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{{short description|Polish satellite platform}}
{{Infobox Company
{{Infobox company
| company_name = Cyfra+
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| name = Canal+
| company_logo = [[File:Cyfra+ (TV channel) logo.png]]
| logo = Logo Canal+ 1995.svg
| company_type = [[Private company|Private]]
| type = [[Joint venture]]
| company_slogan = ''Zobacz to co najlepsze''
| dissolved = {{end date|2013|03|21|df=yes}} (as Cyfra+)<ref>{{cite web|title=Start platformy nC+ 21 marca! Jakie zmiany w pakiecie Canal+? (wideo)|url=http://media2.pl/media/101070-Start-platformy-nCplus-21-marca-Jakie-zmiany-w-pakiecie-Canalplus-wideo.html |publisher=Media2|access-date=2013-03-09}}</ref><br />{{end date|2019|09|03|df=yes}} (as nc+)
| foundation = November 16, 1998
| industry = [[Telecommunications industry|Telecommunications]]
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| location = [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]
| industry = [[Telecommunication]]
| products = [[Direct broadcast satellite]]
| products = [[Direct broadcast satellite]]
| revenue =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees =
| num_employees =
| owner = {{ubl|[[Canal+ S.A.|Canal+]] (51%)|[[TVN Group|TVN]] (32%)|[[Liberty Global]] (17%)}}
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| parent = Canal+ Cyfrowy
| subsid =
| parent =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.cyfraplus.pl/ cyfraplus.pl]
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
| foundation = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1998|11|16|df=y}} (as Cyfra+)|{{start date and age|2013|03|21|df=y}} (as nc+)|{{start date and age|2019|09|03|df=y}} (as Platforma Canal+)}}
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| location = [[Warsaw]], Poland
| homepage = {{url|https://pl.canalplus.com/}}
}}
}}
[[File:Canal + store in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.jpg|thumb|Canal + store in [[Tomaszów Mazowiecki]], Poland (2022)]]


'''Cyfra+''' is a [[Poland|Polish]] digital [[Satellite television|satellite]] platform, owned and operated by French media company [[Canal+]] ("Cyfra" is Polish for "Digit"). It offers 95 channels. By 2010, Cyfra+ had 1.6 million subscribers.
'''Canal+''' (formerly Cyfra+ {{IPA|pl|ˌt͡sɨfra ˈplus|}} (Canal+ Cyfrowy), nc+, Platforma Canal+) is a Polish [[Satellite television|satellite]] platform, owned and operated by French media company [[Canal+ S.A.|Canal+]]. From 3 September 2013 nc+ is now Platforma Canal+.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wirtualnemedia.pl/artykul/platforma-canal-koniec-nc-zmiana-nazwy|title=Platforma CANAL+ zastąpi nc+, rebranding jesienią|website=www.wirtualnemedia.pl|language=pl|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref>
==Setbacks==
* Some channels disrespect the English soundtrack default setting and start with a Polish soundtrack when first turned on. In the past it affected HBO channels
* From May 26, 2008 till Sep 2008, Discovery channels Adventure, World and Science did not provide English soundtracks as specified in the product offer
* As of June 2, 2008, Zone Reality did not provide an English soundtrack. The track was retored later on.
* As of Sep 2008, Discovery Channel does not provide an English soundtrack as specified in the product offer
* Some Discovery Channel documentaries provide no English translations of non-English dialogs with English soundtrack
* Some movie channels spontaneously switch to Polish sound track in the midst of a recording
* Fox News is no longer available (as of August 2003).
* English-language Al Jazeera was promised in April 2006, and was made available only in Nov 2006 (on the day the English version of the channel launched)
* BBC Learning is no longer available (as of August 2006). In 2011, it was replaced with [[BBC Knowledge]]
* BBC Prime was phased out by the end of 2007. In 2001, it was replaced with [[BBC Entertainment]]
* As of Sep 1, 2006, for two continuous months, Hallmark Channel did not provide English sound track (only Polish dialogs). The service in English is now resumed
* Occasionally, various channels do not provide advertised soundtracks (either English, Polish, original or other). This happened among others to Hallmark, Zone Reality, Discovery channels, C+, and others
* In the period Dec 1, 2005 - Mar 31, 2007, all four Discovery channels included a digital protection signal that resulted in interrupted recordings (with 2-15% of the programmed recording missing). Recordings made with the record button (as opposed to the Timer) would simply stop in 3-15 minutes
* [[National Geographic HD]] channel did not provide an English soundtrack (until 2011)


==Philips PVR==
== History ==
On 1 November 2011 it was announced, that from now ITI group and Canal+ group are now cooperating.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media2.pl/media/87100-Fuzja-Cyfryplus-i-n-Canalplus-w-Grupie-TVN.html|title=Fuzja Cyfry+ i "n", Canal+ w Grupie TVN|website=Media2.pl|language=pl|access-date=2019-07-29}}</ref>
As of Nov 30, 2007, users of Cyfra+ can choose an option of Cyfra PVR decoder.
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== Cyfra+ ==
[[File:CyfraPlus.svg|upright=0.5|thumb|Cyfra+ logo]]
By 2010, Cyfra+ had 1.6 million subscribers.


===Advantages===
== nc+ ==
[[File:Ncplus.jpg|upright=0.5|thumb|nc+ logo]]
* easy recording of programs from the program schedule
* recording one program while watching others (twin converter needed to watch all channels while recording, some channels are also available on with a single converter)
* HD quality on HD channels
* recording all soundtracks along with the video solves the problem of language switching listed in '''setbacks'''
* software updates via satellite often solve problems that plagued early users


On 21 March 2013 Cyfra+ merged with the competing platform [[n (Poland)|n]] to form nc+.
===Disadvantages===
* PLN 20 rental fee per month for the use of the PVR (PLN 10 extra as compared with cheaper decoders)
* PVR often hangs up during the library preview while recording at the same time
* menu system shows only in Polish (even though it is quite easy to master for speakers of other languages)
* numerous bugs in software (those are gradually removed with monthly software updates)
* very slow EPG that covers only a small subset of channels (around 8% of roughly 900 channels)


== Platforma Canal+ ==
===Limitations===
On 3 September 2019, nc+ rebranded as Platforma Canal+.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://satkurier.pl/news/182124/nc-zmieni-nazwe-na-platforma-canal.html|title=nc+ zmieni nazwę na Platforma Canal+ {{!}} nc+|website=SATKurier.pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://satkurier.pl/news/183369/platforma-canal-nadchodzi.html|title=Platforma Canal+ nadchodzi {{!}} nc+|website=SATKurier.pl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2019/07/18/nc-to-rebrand-as-canal/|title=nc+ to rebrand as Platforma Canal+|date=2019-07-18|website=Broadband TV News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-07-18}}</ref>
* not all channels and programs are available in the programming schedule (those need to be programmed manually, which is an arduous process)
* library preview shows recordings in the default language, which is not English if the soundtrack name differs from "English" (e.g. "Original" or "Language 2", etc.)
* limited set of options for managing the library of recordings
* poor navigation in the library of recordings (lack of equivalents of ''PgDn, Home, End'' requires moving through dozens of recordings one by one)
* lack of options for setting chapters in recordings stored on the hard disk
* no options for editing the recordings such as deleting advertising, trimming, splitting, etc.
* playback resume takes 4-7 seconds to play sound resulting in incomplete viewing (unless a rewind button is pressed). Rewind also results in 4-7 sec. break in sound
* Polish subtitles on some movie channels cannot be turned off (subtitles in other languages are not available)
* subtitles can be thrown out of synch with the sound (so that silent portions of a movie are subtitled with texts from dialogs occurring earlier or later)


==External links==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Commonscat:Canal+ Polska}}
== External links ==
*{{Official website|http://www.cyfraplus.pl/ }}
*{{Official website|https://pl.canalplus.com/}}


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{{Commons|Canal+ Polska}}
{{Vivendi}}
{{Groupe Canal Plus}}
{{CATV Europe}}
{{CATV Europe}}


[[Category:Direct broadcast satellite services]]
[[Category:Direct broadcast satellite services]]
[[Category:Polish television networks]]
[[Category:Television networks in Poland]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies of Poland]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies of Poland]]
[[Category:Canal+|Platforma]]
[[Category:Polish companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1998]]



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[[de:Cyfra+]]
{{Europe-tv-stub}}
[[fr:Cyfra+]]
[[id:Cyfra+]]
[[it:Cyfra+]]
[[pl:CYFRA+]]
[[tr:Cyfra+]]

Latest revision as of 11:24, 1 January 2025

Canal+
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded
  • 16 November 1998; 26 years ago (1998-11-16) (as Cyfra+)
  • 21 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-21) (as nc+)
  • 3 September 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-03) (as Platforma Canal+)
Defunct21 March 2013 (2013-03-21) (as Cyfra+)[1]
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) (as nc+)
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite
Owner
Websitepl.canalplus.com
Canal + store in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland (2022)

Canal+ (formerly Cyfra+ [ˌt͡sɨfra ˈplus] (Canal+ Cyfrowy), nc+, Platforma Canal+) is a Polish satellite platform, owned and operated by French media company Canal+. From 3 September 2013 nc+ is now Platforma Canal+.[2]

History

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On 1 November 2011 it was announced, that from now ITI group and Canal+ group are now cooperating.[3]

Cyfra+

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Cyfra+ logo

By 2010, Cyfra+ had 1.6 million subscribers.

nc+

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nc+ logo

On 21 March 2013 Cyfra+ merged with the competing platform n to form nc+.

Platforma Canal+

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On 3 September 2019, nc+ rebranded as Platforma Canal+.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Start platformy nC+ 21 marca! Jakie zmiany w pakiecie Canal+? (wideo)". Media2. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  2. ^ "Platforma CANAL+ zastąpi nc+, rebranding jesienią". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  3. ^ "Fuzja Cyfry+ i "n", Canal+ w Grupie TVN". Media2.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  4. ^ "nc+ zmieni nazwę na Platforma Canal+ | nc+". SATKurier.pl.
  5. ^ "Platforma Canal+ nadchodzi | nc+". SATKurier.pl.
  6. ^ "nc+ to rebrand as Platforma Canal+". Broadband TV News. 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
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