| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Switzerland |
| Programming | |
| Language | French |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Canal+ |
| Sister channels | Canal+ Foot [fr] Canal+ Live [fr] Canal+ Sport 360 [fr] |
| History | |
| Launched | 31 August 1998; 27 years ago (1998-08-31) |
| Former names | Canal+ Vert (1998–2003) |
| Links | |
| Website | canalplus.com/sport |
Canal+ Sport is a French TV channel devoted to sports programming and is part of the "Les Chaînes Canal+" themed channels ofCanal+.
Canal+ Vert launched on 31 August 1998, on satellite and cable, as a channel retransmetting sports coverage.
As part of the creation of the Canal+ Bouquet (later, Les Chaînes Canal+") the channel changed its name on 1 November 2003 to Canal+ Sport.
On 20 April 2005, Canal+ Sport presented its candidacy to theCSA to obtain a frequency on the Frenchdigital terrestrial television service. The application had been selected, so, as a result, the CSA assigned a frequency on the multiplex R3 pay DTT, starting on 21 November 2005.
Starting on 8 June 2010, it has started to broadcast its programming inhigh-definition television.
In 2024, Canal+ Sport was a candidate for the renewal of its authorization to broadcast on national digital terrestrial television service, set to expire in 2025.[1] It presented its candidacy on 8 July.
On 24 July 2024,Arcom announced that it would not renewC8's DTT frequency. As a result, on 5 December, it was announced that theCanal+ S.A. would remove all its pay channels starting on 6 June 2025.[2]
