international festivals, with films winning prizes atCannes and theOscars, for example.[3][4]
On 5 December 2024, the Canal+ group announced the withdrawal of all its pay-TV channels from DTT from June 2025. This decision concerns Canal+ Cinéma(s) as well asCanal+,Canal+ Sport andPlanète+. Long envisaged, this measure has been precipitated by the withdrawal ofC8 license byARCOM, scheduled for 28 February 2025.[5]
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