Gérald-Brice Viret, number 2 of the Canal + group, made several announcements this weekend concerning the strategy of the television group.
What he promises concerning the myCanal streaming platform will delight moviegoers, and in particular those who are adept at "binge-watching".
Canal + relies on streaming-first.
The number 2 of the Canal + group Gérald-Brice Viret indeed announced in an interview with the Parisian a new strategy for his myCanal streaming platform.
It is shaking up the habit that was in place, where the posting of films was set on the pace of their broadcast on the encrypted channel.
Concretely, myCanal will offer five new films at once every Friday.
What "binge-watcher" (or watch them continuously) movies all weekend.
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For the moment, the posting of films on the myCanal platform is based on the broadcasting of these films on Canal +.
Logical, if we consider that myCanal is Canal + 's replay platform.
Internet users must therefore wait for a film to be broadcast on television to access it on their application.
Gérald-Brice Viret announced that this would no longer be the case.
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New cinema shows broadcast on Canal + in the coming week will now be offered every Friday on myCanal.
No more replay logic, myCanal becomes a real streaming platform.
It will now be up to the TV channel to catch up with its platform, which is definitely becoming a leading product for the group.
Thus, no less than five new films are put online at once.
Enough to keep subscribers busy all weekend.
This new strategy of the five films put online every Friday begins in October.
For this first batch, subscribers will notably find the last part of the
Star Wars
saga
,
The Rise of Skywalker
.