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Canal+ began trading connected nan Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) connected Wednesday arsenic a secondary listing, fulfilling a section regulatory committedness tied to its acquisition of pan-African media and intermezo institution MultiChoice Group past year.
Under nan move, Canal+ becomes nan first ever French institution to database connected nan JSE, pinch nan introduction giving section investors entree to nan group’s banal pinch rand-denominated transactions, while its first listing remains astatine nan London Stock Exchange (LSE) wherever it listed successful 2024.
“Joining nan Johannesburg Stock Exchange is simply a connection of our ambition and illustrates our belief successful Africa’s early and its imaginative industry,” said Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada.
“We are proud to go nan first French institution ever to database successful Johannesburg and nan only global media and entertainment company listed connected nan exchange.
“Following our listing connected nan London Stock Exchange 18 months ago, this dual listing reinforces our ambition to beryllium a span betwixt Europe and Africa and anchors our dual-continental approach, consolidating our unsocial position successful nan world media and intermezo industry.”
Canal+ completed its $3.2B acquisition of Multichoice successful October 2025, giving it entree to much than 50 countries connected nan African continent arsenic good arsenic premium sports authorities and a web of section contented producers.
The Paris-based group now has operations successful much than 70 countries and, per its ain figures, much than 18 cardinal subscribers successful 12 countries successful Europe, and different 23 cardinal subscribers successful Africa.
