Canal+ Poland

Canal+ Poland names new CTO

Canal+ Polska technology chief Jarosław Kordalewski has been given a role as a consultant to Canal+ International, supervising internationaly technology projects across 40 countries in Europe, Africa and Asia. Kordalewski has been replaced as VP of technology and IT at the Polish pay TV operator by Catherine Carde, who will take her place on the […]

Canal+ Polska launches IPO with OTT in mind

Pay TV operator Canal+ Polska has launched its planned IPO, which will see up to 49% of the company free-floated on the stock exchange, with commercial broadcast group TVN Media offering up to 32% of the company’s share capital and Liberty Global Ventures offering up to 17%. Vivendi-owned Canal+ Group is not selling any of […]

Canal+ Poland launches Android TV-based online TV offering with new box

Canal+ Polska has launched a new Android TV-based hybrid online-digital-terrestrial 4K HDR set-top that is squarely aimed at consumers looking to consume TV online. The device, based on version 9.0 of Android TV, offers access to 76 live channels and on-demand content from Canal+ as well as digital-terrestrial channels via an in-built tuner, the Premiery […]

Canal+ Poland launches standalone streaming service

Canal+ Poland has launched a new streaming offering available to non-pay TV subscribers, with a line-up of linear channels and on-demand content and without the need for an ongoing contract. Canal+ said the new offering would include content from selected live channels, movies, series, sports, news, factual programming and third-party content. It will be available […]

Canal+ Polska launches esports version of national football league

Polish pay TV outfit Canal+ Polska is making the best of the absence of primetime live national league football from its schedule by launching an esports version. The pay TV operator has launched the Ekstraklasa Cup, played in FIFA20 with 16 Ekstraklasa clubs facing off against one another. The first match will air this Thursday […]

Canal+ Polska integrates Netflix into packages

Canal+ Polska has teamed up with Netflix to offer the latter’s films and series, along with Canal+ content, in a single package. Customers of the Polish pay TV operator that take advantage of the combined offer will be able to receive additional access to Netflix for up to 12 months as a gift. Canal+ is […]

Canal+ Polska completes acquisition of majority stake in film distributor

Canal+ Polska has completed its purchase of a majority stake in local film distributor Kino Świat, opening the way for it to develop new business through ownership of the rights to distribute a catalogue of over 2,000 hours of films and 1,200 TV productions. The deal gives Canal+ Polska owner ITI Neovision a 70% stake […]

Canal+ Polska marketing chief Balicki quits

Polish pay TV operator Canal+’s marketing chief Jacek Balicki has resigned, with the company deciding to divide his responsibilities going forwards. Balicki, who has been with the operator, owned by Canal+ and Discovery-owned TVN, since 2014, resigned from the Canal+ management board to get involved in a new project outside the company. Balicki’s responsibilities will […]

Eleven Sports shares La Liga rights in Poland with Canal+

Eleven Sports has teamed up with pay TV service provider Canal+ Poland to acquire the Polish rights to Spanish La Liga football in a new three-year deal starting from next season. Eleven Sports and Canal+ will show five live matches each on an exclusive basis every match week from August 2018 until 2021. The pair […]

UPC Poland adds nSport+ to Horizon Go

Liberty Global-owned Polish cable operator UPC Poland has added the nSport+ service to its Horizon Go mobile TV offering. The addition of Canal+ Poland’s nSport+ will give UPC subscribers access on the go to matches from the Polish Ekstraklasa football league as well as the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions. The addition takes […]

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