C8 (French TV channel)
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| Country | France |
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| Broadcast area | France, Belgium, Switzerland (local feed), Africa |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Groupe Canal+ |
| Sister channels | Canal+ CStar CNews |
| History | |
| Launched | October 7, 2012 |
| Replaced | Direct 8 |
| Closed | February 28, 2025 (TNT only)[1] (12 years, 144 days) |
| Former names | D8 (2012-2016) |
| Links | |
| Website | canalplus.com/chaines/c8 |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| TNT | Channel 8 |
| Easy TV (Congo) | Channel 18 |
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C8 (pronounced [se ɥit]) is a French free-to-air television channel owned by Groupe Canal+.
History
[edit]D8 was launched in 2012, replacing Direct 8, after purchasing it to Groupe Bolloré.
D8 was rebranded C8 on 5 September 2016.[2][3]
C8 launched in Belgium on 28 April 2020; the station previously did not air in the country as Plug RTL held the rights to its spotlight programme, Touche pas à mon poste ! until that date.[4][5]
Programmes
[edit]Entertainment
[edit]- Touche pas à mon poste !, presented by Cyril Hanouna
- Voyage au bout de la nuit, night reading of famous literary works by actors (show named after the eponymous novel)
- Domino Day, presented by Valérie Bénaïm
- Le Grand Bêtisier, presented by Justine Fraioli & Caroline Ithurbide
- Le Zap
- La folle soirée du Palmashow
Game shows
[edit]- L'Œuf ou la Poule ?, presented by Sebastien Cauet
- Still Standing, presented by Julien Courbet
- Guess My Age, presented by Jean-Luc Lemoine
- Hold Up!, presented by Benjamin Castaldi
- Couple ou pas couple ?, presented by Jean-Luc Lemoine
Infotainment
[edit]- Focus, presented by Guy Lagache
- Les Mystères, presented by Cécile de Ménibus
- Au cœur de l'enquête, presented by Adrienne de Malleray
- Histoire interdite, presented by Guy Lagache
Info / Talk
[edit]- C8 le JT, presented by Émilie Besse
- Langue de bois s'abstenir, presented by Philippe Labro
- La Nouvelle Édition, presented by Daphné Bürki
- Salut les Terriens !, presented by Thierry Ardisson
Lifestyle
[edit]- Les Animaux de la 8, presented by Élodie Ageron and Sandrine Arcizet
- À vos régions, presented by Grégory Galiffi
- À vos recettes, presented by Grégory Galiffi
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Médias. TNT : l'Arcom ne renouvelle pas les fréquences de C8 et de NRJ12". www.ledauphine.com (in French). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "C8 : le nouveau visage de D8". Europe 1 (in French). 28 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Pourquoi D8 et D17 changent de nom". Télérama.fr (in French). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "C8, la chaîne d'Hanouna, bientôt en Belgique". Le Soir (in French). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "C8 Belgique, ça commence le 27 avril !". Télépro (in French). 7 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
| Directors | |
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| Groupe Canal+ | |
| Vivendi Ticketing |
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| Prisma Media | |
| Havas | |
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| Equity investments |
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| Defunct/former assets | |
