REG - Canal+ S.A - Completion of Acquisition of Minority Stake in UGC

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Press release

CANAL+ SA (LSE: CAN)

Issy-les-Moulineaux, 7 November 2025

 

CANAL+ CONFIRMS ACQUISITION OF MINORITY STAKE IN LEADING FRENCH CINEMA GROUP,
UGC

CANAL+ Group today announced that it has completed its acquisition of a
minority stake (34%) in UGC, the historic French cinema player. The deal
includes a potential path to control from 2028.

 

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ABOUT CANAL+

Founded as a French subscription-TV channel 40 years ago, CANAL+ is now a
global media and entertainment company. On 22 September 2025, CANAL+ confirmed
it is in effective control of MultiChoice Group and beginning the integration
process. MultiChoice is Africa's leading entertainment platform, offering a
wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, Showmax, M-Net,
SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers. Together, the new combined group has 40
million subscribers worldwide, operates in over 70 countries and has
approximately 17,000 employees.

 

CANAL+ operates across the entire audio-visual value chain, including
production, broadcast, distribution and aggregation. It is home to
STUDIOCANAL, a leading film and television studio with worldwide production
and distribution capabilities; Dailymotion, major international video platform
powered by cutting-edge proprietary technology for video delivery,
advertising, and monetization; CANAL+ Distribution, a production and
distribution company specialising in creating and distributing diverse content
and channels; and telecommunication services, through GVA in Africa and CANAL+
Telecom in the French overseas jurisdictions and territories.

 

CANAL+ also has significant equity stakes in Viaplay (the Pay-TV leader in
Scandinavia) and Viu (a leading OTT platform in Southern Asia).

canalplusgroup.com/en

 

CONTACTS

Elvire Charbonnel - Corporate Communications: elvire.charbonnel@canal-plus.com

Andrew Swailes - Financial Communications: andrew.swailes@canal-plus.com

Alima Levy - Investor Relations: ir@canal-plus.com

 

 

 

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