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Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France |
Headquarters | Boulogne-Billancourt |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Groupe Canal+ |
Sister channels | Canal+ C8 CNews Comédie+ Planète+ CStar Hits France CKids |
History | |
Launched | 7 October 2012 5 September 2016 (as CStar) | (as D17)
Replaced | i-MCM (project name) Europe 2 TV (2005–2007) Virgin 17 (2008–2010) Direct Star (2010–2012) |
Former names | D17 (2012-2016) |
Links | |
Website | www |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 17 |
Streaming media | |
MyCanal | Live |
CStar (pronounced [ce star]) is a private national French TV channel, owned by Canal+ Group.
History[edit]
D17 was launched on 7 October 2012, replacing Direct Star, after Canal+ bought it to Bolloré Group.
D17 was rebranded CStar on 5 September 2016.[1]
Since 27 February 2018, a sister channel named CStar Hits France is available exclusively on Canal+ channel 180, airing only French music clips.
Programmes[edit]
Canal Star's programming has a musical format. The channel also airs documentaries, concerts, series, dramas, movies and Japanese anime.
Music Shows[edit]
- + 2 Music: short program. Presents an artist of the moment.
- Les Lives: concerts.
- Les Cérémonies: American music ceremonies like American Music Awards, Grammy Awards, Brit Awards.
- Nouvelle Star: Pop Idol adaption. Rebroadcasts from D8
- Nuit Electro A selection of electro music.
- Nuit Gold: A selection of clips of hits of the 1980s.
- Nuit Hip-Hop: A selection of hip-hop clips.
- Nuit Indé: A selection of indie music.
- Nuit Live A selection of music from around the world.
- Nuit Rap: A selection of raps.
- Nuit Rock: A selection of British, American, and French rock clips
- Star Story: Presented by Ayden. Documentary of the story of an artist or something related to music.
- Talent Tendance: short programme. Presents an artist at the moment.
- Top 80: playlist. Selection of clips from the 1980s.
- Top 90: playlist. Selection of clips from the 1990s.
- Top 2000: playlist. Selection of clips from the 2000s.
- Top Clip: playlist. Random clip broadcasting, usually from the 2000s & 2010's.
- Top Club: club music clip classification.
- Top D17: clip classification depending only from the editorial board.
- Top France: French-speaking and/or French singer clip classification.
- Top Hip-Hop: hip-hop music clip classification
- Top Rock: rock music clip classification.
- Virgin Radio Fans : live music show, presented by Cyril Hanouna and Énora Malagré.
Entertainment[edit]
- À chacun son histoire… : replay of show of Karine Ferri, previously broadcast on Direct 8.
- Amazing Race: A race around the world, rebroadcasts of episodes from D8.
- Kaïra Shopping': Web-series created by Franck Gastambide. With Abdelkrim, and Medi Moustène Sadoun.
- Les pires moments : presented by Johann Lefèbvre and Gérard Baste
- Le Zap
- Le Zap Choc
- Show le Matin!
- Pawn Stars
- R.I.P. (Recherches Investigations Paranormal)
- Storage Wars
- The First 48
- Ghost Adventures
D17 aired anime (One Piece, Fairy Tail, Saint Seiya Omega) until August 2015, when they were completely pulled off, replaced by Pawn Stars.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pourquoi D8 et D17 changent de nom". Télérama.fr (in French). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in French)