CanalSat is a French digital

Digital television

Digital television is the transmission of audio and video by digital signals, in contrast to the analog signals used by analog TV...

 satellite and DSL pay television

Pay TV

Pay television, premium television, or premium channels refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and internet television...

 service. It is owned by Vivendi

Vivendi

Vivendi SA is a French international media conglomerate with activities in music, television and film, publishing, telecommunications, the Internet, and video games. It is headquartered in Paris.- History :...

 (owner of CanalSat) with a 65% share, minority shareholders are Lagardère

Lagardère Group

Lagardère is a French-based multinational conglomerate headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group once covered a broad range of industries but is now largely focused on the media sector, in which it is one of the world’s leading companies...

 (20%), TF1

TF1

TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...

 (9.9%) and M6

Métropole 6

M6, also known as Metropole television, is the most profitable private national French TV channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world...

 (5.1%). This entity is the merge of CanalSat with competitor TPS

Télévision Par Satellite

Télévision Par Satellite was a French company that offered subscription television packages via satellite.It was created in 1996 by France Télévisions, the TF1 Group and the M6 Group...

 in 2007.

CanalSat was founded in 1992 as CanalSatellite and the shareholders were Canal+ Group (66%) and Lagardere Active (34%), a subsidiary of Lagardère

Lagardère Group

Lagardère is a French-based multinational conglomerate headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The group once covered a broad range of industries but is now largely focused on the media sector, in which it is one of the world’s leading companies...

.

Launched as a digital satellite platform on April 27, 1996, first in Europe.

An inside account of the rise of Canal+ and establishment of CanalSatellite as a major satellite TV provider in Europe is given in the book, High Above

High Above (book)

High Above - The untold story of Astra, Europe’s leading satellite company is a book describing the development of the European satellite provider SES Astra, published in 2010 on the occasion of the company’s 25th anniversary by Broadgate Publications in Richmond, UK.It is a large “coffee table”...

, which tells the story of the foundation and development of the leading European satellite operator, Astra

SES Astra

Astra is the name for the geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES S.A., a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. The name is sometimes also used to describe the channels broadcasting from these...

.

Channels

The channels that make up the CanalSat France packages broadcast from the Astra 19.2°E

Astra 19.2°E

Astra 19.2°E is the name for the group of communications satellites co-located at the 19.2°East orbital position in the Clarke Belt that are owned and operated by SES Astra, a subsidiary of SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg....

 satellite position, using the Astra 1H, Astra 1L, and Astra 1M

Astra 1M

Astra 1M is a Luxembourgian geostationary communications satellite which is operated by SES Astra. It is positioned in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 19.2 degrees East, from where it is used to provide direct-to-home broadcasting to Europe....

 satellites.

National and Premium

N°	Channel	Owner	Access	Picture format	On CanalSat since	HDTV
0	Canalsat Mosaic	Canal+ Group	Free to air	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...  or 4:3	1998
1	TF1 TF1 TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...	TF1 Group TF1 Group TF1 Group is a French media holding company , the owner of channel TF1, the largest European private TV channel, and Eurosport, the largest European sports network.The group was formed after TF1 was privatised in 1987...	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2006	500
2	France 2 France 2 France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...	France Télévisions France Télévisions France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the bringing together of the public television channels France 2 and France 3 , later joined by the legally independent channels France 5 , France Ô , and France 4 France Télévisions ...	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2000	501
3	France 3 France 3 France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....	France Télévisions	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2000	No
4	Canal+ Canal+ Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...	Canal+ Group Canal+ Group Canal Plus Group is a French film and television studio and distributor. It is controlled by Vivendi and has a film library in excess of 5,000 films. Vivendi has sold some parts of Canal Plus to private investors which are still using the name of Canal Plus...	Canal+ Channels	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	503
5	France 5 France 5 France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir...	France Télévisions	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1997	No
6	M6 M6 -In roads:* M6 motorway, a motorway in Great Britain* M-6 , a state highway in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area* Frederik Meijer Trail, formerly the M-6 Trail, a bike trail running along the M-6 freeway in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area...	M6 Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2006	504
7	Arte Arte Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...	Arte Group	Free to air	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1997	505
8	Canal+ Mosaic	Canal+ Group	Free to air	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2008
9	Canal+ Canal+ Canal+ is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted...	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	503
10	Canal+ Cinéma	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	506
11	Canal+ Sport Canal+ Sport Canal+ Sport can refer to several television channels:*Canal+ Sport , a French television channel owned by the French Canal+ Group.*Canal+ Sport , a Polish television channel owned by Canal+ Cyfrowy....	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1998	507
12	Canal+ Family Canal+ Family Canal+ Family is a Scandinavian premium television channelshowing family movies and programs from CBeebies.The channel broadcasts from 6.30 a.m. to 6 p.m....	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2007	508
13	Canal+ Décalé	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	509
14	CanalSat/Canal+ on demand	Canal+ Group	Free to air	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2008
15	TPS Star TPS Star TPS Star is a French general entertainment channel broadcasting movies, sports and sitcoms. It started broadcasting in 1996 as the flagship general channel of the newly launched TPS satellite platform, competing with Canal+ of the CanalSat platform...	Canal+ Group	Option	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2007	No
16	Canal Play	Canal+ Group	Included	4:3	1996
17	Ce soir	Canal+ Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2009
18	Canal+ 3D	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	3D	2010	18
19	La chaîne du père noël	Canal+ Group, Lagardère Active	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2011	No

Entertainment

N°	Channel	Owner	Access	Picture format	On CanalSat since	HDTV
20	13ème Rue Universal	NBCUniversal	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1997	510
21	Comédie+	Canal+ Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1997	No
22	Jimmy	Canal+ Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	No
23	Syfy Universal	NBCUniversal	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2005	511
24	TF6 TF6 TF6 is a French television channel broadcasting entertainment intended for young adults.- History :TF6 was founded in December 2000 by Métropole 6 and TF1 when they decided to bring closer their two competitor family projects chain on the cable and satellite service TPS, of which they are the two...	TF1 Group TF1 Group TF1 Group is a French media holding company , the owner of channel TF1, the largest European private TV channel, and Eurosport, the largest European sports network.The group was formed after TF1 was privatised in 1987... , M6 Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2007	No
25	Série Club	TF1 Group, M6 Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2007	No
26	TV Breizh TV Breizh TV Breizh is a private French regional station for the Brittany region.-History:The channel was launched on September 1, 2000 by TF1 and Patrick Le Lay for the purposes of broadcasting regional programming and reruns of TF1 programmes.TV Breizh tried to obtain an analogue broadcast licence for its...	TF1 Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2000	No
27	Téva Teva Companies commonly known as Teva include:*Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.*Teva Naot*Teva sport sandals*Teva Learning Center...	M6 Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2002	512
28	June June June is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. Ovid provides two etymologies for June's name in his poem concerning the months entitled the Fasti...	Lagardère Active	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2004	No
29	E! Entertainment	Comcast Comcast Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2004	No
30	Paris Première Paris Première Paris Première is a French TV channel, available on cable, satellite and the digital terrestrial service, Télévision Numérique Terrestre. It was launched on December 15, 1986 and is now wholly owned by M6.-External links:*...	M6 Group	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	513
31	RTL9 RTL9 RTL9 is a Luxembourger television channel shown internationally to viewers in Luxembourg, France, Belgium and francophone Switzerland.- Télé-Luxembourg :...	AB Groupe AB Groupe The AB Groupe is a French business group in the field of broadcasting. It was founded in 1977 by Jean-Luc Azoulay and Claude Berda as a music production company, and in 1987 went into the world of television.- Television :-External links:* *... , RTL Group RTL Group RTL Group is Europe's largest TV, radio and production company, and is majority-owned by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. It has 45 television and 32 radio stations in 11 countries...	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2001	No
32	AB1 AB1 AB1 is a French television channel aimed at young adults.- History :AB1 was launched in December 1995 under the name AB Channel 1. One year after the launch of satellite provider AB Sat, the channel was the premier channel of the satellite service...	AB Groupe	Thematics	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1998	No
33	TMC Télé Monte Carlo Télé Monte Carlo or TMC Monte Carlo, traditionally known as TMC is a Monégasque general entertainment television channel.-History:The oldest private channel in Europe, TMC dates back to 1954, inaugurated by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco...	TF1 Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	1996	No
34	W9 W9 W9 may mean:* W9, a postcode district in the W postcode area* W9 , a French television channel* W9 * Air Bagan IATA code* IRS Form W-9* London Buses route W9...	M6 Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2005	514
35	Direct 8 Direct 8 Direct 8 is a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It is available through digital terrestrial television network "TNT" and the Astra 1H satellite position....	Canal+ Group, Bolloré Group	Free to air	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2006	No
36	NT1 NT1 NT1 may refer to:* Network termination 1 in digital telephony* New Standard D-29, U.S. Navy trainer designated "NT-1"* NT1 , a French television channel...	TF1 Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2005	No
37	NRJ 12 NRJ 12 NRJ 12 is a French television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT".-External links:*...	NRJ Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2005	No
38	Direct Star Direct Star Direct Star is a French music channel owned by Vincent Bolloré, that launched and replaced Virgin 17 on 1 September 2010.-Series:*Degrassi*30 Rock*The Wire*24*The Dead Zone*The L Word'-External links:*...	Canal+ Group, Bolloré Group	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2005	No
39	France 4 France 4 France 4 is a french public channel owned by France Télévisions, dedicated to the entertainment. At first named Festival, the channel took its current name in 2005, to mark better its membership to the group France Télévisions...	France Télévisions France Télévisions France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the bringing together of the public television channels France 2 and France 3 , later joined by the legally independent channels France 5 , France Ô , and France 4 France Télévisions ...	Included	16:9 16:9 16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...	2003	No

Lifestyle

• 40. La Chaîne Météo (The Weather Channel)
• 41. Vivolta
• 42. Cuisine TV
• 43. Télé Maison
• 44. Discovery Real Time
• 45. Liberty TV
• 46. Luxe TV
• 48. Odyssée

Information

• 50. LCI
  La Chaîne Info
  La Chaîne Info, or LCI is a French cable news channel. The network provides 24-hour national and global news coverage.-History:LCI was created on June 24, 1994, by Christian Dutoit on behalf of the media group TF1....
  
  
• 51. I-Télé
• 52. BFM TV
  BFM TV
  BFM TV is a news channel based in France and available in the whole world via digital television, cable and satellite. Its name is a combination of "BFM" and the acronym "TV"...
  
  
• 53. Euronews
  EuroNews
  Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews....
  
  
• 54. LCP-Public Sénat
  La Chaîne parlementaire
  La Chaîne parlementaire is a French television network responsible for broadcasting activity from the National Assembly of France and the Senate of France . It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT"...
  
   (Parliamentary Channel)
• 55. France 24
  France 24
  France 24 is an international news and current affairs television channel. The service is aimed at the overseas market, similar to BBC World News, DW-TV, NHK World and RT, and broadcast through satellite and cable operators throughout the world. During 2010 the channel started broadcasting through...
  
  
• 56. Bloomberg TV
• 57. CNN International
  CNN International
  CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
  
  
• 58. BBC World News
• 59. CNBC Europe
  CNBC Europe
  CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
  
  

Documentaries

• 60. Planète
• 61. Planète Thalassa
• 62. Planète Justice
• 63. Planète No Limit
• 64. Discovery Channel
• 66. Discovery Channel HD Showcase
• 67. Voyage
• 68. Histoire
• 69. Ushuaïa TV
• 70. National Geographic Channel
• 71. Nat Geo Wild
• 72. National Geographic Channel HD
• 73. Seasons
• 74. Animaux
  Animaux
  Animaux is a French television channel themed on the animal world.-History of the channel:Created in April 1996, AB Animaux was a channel which showed animal documentaries...
  
  
• 75. Escales
• 76. Toute L'Histoire
  Toute l'Histoire
  Toute l'Histoire is a French television channel based on historical documentaries.-History of the channel:La Chaîne Histoire was created in April 1996, as part of the launch of the AB Sat satellite package, as the French version of the British channel The History Channel which used its logo on all...
  
  
• 77. Encyclopedia

Sport

• 80. Sport +
• 81. Eurosport
  Eurosport
  Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
  
  
• 82. Infosport
• 83. L'Équipe TV
• 84. Equidia
• 85. Eurosport 2
  Eurosport 2
  Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport and Eurosport News. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.-Launch:...
  
  
• 86. ESPN Classic
  ESPN Classic
  ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
  
  
• 87. AB moteurs
  AB moteurs
  AB Moteurs is a French television channel dedicated to motorsports.-History of the channel:The channel was created in March 1996 for the AB Sat package under the name Automobile as a channel dedicated to cars in all ways .Due to the same of AB Sports to the Pathé group in 1997, the channel was...
  
  
• 88. Motors TV
  Motors TV
  Motors TV is a television channel dedicated to news, documentaries and coverage of motorsport and automobiles, and to a lesser extent motorbikes, boats, aircraft and models. It is available in many countries via satellite and cable, with audio in English, French, German and Serbian...
  
  
• 89. Ma Chaîne Sport
• 90. OM TV
  OM TV
  OM TV is a subscription based-channel, entirely dedicated to the French football team Olympique de Marseille. The channel offers Marseille fans exclusive interviews with players and staff, full matches, including replays of all Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Champions League/UEFA Cup...
  
  
• 91. OLTV
• 92. Onzeo
• 93. Girondins TV
• 94. Yacht and Sail
• 95. Extreme Sports Channel
  Extreme Sports Channel
  The Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...
  
  
• 96. ESPN America

Movies

• 100. Cine+ Premier
• 101. Cine+ Frisson
• 102. Cine+ Émotion
• 103. Cine+ Famiz
• 104. Cine+Star
• 105. Cine+Club
• 106. Cine+Classic
• 108. Turner Classic Movies
  Turner Classic Movies
  Turner Classic Movies is a movie-oriented cable television channel, owned by the Turner Broadcasting System subsidiary of Time Warner, featuring commercial-free classic movies, mostly from the Turner Entertainment and MGM, United Artists, RKO and Warner Bros. film libraries...
  
  
• 109. Cine+Polar
• 110. Cine+ FX
• 111. Action
• 112. Disney Cinemagic
  Disney Cinemagic
  Disney Cinemagic is the premium subscription movie service, available through Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media. The channel first appeared on 16 March 2006, airing previews, preparing for the official launch that took place at 17:00 on 19 March 2006....
  
  
• 113. Disney Cinemagic +1

Children

• 120. Tiji
• 121. Piwi
  Piwi
  The piwi class of genes was originally identified as encoding regulatory proteins responsible for maintaining incomplete differentiation in stem cells and maintaining the stability of cell division rates in germ line cells...
  
  
• 122. Disney Junior
  Disney Junior (France)
  Disney Junior is a children's specialty channel in France. The channel offers various programs for preschoolers and older children from Playhouse Disney and other sources.- Programming :* Jake and the Never Land Pirates...
  
  
• 123. Disney Channel
• 124. Canal J
  Canal J
  Canal J is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television service 'TNT' and is aimed at children aged between 4 and 16 years old.-History:...
  
  
• 126. Télétoon
• 127. Télétoon +1
• 128. Cartoon Network
• 129. Disney XD
• 130. Gulli
  Gulli
  Gulli is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT" in partnership with Lagardère Active, and France Télévisions with children's programmes from France 3. Gulli is also known as Cyperbot.-Programmes:Children can...
  
  
• 131. Mangas
• 132. Baby TV
• 134. Nickelodeon
  Nickelodeon (TV channel)
  Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
  
  
• 135. Disney Channel +1
• 136. Boomerang
  Boomerang (TV channel)
  Boomerang is a 24-hour American cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner. Boomerang specializes in reruns of animated programming from Time Warner's extensive archives, including pre-1986 MGM, Hanna-Barbera, Cartoon Network, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises...
  
  
• 139. Game One
  Game One
  Game One is a French television channel owned by MTV Networks Europe.The channel has shown several Japanese anime on a regular basis, such as Fairy Tail, Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Z Kai and Eyeshield 21.-External links:*...
  
  

Music

• 140. MTV France
  MTV France
  MTV France, is a 24-hour French speaking entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel was launched as MTV Networks Europe began to further localize its brand throughout Europe. MTV France was launched in June 20, 2000in France...
  
  
• 141. MTV HD
  MTVNHD
  MTV Live HD is an international 24-hour HD music and entertainment television network that is operated by Viacom International Media Networks' subsidiary MTV Networks Poland...
  
  
• 142. MTV Base France
  MTV France
  MTV France, is a 24-hour French speaking entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel was launched as MTV Networks Europe began to further localize its brand throughout Europe. MTV France was launched in June 20, 2000in France...
  
  
• 143. MTV Pulse
  MTV France
  MTV France, is a 24-hour French speaking entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel was launched as MTV Networks Europe began to further localize its brand throughout Europe. MTV France was launched in June 20, 2000in France...
  
  
• 144. MTV Idol
  MTV France
  MTV France, is a 24-hour French speaking entertainment channel operated by MTV Networks Europe. The channel was launched as MTV Networks Europe began to further localize its brand throughout Europe. MTV France was launched in June 20, 2000in France...
  
  
• 145. Trace TV
  Trace TV
  Trace Urban is a French music video television network devoted to play urban contemporary music videos, founded by the French businessmen Olivier Laouchez and Claude Grunitzky....
  
  
• 146. NRJ Hits
• 147. MCM
  MCM (French TV)
  MCM is a French music video TV channel owned by Groupe MCM. It was started in 1989 by Groupe Europe following the MTV model. MCM broadcasts 3 encrypted music TV channels "MCM France", "MCM Pop" and "MCM Top" as part of the "CanalSat France" subscription TV package from the Astra 19.2°E cluster of...
  
  
• 148. MCM Top
  MCM (French TV)
  MCM is a French music video TV channel owned by Groupe MCM. It was started in 1989 by Groupe Europe following the MTV model. MCM broadcasts 3 encrypted music TV channels "MCM France", "MCM Pop" and "MCM Top" as part of the "CanalSat France" subscription TV package from the Astra 19.2°E cluster of...
  
  
• 149. MCM Pop
  MCM (French TV)
  MCM is a French music video TV channel owned by Groupe MCM. It was started in 1989 by Groupe Europe following the MTV model. MCM broadcasts 3 encrypted music TV channels "MCM France", "MCM Pop" and "MCM Top" as part of the "CanalSat France" subscription TV package from the Astra 19.2°E cluster of...
  
  
• 150. Brava HD
  BravaHDTV
  BravaHDTV is a Dutch cultural HDTV channel aimed at the European marked which launched on July 3, 2007. The programming consists of opera, ballet, and concertos. Productions are recorded in opera houses such as the Royal Opera House, the Teatro Real, and the La Scala...
  
  
• 151. Mezzo
  Mezzo
  mezzo is the Italian word for "half", "middle" or "medium". It is pronounced in English, but in Italian.In music, mezzo is the beginning of various Italian musical terms...
  
  
• 152. M6 Music Hits
  M6 Music Hits
  M6 Music Hits is a French music video television channel owned and operated by the M6 group....
  
  
• 153. M6 Music Black
  M6 Music Black
  M6 Music Black is a French television own and operated by M6, devoted to play Contemporary R&B and Hip hop music....
  
  
• 154. M6 Music Club
• 155. Télé Mélody
• 156. Trace Tropical
  Trace TV
  Trace Urban is a French music video television network devoted to play urban contemporary music videos, founded by the French businessmen Olivier Laouchez and Claude Grunitzky....
  
  
• 157. MTV Hits
  MTV Hits
  MTV Hits is an American music video channel that debuted on May 1, 2002. The format of the network resembles that of the classic MTV before the additional of other programming to that network in the 1990s and their slow decline of music video programming...
  
  
• 158. MTV Rocks
• 159. VH1 European
• 160. VH1 Classic Europe

Shopping

• 165. M6 Boutique La chaîne
  M6 Boutique La Chaîne
  M6 Boutique & Co is a French shopping television channel owned and operated by M6.-External links:*...
  
  
• 166. Best of Shopping
• 167. Cash TV

Culture and Society

• 170. France Ô
• 171. TV5 Monde
• 172. NRJ Paris
• 173. KTO
  KTO
  KTO can refer to:* Korean Theater of Operations* Korea Tourism Organization KTO , a French-language television channel of the Archdiocese of Paris* Kuwait Theater of Operations...
  
  
• 174. Demain

HDTV

N°	Channel	Owner	Access	Picture format	On CanalSat since
500	TF1 HD	TF1 Group TF1 Group TF1 Group is a French media holding company , the owner of channel TF1, the largest European private TV channel, and Eurosport, the largest European sports network.The group was formed after TF1 was privatised in 1987...	Included	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2006
501	France 2 HD	France Télévisions France Télévisions France Télévisions is the French public national television broadcaster. It is a state-owned company formed from the bringing together of the public television channels France 2 and France 3 , later joined by the legally independent channels France 5 , France Ô , and France 4 France Télévisions ...	Included	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2008
503	Canal+ HD	Canal+ Group Canal+ Group Canal Plus Group is a French film and television studio and distributor. It is controlled by Vivendi and has a film library in excess of 5,000 films. Vivendi has sold some parts of Canal Plus to private investors which are still using the name of Canal Plus...	Canal+ Channels	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2006
504	M6 HD	M6 Group	Included	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2006
505	Arte HD	Arte Group	Included	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2009
506	Canal+ Cinéma HD	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2010
507	Canal+ Sport HD	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2010
508	Canal+ Family HD	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2010
509	Canal+ Décalé HD	Canal+ Group	Canal+ Channels	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2010
510	13ème Rue Universal HD	NBCUniversal	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2007
511	Syfy Universal HD	NBCUniversal	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2008
512	Téva HD	M6 Group	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
513	Paris Première HD	M6 Group	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
514	W9 HD	M6 Group	Included	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
515	Discovery HD Showcase	Discovery Communications Discovery Communications Discovery Communications, Inc. is an American global media and entertainment company. The company started as a single channel in 1985, The Discovery Channel. Today, DCI has global operations offering 28 network entertainment brands on more than 100 channels in more than 180 countries in 39...	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2010
516	Ushuaïa TV HD	TF1 Group	Family Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2008
517	National Geographic HD	FOX	Family Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2006
518	Nat Geo Wild HD	FOX	Family Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
519	Eurosport HD	TF1 Group	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2008
520	Ma Chaine Sport HD	Numéricable	Sport Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
521	Ciné + Premier HD	Canal+ Group	Cinema Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2007
522	Disney Channel HD	The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
523	Disney XD HD	The Walt Disney Company	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
524	Disney Cinemagic HD	The Walt Disney Company	Family Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2007
525	Disney Junior HD	The Walt Disney Company	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
526	MTV Live HD	Viacom Viacom Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...	Thematics	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2008
527	Brava HDTV		Family Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2009
528	Mezzo Live HD	Lagardère Active, France Télévisions	Family Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2011
			Horizon Pack
			Option
			Chill Pack
530	Penthouse HD		Chill Pack	HD HD HD may refer to:- Science and technology :* High-definition, reference to:** high-definition video** high-definition television ** Intel High Definition Audio** HD Voice...	2009

Pay-per-view

• 200 to 215. A la carte
• Ciné+
  Cine+
  Cine+ was a digital-only terrestrial channel, provided by ERT. Cine+ was a commercial-free 24-hour free-to-air channel. It started broadcasting April 25 2006 and it was the second digital terrestrial channel which opened in Greece.-Programming:...
  
  
• Foot +
• Rugby +
• Ligue 2 Multicanaux

Adult

• 220. French Lover TV
• 221. Libido TV
• 222. Private Spice
  Spice Network
  The Spice Networks is a group of pornographic pay-per-view channels available via cable, IPTV and satellite services, and available in more than 72 countries including the United States and New Zealand...
  
  
• 223. Playboy TV
  Playboy TV
  Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment...
  
  
• 225. Penthouse HD
• 226. XXL
  XXL (French TV)
  XXL is a television channel in France that is dedicated to pornography and erotica. Created in 1996 and transmitted by the AB Sat satellite, it was at the time the first French channel to broadcast pornography every evening...
  
  
• 227. Dorcel TV
  Dorcel TV
  Dorcel TV is a subscription based pay-TV adult entertainment television channel distributed throughout Europe via digital cable and satellite television. It is owned by Marc Dorcel. Its content is same as the usual porn industry productions, mostly long repetitive clips with faked orgasms, but it...
  
  
• 228. Pink TV

National channels

• 301. TF1
  TF1
  TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
  
  
• 302. France 2
• 303. France 3
  France 3
  France 3 is the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5, and France Ô....
  
  
• 304. Canal +
• 305. France 5
  France 5
  France 5 is a public television network in France, part of the France Télévisions group. Principally featuring educational programming, the channel's motto is la chaîne de la connaissance et du savoir...
  
  
• 306. M6
• 307. ARTE
• 308. Direct 8
• 309. W9
• 310. TMC
  Télé Monte Carlo
  Télé Monte Carlo or TMC Monte Carlo, traditionally known as TMC is a Monégasque general entertainment television channel.-History:The oldest private channel in Europe, TMC dates back to 1954, inaugurated by Rainier III, Prince of Monaco...
  
  
• 311. NT1
  NT1 (television)
  NT1 is a French television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television in France. It is a subsidiary of TF1 Group....
  
  
• 312. NRJ 12
  NRJ 12
  NRJ 12 is a French television network. It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT".-External links:*...
  
  
• 313. LCP-AN/Public Sénat
  La Chaîne parlementaire
  La Chaîne parlementaire is a French television network responsible for broadcasting activity from the National Assembly of France and the Senate of France . It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT"...
  
  
• 314. France 4
  France 4
  France 4 is a french public channel owned by France Télévisions, dedicated to the entertainment. At first named Festival, the channel took its current name in 2005, to mark better its membership to the group France Télévisions...
  
  
• 315. BFM TV
• 316. I-Télé
• 317. Virgin 17
  Virgin 17
  Virgin 17 was a French music video and tv show television network owned by the MCM Group, a subsidiary of Lagardère Active. It was available through digital terrestrial television in France, "TNT"....
  
  
• 318. Gulli
  Gulli
  Gulli is a French television network dedicated to children's programming. It is available through digital terrestrial television "TNT" in partnership with Lagardère Active, and France Télévisions with children's programmes from France 3. Gulli is also known as Cyperbot.-Programmes:Children can...
  
  

International

• BBC World News
• CNN International
  CNN International
  CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
  
  
• Al Jazeera
  Al Jazeera
  Al Jazeera is an independent broadcaster owned by the state of Qatar through the Qatar Media Corporation and headquartered in Doha, Qatar...
  
  
• 2M Maroc
• teleSUR
  TeleSUR
  La Nueva Televisora del Sur is a pan-Latin American terrestrial and satellite television network headquartered in Caracas, Venezuela. TeleSUR was launched with the objective of providing information to promote the integration of Latin America....
  
  
• Algerie
• TV7 Tunisie
• Al Masriya
• TRT International
  Turkish Radio and Television Corporation
  The Turkish Radio and Television Corporation, also known as TRT , is the national public broadcaster of Turkey and was founded in 1964. Around 70% of TRT's funding comes from a tax levied on electricity bills and a sales tax on television and radio receivers...
  
  
• Al Jazeera English
• Rai Uno
  Rai Uno
  Rai 1 is the primary television station of RAI, the national public service broadcaster, and the most watched television channel in Italy. It was born as Rai Tv from 1954 to 1961, called Programma Nazionale from 1961 to 1979, after called Rete 1 from 1979 to 1982, then called Rai Uno from 1982 to...
  
  
• RTPI Portugal
  RTP Internacional
  RTP Internacional is the international television service of Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the Portuguese public broadcaster...
  
  
• TVE Internacional
  TVE Internacional
  TVE Internacional is an internationally-broadcast Spanish language channel run by Spain's national broadcaster, TVE. Programming includes a mix of news, discussion-based programmes and drama and documentaries from TVE's La 1 and La 2 Spanish networks. It was launched in 1989...
  
  
• Deutsche Welle
  Deutsche Welle
  Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
  
  
• Caracol Internacional
• TVP Polonia
  TVP Polonia
  TVP Polonia is the international channel of the Telewizja Polska . The channel is co-funded by the TVP and the Polish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and broadcasts from the TVP headquarters in Warsaw...
  
  

External links

• Official Site
• Website of High Above book