High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Canal+ ("Canal Plus", "C+" meaning "Channel Plus/More" in French) (Euronext: AN) is a French premium pay television channel launched in 1984. It is 80% owned by the Canal+ Group, which in turn is owned by Vivendi SA. The channel broadcasts several kinds of programming, mostly encrypted. The un-encrypted programmes can be viewed free of charge on Canal+ and on satellite on Canal+ Clair (Clear).