Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery Strike Multi-Year Deal Expanding HBO Max and Preserving DStv Channels

Overview

• HBO Max distribution via Canal+ expands to Belgium and Austria, with service renewed in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.
• A last‑minute pact keeps 12 WBD channels on DStv after an expiry warning, including CNN International, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, TLC, HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TNT Africa, Travel Channel, Discovery Family and Real Time.
• The deal renews the exclusive six‑month pay‑TV window for Warner Bros. films in France, ensuring titles land on Canal+ half a year after theatrical release.
• Linear distribution is also renewed for Cartoon Network, Cartoonito and CNN International in Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with Warner TV renewed in the Czech Republic.
• The companies tout the agreement as an international milestone as WBD's $83 billion sale to Netflix remains pending and faces a hostile bid from Paramount.