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Piwi+

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Piwi+
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaBelgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Francophone Africa and Switzerland
NetworkTélétoon (2003-2005)
Canal+
Programming
Language(s)French
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCanal+ Thématiques (Groupe Canal+)
Sister channelsCanal+ Kids
Télétoon+
History
Launched3 December 2003; 21 years ago (3 December 2003)
Former namesPiwi (2003-2011)
Links
WebsitePiwi+
Availability
Terrestrial
Easy TV (Congo)Channel 20

Piwi+ (formerly Piwi) is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Groupe Canal+.[1][2]

History

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Piwi was launched on December 3, 2003, as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite.[3] In 2007, TPS merged with its competitor Canalsat.

In 2016–2017, Piwi+ became a Canal+ exclusive all around the world, being removed of all French ISPs on 31 December 2016.[4] It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.

Mascots

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Initially, Piwi had 7 planet mascots, with Soleil (sun) being the main one and part of the logo. At night when the channel stopped its programs, a loop showed the planet mascots saying good night, good bye, see you tomorrow, etc.

With the 2011 rebrand, Piwi+ have only a sun as a mascot during the day, and a moon sleeping with a melody during the night. Since the end of 2019 when TiJi became 24h, Piwi+ is the last French kids TV channel to have a night break.

Mascots

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Soleil
Voiced by: Naïke Fauveau (2002-2004), Lucile Boulanger (2005-2011)
Color:   Yellow
Soleil is a 3-year-old sun with yellow body and orange rays. She is the adventurous leader of the group.
Gourmand
Voiced by: Brigitte Guedj (2002-2004), Lara Saarbach (2005-2011)
Color:   Orange
Gourmand is a 6-year-old male Piwi with orange body and green bubbles. He is the silly clown of the group.
Étoile
Voiced by: Caroline Combes (2002-2004), Annabelle Roux (2005-2011)
Color:   Violet
Étoile is a 6-year-old female Piwi with violet body and yellow feathers. She is the cutest princess of the group.
Radar
Voiced by: Valérie Lecot (2002-2004), Annabelle Roux (2005-2011)
Color:   Indigo
Radar is an 8-year-old male Piwi with indigo body with red satellites. He is the athletic superhero of the group.
Ventouse
Voiced by: Fily Keita (2002-2004), Annabelle Roux (2005-2011)
Color:   Green
Ventouse is a 7-year-old female Piwi with green body and red suction cups. She is the sweetest gymnast of the group.
Ressort
Voiced by: Sauvane Delanoë (2002-2004), Lara Saarbach (2005-2011)
Color:   Red
Ressort is a 9-year-old female Piwi with red body and indigo springs. She is the friendliest cheerleader of the group.
Peinture
Voiced by: Blanche Ravalec (2002-2004), Kelly Marot (2005-2011)
Color:   Blue
Peinture is a 5-year-old male Piwi with blue body and yellow fountain tanks. He is the smartest artist of the group.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BLOG.lenodal.com : Avant-première : le nouveau système visuel des chaînes Canalsat". blog.lenodal.com.
  2. ^ "BLOG.lenodal.com : Avant-première : le nouveau Canalsat : Télétoon+ et Piwi+". blog.lenodal.com.
  3. ^ "La chaîne Piwi pille-t-elle Tiji ?". Libération.fr (in French). 2003-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ^ Sylvain (2016-12-10). "Télétoon+ et Piwi+ en exclusivité CANAL dès Janvier 2017". alloforfait.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
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