Partnership Helps CANAL+ to Achieve Outstanding Viewing Figures for its Champions League and MotoGP Coverage

Fluid, a leading specialist in sports data integration, has today showcased its highly successful partnership with CANAL+, where it seamlessly integrates sports data across the broadcaster’s operations in 27 countries. The highly successful collaboration, now spanning six years, has helped CANAL+ not only achieve outstanding viewership rates for key events such as the Champions League and MotoGP but also maintain its leading edge in broadcast technology.

CANAL+ Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi, is a global leader in the creation and distribution of content, with over 26 million subscribers worldwide. Fluid powers CANAL+’s entire global sports offering through its Datahub platform, including the integration of sports data from multiple sources, manipulation of that data and creation of compelling graphics for display across TV, web and mobile devices.

Fluid’s innovative data platform addresses the challenges faced by broadcasters head-on, by offering a turn-key solution that simplifies data management and enhances the viewing experience for audiences. In addition to being a specialist in large database management and integration of data for broadcasters, Fluid also has the capability to scale offerings for digital platforms, while also bringing innovative cloud, automation and AI technologies to market.

“Fluid’s experience, expertise and commitment to technology innovation has become a key component of our broadcast capabilities,” commented Stephane Baumier, CTO of CANAL+ Group. “We look forward to many more years of successful collaboration as we bring the world’s top sports events to our viewers.”

“Our longstanding partnership with CANAL+ has played an important role in ensuring they meet the high standards they set for sports broadcasting,” said Scott Barber, Commercial Manager, Fluid “Our tools are designed to handle the complexities of data integration, enabling them to focus on delivering high-quality content to their viewers and the engaging experiences that help set CANAL+ apart.”

A video providing further insight on the collaboration can be viewed here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StxsmSsXGmQ

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About CANAL+

CANAL+ Group, a subsidiary of Vivendi, is a leader in the creation and distribution of content in the world, with a presence in more than 50 countries and nearly 7,600 employees on every continent. CANAL+ Group has 26.4 million subscribers worldwide, including 17.1 million in Europe, 8.1 million in Africa and 1.2 million in Asia-Pacific. It is the largest shareholder in MultiChoice, the leader in pay-TV in English and Portuguese-speaking Africa; Viaplay, the Scandinavian leader in pay-TV and streaming; and is also a shareholder in Viu, a leading Asian streaming business.

CANAL+ Group invests 3.5 billion euros in content every year, making the group a key player in sport (main funder in France of football and rugby, and the leading partner of UEFA and the Premier League internationally), films (leading funder in France and Poland), series (including more than 50 original series per year in over 15 languages) and entertainment (documentaries, comedy, shows). CANAL+ Group offers over 2,000 channels, including 130 produced in-house. In addition to content creation and its own channels, CANAL+ Group acts as an aggregator or both linear channels global streaming services including, Netflix, Disney+, Paramount+, Apple TV+ and Max.

With the support of its subsidiary STUDIOCANAL and its network of 14 production companies, including 13 in Europe and one in the United States, CANAL+ Group is the leading producer and distributor of feature films and TV series in Europe. It holds a catalogue of nearly 9,000 titles from more than 60 countries, including those of Orange Studio following the acquisition of OCS by CANAL+ Group.

Canal+ Group is an innovative, technology-based company, with a leading direct to consumer digital offer via its CANAL+/myCanal app, which is deploying internationally at an accelerating rate and currently has a presence in more than 40 countries and territories.

For more information, please visit https://www.canalplusgroup.com/en

About Fluid

Fluid is a leading specialist in sports data integration, providing innovative solutions to broadcasters worldwide. With Fluid Datahub, broadcasters can seamlessly integrate data from multiple providers, enhancing the viewing experience for audiences across all platforms. Backed by a team of experts and a commitment to quality, Fluid is revolutionising the way sports data is managed and utilised in broadcasting.

For more information, please visit https://fluiddataservices.com/