French Canal+ has expanded the powers of its three key executives as it aims to strengthen its global operations. This is among those new responsible for Anna Marsh, the division’s CEO.
Rejig fires Canal+ Longing as a standalone unit on the London Stock Exchange, and sees Marsh along with Jacques du Puy and Amandine Ferré and plays a bigger role.
Marsh has been appointed Chief Content Officer for Canal+ and is tasked with creating a global content strategy at the group level of companies that run streamers in over 50 countries and pay for television operations.
She integrates the international series into her local programming strategy, shares know-how between local and central teams, and identifies “success factors” in acquisitions and production based on data.
Marsh, who has been with the company for over 20 years, has maintained his responsibilities as Canal+’s deputy CEO and Studiocanal CEO, launching a US-based former post base last year. We also recalibrated our operations in the UK in February.
Elsewhere, Du Puy is currently in charge of the newly created Global Pay TV division. It links the company’s operations in France, Poland, Central Europe (Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania), Africa and Asia.
Chief Financial Officer Ferre is currently in charge of all financial functions and their entities and reports directly to her.
Three executives reported to Canal+ Chief Exec Madime Saada, with Rejig reporting that “addressing the group’s development plans” and “enhancing synergy” between the regions in which it operates.
Saada said: “Canal+ has grown quite a bit in recent years. In 10 years, the group has doubled its subscriber count, reaching nearly 27 million in over 50 countries.
“This new organization should be able to fully utilize the beneficial effects of Canal+’s global footprint by enhancing synergies across all regions.”
The overhaul follows a split from Canal+’s parent Vivendi in December and plans to expand global operations. The company already owns a 29% stake in Viaplay in Scandinavian and a 37% stake in VIU in Southeast Asia, but recently extended the deadline for the proposed acquisition of multi-cheese in South Africa.
Media Giant reported 26.9 million subscribers in its annual results in March with a footprint of 52 countries, with annual revenues rising 3.6% to €645 million in 2024. Ebita also increased by 5.4% per year to 53 million euros.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Saada previously said that the company wanted to become a “global media and entertainment leader with 5-100 million subscribers.”
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