Canal+ Décalé
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | France Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe Canal+ |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 March 2005 |
| Closed | 29 August 2022[1] |
| Replaced by | Canal+ Sport 360 |
| Former names | Canal+ Bleu (1996–2003) Canal+ Confort (2003–2005) |
Canal+ Décalé was a French pay-television channel. Part of Canal+, "Décalé'" means 'staggered', and was an overflow network carrying mainly event programming which could not be contained to Canal+'s regular networks, along with replays of that programming.
History
Canal+ Bleu launched on 27 April 1996, on satellite and cable as a programme multicast of Canal+ films.
As part of the creation of the Canal+ Bouquet, the channel changed its name on 1 November 2003 to Canal+ Confort. It changed to its present name on 2005 to become Canal + Décalé.
The channel started broadcasting its programmes in high definition on 12 October 2010.
Canal+ Décalé is used for pop-up channels for many events, like Canal+ Rio 2016 (in the 2016 Olympic Games) and Canal+ Tennis (every year for the BNP Paribas Masters).
On 29 August 2022, Canal+ Décalé was closed down and replaced by Canal+ Sport 360 two days later.
Logo history
Canal+ Décalé first logo from 2005 to 2006.
Canal+ Décalé second logo from 2006 to 2009.
Canal+ Décalé third logo from 2009 to 2013.
Canal+ Décalé final logo from 2013 to 2023.
See also
References
- ^ "Canal+ Décalé closedown". Espace Client Canal+ (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2022.
