Canal+ Tops Guidance on Profit and Cash, Strikes AI Deals With Google Cloud and OpenAI, Seals Sky Drama Pact as MultiChoice Turnaround Plan Takes Shape
By Naman Ramachandran
Published on March 11, 2026.
Canal+ has reported its full-year 2025 results, exceeding its own guidance on profitability and cash flow, despite a 6% revenue decline and continued to lose subscribers. The company also announced partnerships with Google Cloud, OpenAI and Sky, and confirmed it is exiting the loss-making Showmax streaming venture. Despite these challenges, Canal+ topped its adjusted EBIT (EBIT) of €527 million ($611 million), against guidance of €515 million ($598 million). The company now counts 42.3 million subscribers and revenues of €8.67 billion ($10.06 billion) and adjusted EBT of €701 million ($813 million). It also announced a multi-year partnership with Google to use its generative AI technologies to accelerate the indexing of Canal+’s content library and create more personalized recommendations on the Canal+ App.
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