CANAL+ and Netflix join forces to revolutionize streaming access in Francophone Africa
CANAL+ and Netflix are strengthening their historic partnership initiated in 2019 for France and Poland by extending the strategic distribution agreement for sub-Saharan Africa.
Thanks to this agreement, CANAL+ will become the first operator to distribute Netflix as part of its offerings in 24 sub-Saharan African countries, marking a new phase in access to premium content for African subscribers.
By July, CANAL+ subscribers in Francophone Africa will be able to access Netflix’s content offering via their subscription, thereby enjoying a simplified user experience.
With more than 400 live channels, including 28 produced specifically for the continent, and an enriched experience via the CANAL+ Application and the connected decoder, CANAL+ already offers an unmatched content offering.
This partnership will enrich the offering with iconic Netflix series such as Stranger Things, Money Heist, Lupin, Emily in Paris and Squid Game alongside successful African productions with international recognition such as Blood & Water, Young Famous and African, Unseen, King of Boys, Anikulapo, Blood Sisters and Kings of Joburg.
This partnership marks an important step for both groups.
This agreement, the first for Netflix in the region, will allow entertainment fans to have more choices in accessing their favorite Netflix series and movies. Netflix will do this by leveraging CANAL+’s strength and historical presence on the African continent to deploy its service. For CANAL+, this partnership is an opportunity to strengthen its position as the world’s leading content aggregator, allowing its francophone African subscribers to enjoy content from the world’s leading streaming service.
Pascale Chabert, Director of Content Acquisitions at CANAL+:
“A few years after our distribution agreement in France and Poland, I am delighted with the extension of our historic partnership with Netflix in Africa. Our millions of African subscribers will benefit from a unique offering, bringing together the best content from CANAL+ and Netflix in a single offering. This new agreement demonstrates CANAL+ Group’s ability to extend its unique model of super aggregation beyond the European continent.”
Emma Lloyd, vice president of EMEA partnerships at Netflix:
“We are thrilled with this expansion of our partnership with CANAL+ that will allow us to reach even more people in francophone African countries. This is great news for entertainment fans and it aligns with our ongoing mission to improve our members’ experience.”
About CANAL+
Founded 40 years ago as a French pay-television channel, CANAL+ is today a global media and entertainment group. The group has 26.9 million subscribers worldwide, more than 400 million active monthly users on its video streaming platforms, and employs more than 9,000 staff. It generates revenues in 195 countries and operates directly in 52 countries, holding a leading position in pay-TV in 20 of them. The group is present across the entire audiovisual value chain, including production, broadcasting, distribution and aggregation.
CANAL+ is home to STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with global production and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, an international video platform that relies on cutting-edge proprietary technology for the broadcasting, promotion and monetization of videos; Thema, a production and distribution company specializing in the creation and distribution of diverse content and channels; as well as the GVA telecommunications services in Africa and CANAL+ Telecom in French overseas departments and territories. The group also relies on its iconic venues L’Olympia and Théâtre de l’Œuvre in France and CanalOlympia in Africa.
The CANAL+ Group also has significant stakes in Africa, Europe, and Asia, including in MultiChoice (leader in pay-television in Anglophone and Lusophone Africa), Viaplay (leader of the paid television market in Scandinavia) and Viu (leading platform in South Asia).
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About Netflix
With more than 300 million paid users in more than 190 countries enjoying series, films and games in a multitude of genres and languages, Netflix is one of the global leaders in entertainment. Subscribers can watch their programs, pause and resume viewing as they wish, anytime and anywhere, and also have the option to change their offer at any time.