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Les Revenants - Canal+

Canal+ (pronounced Canale Plu)

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Canal+ (Canal Plus) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. 






Canal+ is a subscription based channel like HBO. It is a premium channel with prestige and developed content. 




Les Revenants'


 The EU has a funding programme, which called 'Creative Europe'. This allows for European TV shows to be able to get grants to support production and distribution and to allow them to be made. 'Les Revenants' in particular was awarded a grant for 450,000 euros for season 1 and 1 million euros for season 2.

 Aired on Chanel 4 in Britian at 9pm
9pm on Sundance Channel in America
8:50pm on Canal+

Canal +


 Canal+ is a premium TV channel that needs to be paid for on a subscription payment.

Canal+ is owned by Vivendi SA

Vivendi SA is a French mass media conglomerate headquartered in Paris. The company has activities in music, television, film, video games, telecommunications, tickets and video hosting service.

Subsidaries of Vivendi:

  • Canal+ Group
  • Universal Music Group
  • Flavorus[4]
  • Gameloft[5]
  • Dailymotion (90%)
  • Mediaset (28.80%)
  • Banijay Group (28.4%)
  • Havas
  • Telecom Italia (23.94%)[6]

Canal+ Group 


- Owns many different cable (pay) television channels showing TV shows, documentaries, films, animation etc.
- is involved in the production and financing of films and has even created its own subsidiary                companies with direct involvement in film production.

CANAL+ exported shows 


 Versailles
American Dreams
Le Grand Journal
The Tunnel
The Bureau
Spiral
Borgia
Les Revenants
Braquo

Canal+ imported shows


 Teletubbies, Vampire Diaries, Game of Thrones, The Tunnel, Tom and Jerry Show, Family Guy...









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