Canal+

Background

Canal+ is a premium television channel in France, currently the owner of StudioCanal. Launched in 1984, it was the fourth French television station after TF1, Antenne 2 and FR3. As of today, it has one of the biggest European television empires, having sister channels in France, Spain, Poland etc. Since 2013, Canal+ is exclusively owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi, who previously had ownership in such companies as Endemol, NBCUniversal, Activision and Ubisoft.

1st Logo (1983-1984)

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Logo: We see the logo together with moving squares. First from both sides from left to right, then from top to bottom, then from all 4 directions, then it turns black.

Variants:

Sometimes, different colors are used.
There is also a longer variant in which you see the same scene repeated with different rectangles. Then it zooms-in and the rectangles start spinning around. Then it cuts to combinations of them moving from left to right. At the end, several rectangles are put upon each other. Then starts again the flashing. Then it cuts back to moving rectangles with a play symbol put in the design and then all the rectangles move normally. Then we cut to the logo.

FX/SFX: The rectangles moving, the logo appearing several times.

Music/Sounds: A theme with trumpet and clocks.

Availability: Extinct. This ident was used for initial transmissions of Canal+.

Editor's Note: None.

5th Logo (2006-2009)

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Logo: "CANAL+", written in 3 different colors (blue to the left, red to the right and green to the bottom) get juxtaposed on each other, causing the logo to become white, then rectangles with "CANAL+" written on them (blue to the left, red to the right and green to the top) move from the logo to the borders of the screen. Then it fuses with the rectangles and the background turns white. "Merci Étienne" is sometimes written below the finished logo.

Trivia: This logo partially pays tribute to French graphic designer Étienne Robial, who created over 2000 different idents for Canal+ from 1984 to 2009.

Variant: Different colors may be used.

FX/SFX: The texts moving, several glitchy effects and "Merci Étienne" appearing below the logo.

Music/Sounds: A jazz-like theme.

Availability: Extinct.

Editor's Note: The flashing might catch some off-guard.