Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France, Belgium, Switzerland (local feed), Africa |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format |
1080i
HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Groupe Canal+ |
Sister channels |
Canal+ CStar CNews |
History | |
Launched | 7 October 2012 5 September 2016 (as C8) | (as D8)
Replaced | Direct 8 |
Former names | D8 |
Links | |
Website | canalplus.com/chaines/c8 |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 8 |
Easy TV (Congo) | Channel 18 |
C8 (pronounced [se ɥit]) is a French free-to-air television channel owned by Groupe Canal+.
D8 was launched in 2012, replacing Direct 8, after purchasing it to Groupe Bolloré.
D8 was rebranded C8 on 5 September 2016. [1] [2]
C8 was unable to air in Belgium, because Plug RTL had the Belgian rights of Touche pas à mon poste !. C8 has not renewed the contract with RTL, in order to set up in Belgium in January 2020. [3] The Belgian feed was launched on 28 April 2020. [4]