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Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 576i (SDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Canal+ |
Sister channels | Canal+ C8 CNews CStar Hits France |
History | |
Launched | 7 October 2012 (as D17) 5 September 2016 (as CStar) |
Replaced | i-MCM (project name) Europe 2 TV (2005–2007) Virgin 17 (2008–2010) Direct Star (2010–2012) |
Former names | D17 (2012-2016) |
Links | |
Website | canalplus.com/chaines/cstar |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
TNT | Channel 17 |
Streaming media | |
MyCanal | Live |
CStar (pronounced [cestar] ) is a French free-to-air television channel, owned by Canal+.
D17 was launched on 7 October 2012, replacing Direct Star, after Canal+ bought it to Bolloré. [1] [2]
D17 was rebranded CStar on 5 September 2016. [3]
Since 27 February 2018, a sister channel named CStar Hits France is available exclusively on Canal+ channel 180, airing only French music clips. [4]
CStar's programming has a musical predominant. The channel also airs documentaries, concerts, series, dramas, movies and previously Japanese anime.