CANAL+ BAGS AFRICAN DISNEY DEAL

Canal+, the French premium cable television channel, has signed the deal with The Walt Disney Company for a slew of movies and series to be aired over the Francophone territories of the sub-Saharan Africa. The latest release, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ will also be included.

The rights to the classic Disney Studios titles, ‘The Jungle Book’ and ‘Captain America: Civil War’, have also been acquired. In the beginning of 2017, Canal+ will be screening the comedy series ‘Blackish’. Four channels of Disney will be accessible on the platform of Canal+ Overseas which have around 2 million subscribers. This will include Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior and Disney Cinema.

François Deplanck, the director of channels and content at Canal+ Overseas, commented: “We are delighted with this agreement, which allows us to offer our African subscribers the excellent productions of Disney studios and major youth channels for all ages. The match between our family audiences and the content developed by Disney makes this an ideal partnership”.

On the other hand, Jean-François Camilleri, the country manager for The Walt Disney Company in France, Belgium, Holland, Maghreb and Francophone Africa, said: “We are delighted that 2 million subscribers in Africa are discovering or rediscovering the great Disney, Pixar, Marvel or Star Wars movies and now have access to all of our Disney channels”.