Canal+ Sport (French TV channel)

Canal+ Sport
Country	France
Broadcast area	France; Switzerland
Programming
Language(s)	French
Picture format	576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	Groupe Canal+
Sister channels	Canal+ Foot; Canal+ Sport 360
History
Launched	1 November 2003
Replaced	Canal+ Vert (1998-2003)
Links
Website	canalplus.com/sport
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT	Channel 42

Canal+ Sport is a French TV channel devoted to sports programming and is part of the "Les Chaînes Canal+" themed channels of Canal+.

History edit

Canal+ Vert launched on 31 August 1998, on satellite and cable as a programme multicast of Canal+ sports programmes.

As part of the creation of the Canal+ Bouquet (later, "Les Chaînes Canal+" ) the channel changed its name on 1 November 2003 to Canal+ Sport.

On 20 April 2005, Canal+ Sport presented to the CSA to obtain a frequency on TNT. The application having been selected, the CSA assigned a frequency on the multiplex R3 pay DTT issued as early as 21 November 2005.

Since 8 June 2010, it has started to broadcast its programmes in high definition (HD).

Logo history edit

Canal+ Sport second logo from 2005 to 2006.
Canal+ Sport third logo from 2006 to 2009.
Canal+ Sport fourth logo from 2009 to 2013.
Canal+ Sport fifth logo from 2013 to 2023 and Africa version with fifth logo from 2013 to present.