Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, the CANAL+ group is now a global media and entertainment company with a brand recognised worldwide amongst the Top 50 Most Valuable French Brands*. The CANAL+ group has 26.8 million subscribers worldwide, over 400 million monthly active users on its OTT and video streaming platforms, and a total of approximately 9,000 employees. It generates revenues in 195 countries and operates directly in 52 countries, with leading positions in 20 of them. It operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. A unique media company with a balanced geographical footprint in both high-growth and mature markets, the CANAL+ group has significant equity stakes across Europe, Asia and Africa, namely in Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in Scandinavia), Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern-Asia) and Multichoice (the Pay-TV leader in English and Portuguese-speaking Africa), in addition to its direct activities.