Canal + free, it's finished on March 31

Following the announcement of the containment, the Canal + group has brought to light its encrypted channel Canal + and all its versions in clear on all boxes. An announcement that had delighted the French, trapped at home. Media, including 20 Minutes , reported that the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) had asked Canal + to stop on March 31 this operation launched as part of the confinement of the French because of coronavirus following an article published by La Correspondance de la Presse , after having received requests from competitors like TF1 and M6, requests relayed by Cyril Hanouna on C8.

The CSA asks Canal + to stop its full passage in the clear no later than March 31 in #CorrespondancePresse pic.twitter.com/9dhssCDjfg

We must remain united and united in the face of the # COVID19 crisis. This is why, as announced by @maxsaada, @canalplus will be exceptionally clear for box subscribers for the next two weeks # SolidariteCOVID19 🇫🇷 pic. twitter.com/xc1gWSu1PV

"We did receive a letter from the CSA, which regretted not having been warned but which authorized us to continue the operation until the scheduled date" of March 31, corrects a spokesperson for the Canal + group, ensuring that the group was satisfied with the regulator's position.

"We find that the decision of the CSA is wise, given the current situation," added one at Canal +. Maxime Saada, CEO of the Canal + group, did not specify a specific date on the duration of the operation when the free service was announced.

Canal + goes clear for everyone on all boxes. And for our subscribers, we open access to all our Cinema, Series, Youth and Documentary channels. Take care of yourself pic.twitter.com/wyDJ7qaevA

We must remain united and united in the face of the # COVID19 crisis. This is why, as announced by @maxsaada, @canalplus will be exceptionally clear for box subscribers for the next two weeks # SolidariteCOVID19 🇫🇷 pic. twitter.com/xc1gWSu1PV

Gérald-Brice Viret, the director of antennas and programs of Canal +, had announced the date of March 31.

The Canal + group's offer, which lasts until April 15, does not concern all French people, but only Canal + subscribers to whom the group offers "access to all our cinema, series, youth and documentary channels on the same box until April 15 "For its part, the CSA confirmed to AFP the sending of a letter to the chain, in which its president Roch-Olivier Maistre noted the desire of Canal + to temporarily switch to free but simply called on him not to extend the operation beyond the planned duration. "The operation that Canal + launched can only be limited in duration because it is likely to alter the balance between pay and free channels" and "to challenge the chronology of the media, and it poses questions vis-à-vis other broadcasters and assigns ”, justified the president of the regulator, in an interview with La Correspondance de la Presse .

" A shame "

“At the risk of being sidelined by the gogos of gratuitousness, the Canal + operation in plain language is a shame that flouts all the rules of law and in particular copyright. The CSA must react with the utmost firmness, ”declared Pascal Rogard, director general of the Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers (SACD).

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• Containment
• Covid 19
• Coronavirus
• Canal Plus
• Television
• TF1