Canal + loses 197,000 direct subscribers in one year in metropolitan France



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Pay television, however, has 135,000 additional subscribers via telecom operators.

The fall continues. The Cbad + group saw its subscriber base crumble in metropolitan France, in the first half of 2018. According to the release of results published by its parent company Vivendi, 4,792 million subscribers had signed a contract directly with Cbad + in France on June 30, against 4.989 million a year earlier. That is to say a drop of 197,000 subscribers.

Pay TV, on the other hand, has 135,000 additional subscribers via telecom operators (3,130 million on June 30, against 2,995 million a year ago). "Metropolitan France continues its recovery" nevertheless ensures Vivendi in its statement, referring to a decrease in terminations of 19% in the first half of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

In France and internationally, Cbad + now has a total of 16 million subscribers (including via telecom operator contracts or corporate subscriptions), compared to 14.6 million at the end of June 2017. from 2,713 million to 3,775 million subscribers in one year

Cbad +'s worldwide revenues increased slightly, by 0.8% in the first half, to 2.575 billion euros. But it is "still in slight decline" in France, also said Vivendi. To stop the leak of its subscribers, at the end of 2016, the group redesigned its offer with a range of new flexible subscriptions, ending its unique offer at around 40 euros. It has also signed distribution agreements with operators, hoping to expand its customer base.

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