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| Country | France |
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| Network | Les Bouquets Canal+ |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | French |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Thema |
| Sister channels | Novelas TV |
| History | |
| Launched | 5 October 2012 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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