Air France and CANAL+ are announcing an unprecedented new partnership. From 1 May 2025, the airline will be offering privileged access to a selection of CANAL+ programmes on all its long-haul flights. Customers will soon be able to watch CANAL+ Creation Originale series, must-see programmes, comedy shows, documentaries and children's shows during their trip. All this content will enhance Air France's entertainment offer, which also includes a large number of movies.
By teaming up with CANAL+, a leader in audiovisual creation in France, Air France is continuing to promote French savoir-faire throughout the world. This is a strong commitment on the part of Air France, which devotes 30% of its entertainment offer to French productions, with its selection of films and TV series.
Very soon, Air France customers will be able to enjoy episodes of recent or iconic CANAL+ Creation Originale series during their flight, such as "The Embers", "Of Money and Blood" and "Versailles". Flagship shows such as "En Aparté" and comedy shows with Laura Felpin, Roman Frayssinet and many others will also be available. Captivating documentaries on travel, discovery and sport, as well as children's content, will round off the variety of shows on offer. From June 2025, the selection will be enhanced with content from CANAL+ Africa, such as the series Niabla and the documentary series Enquête d'Afrique.
In total, around 100 CANAL+ programmes will be available at the time of launch in French, subtitled and adapted for the deaf and hard of hearing. This selection will be renewed with twenty new programmes every month.
Fabien Pelous, SVP Customer Experience at Air France described the agreement as a way to promote French culture: "We are proud to be showcasing CANAL+ programmes on board our flights. Renowned throughout the world for their creativity, I'm sure they will appeal to our customers and promote French culture. They also enable us to offer more up-to-date content on board our flights," commented.
Meanwhile, Christophe Pinard-Legry, CEO of CANAL+ France in charge of Business activities described the deal as something unique and unprecedented."We are delighted with this unique partnership, which will enable Air France passengers to enjoy an exclusive entertainment experience on board its long-haul flights. We are particularly honoured that Air France has chosen CANAL+ to create its first and only dedicated media space, reinforcing our commitment to promoting French, and soon African, audiovisual creation throughout the world," expressed.
From 24 to 29 April 2025, Air France and CANAL+ are official partners of the eighth season of CANNESERIES, the international series festival spotlighting a major and essential genre of audiovisual creation. At the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes, Air France will be welcoming festival-goers to its stand. It's an opportunity to test its screens and their latest-generation graphic interface and browse through all the programmes on offer during the flight. And to celebrate the imminent arrival of CANAL+ on board, Air France is organising a competition to win air tickets and subscriptions to CANAL+.
At CANNESERIES, CANAL+ will be premiering its new Creation Originale The Corsican Line and the TV series The Agency, the US adaptation of the CANAL+ Creation Originale The Bureau. In the coming months, Air France will be enhancing its selection of series available on board its flights by broadcasting some of the shows presented at the 2025 edition of the festival.
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