Canal+ and WBD Sign Multi-Year Pact to Expand HBO Max and Keep 12 Channels on DStv

Overview

• HBO Max will launch via Canal+ in Belgium and Austria, with distribution renewed in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.
• Twelve Warner Bros. Discovery channels are renewed across MultiChoice Group territories in Africa, ensuring they remain on DStv after expiry warnings for year-end.
• The agreement preserves Canal+’s exclusive six-month pay-TV window in France for Warner Bros. films following their theatrical releases.
• Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery described the deal as a major milestone in their international collaboration.
• The announcement arrives with Netflix’s planned acquisition of WBD still pending, as Netflix’s Ted Sarandos signaled those films would continue to flow through the Canal+ output deal if the purchase closes.