Canal+ Live

Credits

Descriptions by
Oranim

Captures by
Le Nodal

Background

Canal+ Live is a set of channels part of Canal+'s offerings which launched in its current form on September 10th 2024, replacing most of Canal+'s over-the-top sport channels as well as the Multisports subscription service. Named and numbered from Live 1 to Live 19, these channels provide coverage of various sport events in tandem with Canal+ and its sport channels. Only Live 1 to Live 10 are available on satellite, while Live 11 to Live 19 are available on cable and over-the-top services.

As such, Canal+ Live carries the programming from its over-the-top predecessors, a set of five online-only channels which launched starting in 2019. These channels could be seen on Canal+'s streaming and catch-up service, myCanal. At the time of Canal+ Live's launch, on September 10th 2024, this set of channels was comprised of:

• Canal+ Premier League, launched on December 26th 2019, for football matches part of the Premier League.
• Canal+ Top 14 (also referred to as Canal+ Top 14 Rugby), launched two days later on December 28th, for rugby matches part of the league of the same name.
• Canal+ Moto GP, launched on March 6th 2020, for races of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
• Canal+ Formula 1, launched a week later on March 13th, for Formula 1 races.
• Canal+ Ligue 1, launched on February 13th 2021 for football matches part of the eponymous league.

Canal+ Premier League is the only channel of this set that remains available.

In addition, Canal+ Live also inherits the programming of the Multisports service, comprised of former pay-per-view services Foot+ and Rugby+ along with sister channel Golf+. This includes Padel competitions, in which Multisports channels were branded as Padel+. Golf+ is the only channel of this service that remains available, due to being a standalone 24/7 channel from the get-go.

Canal+ OTT Channels

(2019-September 10th 2024)

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Visuals: Across a black background illuminated by neons of several colors are different people practicing a specific sport. Wave-like neons also move across the screen, in-between the vertical ones. The wave-like neons then converge into a rectangle with an upwards horizontal side on the bottom, showcasing the channel's subtitle, as the Canal+ text flashes letter-by-letter, appearing above.

Variants: Depending on the channel, their respective color and sport will be represented. For example, if you're watching Canal+ Premier League or Ligue 1, you'll see football players practicing. Color-wise, the wave-like neons will always take on the channel's corresponding color. However, the vertical neons will always include other colors to compliment it. The only major exception is Canal+ Ligue 1, which uses light green neons.

Technique: CGI and live-action, based on Canal+ Sport.

Audio:

• Canal+ Premier League, Top 14 and Ligue 1: See Canal+ Sport's 2015 soundtrack.
• Canal+ Moto GP: A synth & bass theme with the sounds of motorcycles passing through the track.
• Canal+ Formula 1: A fast-paced rock synth theme with the sounds of the cars blazing through the track.

Audio Trivia: Canal+ Moto GP and Canal+ Formula 1's themes originate from the main channel's Moto GP and Formula 1-related broadcasts. Canal+ Moto GP's version lacks the vocals of its original counterpart.

Availability: While archival websites do not have a lot of branding elements for each of these channels, their breakfillers, countdowns and one or two idents have been preserved, along with a trailer or coming next. In addition, a trailer in the style of Canal+'s sport promos shown on Canal+ Ligue 1 (likely the DAZN version as it has been uploaded on October 20th) has been preserved.

Canal+ Live

(September 10th 2024-)

Visuals: On a black background illuminated by white neons, text in a Futura Bold Oblique font fades in the center of the screen, reading:

EN DIRECT
EN EXCLUSIVITE
EN INTEGRALITE
ET PLUS ENCORE...
with each line lighting up in white one by one. The sequence cuts to a graphic of the LIVE 1 subtitle, also in Futura Bold Oblique, with green neons in the background. The graphic counts up to LIVE 18 along with the music while the neons change colors to magenta then blue twice in a row, cyan and green before the graphic fades. The CANAL+ LIVE logo then fades in as the neons disappear, leaving the background in pure black.

Variants: Specific neon colors are tied to specific programming, much like the previous OTT channels.

• Red for Formula 1 races, carried over from Canal+ Formula 1.
• Light blue for non-Top 14 rugby matches.
• Gold for Top 14 matches, though it may also be seen for non-Top 14 matches.
• Purple for Premier League matches, shared with Canal+ Premier League.
• Blue for the Champions League.

When a channel has a large schedule, the color is taken based on which type of programming takes up most of the schedule.
For example, LIVE 5 could be broadcasting Formula 1 races and Top 14 matches but would use red due to the former taking up most of its schedule.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A 5-note cymbal followed by a 2-hit drum repeated through the track, before an ascending synth follows along the cymbal then finishing with 3 hits from the drum.

Availability: A single ident is available on archival websites, along with different breakfillers.