Canal+ Rolls Out Channel Package in Vietnam

PARIS/HANOI: Following its partnership with pubcaster VTV last June, Canal+ Group has launched the K+ channel package in Vietnam, offering up more than 50 local and international services.

In June 2009, Canal+ and VTV inked a deal to launch a satellite-delivered pay-TV offering in Vietnam. K+ is now being rolled out by VSTV in the country, broadcast from the VINASAT1 satellite. Customers can sign up via 1,500 points of sale and K+ shops. Canal+ promises the most inexpensive set-top box in the market for K+. The boxes are protected by NAGRA.

The French company said in a statement: "With the launch of K+, Canal+ Group is proud to propose to the Vietnamese population a different, varied, accessible, innovative offer in constant evolution and confirms its development strategy at the international level."