“Canal+ HAS SIGNED A FIRST-OFS-Cind Distribution Deal with Netflix that Will See The French Pay-TV Player Carry Netflix CONTENT FOR COUNTRIES ACROSS ACROSS Sub-Sabaran Africa. Starting Next Month, Canal+ Will Offer ITS SUBSCRIBERS ACROSS 24 FRENCH-SPEAKING AFRICAN COUNTES NETFLIX ORIGinal Content, from Global Hits Such As Stranger Things, Money Honey, Money Hits”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
Starting Next Month, Canal+ Will Offer ITS Subscribers Across 24 French-Speaking African Countries Netflix Original Content, from Global Hits Such As Stranger Things, Money Heist, Squid Gameand Emily in paristo the streamer’s African Production Slate, Which Includes South Africa Drama Blood & WaterNigerian series Blood sistersand reality series Young Famous and African.
Canal+ Is Already a Leading Player in Africa, with Operations in 25 Countries Through 16 Subsidiaries and Reported 8 Million Subscribers. The French Group Currently Operates 28 Pay-Tv Channels Dedicated to African Audiences. The French Group Is Currently in the Process of Acquiring Pan-African Pay-TV Group Multichoice, The Continent’s Largest Pay-TV Player, WHICH OPERATES IN 50 COURSES WILE 19.3.
Netflix does not break out it Subscriber Figures for Africa, Combining Them in the Larger European On the Continent, with the vast majority of Those in the English-Speaking Countries of South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.
“OUR Millions of African Subscribers Will Benefit From A Unique Offer, Bringing Together The Best of Canal+ and Netflix Content in a Joint Package,“ SAID PASCALE CHABERT, CHIEFER. Canal+, in a statement. “This New Agreement Demonstrates Canal+’s Ambility to Extend Ity Unique Super-Agregation Model Beyond the European Continent.”
Durying the Pandemic-Aea Streaming Boom, Netflix, Along with the Thlobal Streamers, Invested Heavly in Original AFrican Content in A Bid to Boost SubScriber Number, and Toutioned Theater and Toutioned Theater and Toutioned theater and Stuber Number, Lowst Subrican and Stub. Rates and Large, Young Population, As A Future Growth Market. However, As Wall Street Has Changed Itric of Success from Subscriber Growth to Revenue Per User, Africa Slipped Out of Focus for the Global Streamers. Unlike Amazon Prime, WHICH CUT ITS INVESTMENT IN ORIGinal Programming on the Continent, Netflix Continues to Back African Originals, with Such South African Seeies Asies Kings of Jo’burg an FATAL SEDUCTION.
Emma Lloyd, Vp, Partnerships Emea at Netflix, Said The CANAL+ DEAL “WILL ALLOW US TO REACH EVEN MORE MORE ACROSS Ongoing Mission to Make the Member Experience Even Better. ”
The Canal+ Deal Follows Similar Distribution of Agreements Between Canal+ and Netflix for Poland and France.