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CANAL+ and Google Cloud Strike Multi-Year AI Pact for June 2026 Rollout

The collaboration centers on multimodal indexing to personalize the Canal+ app across Europe and Africa.

Logos of French TV channel Canal+ are reflected in a puddle in front of the Canal One headquarters of the Canal+ Group in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, February 20, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

Overview

  • Starting in June 2026, CANAL+ will deploy Google Cloud generative AI across markets where the CANAL+ app is available in Europe and Africa.
  • The plan includes accelerating video indexing to build a multimodal database combining sound, video, and text for more precise content discovery.
  • CANAL+ says the enhanced classification will drive smarter, individualized recommendations on the app’s homepage based on viewing habits.
  • Google’s Veo3 gen‑AI video tools will be offered to CANAL+ production partners for tasks such as scene previsualization and recreating historical moments, with the companies emphasizing rights protection and editorial control.
  • The announcement highlights CANAL+’s expanded scale after taking effective control of MultiChoice in 2025, citing about 40 million subscribers in over 70 countries, and separate coverage notes a Canal+ partnership with OpenAI on app personalization.