Canal+ 2 Explained

Canal+ 2
Launch Date: (in Digital+)
(DTT)
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
Owner:Telefónica
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Area:Nationwide
Headquarters:Madrid, Spain
Replaced:40 Latino
Sister Channels:Canal+ 1
Website:http://www.plus.es

Canal+ 2 (Spanish: Canal+ Two) was a Spanish television channel in operated by Telefonica. It was available through the satellite platform Canal+. It was available through Digital terrestrial television from 2010 to 2011.

History

On July 21, 2003, with the birth of Digital+,Canal+ 2 launched as amerge between Canal+ Rojo and Canal+ Azul merge into Canal+ 2.[1]

After the leak of the news in various forums, rumors of a new entertainment channel for DTT under the Canal+ label spread, in January 2010 it was announced that 40 Latino would cease its free-to-air broadcasts on August 23, 2010.[2] [3] Prisa TV later confirmed in a press release[4] that, after much speculation, Canal+ 2 would become Canal+ Dos to make the transition to DTT with new and diverse content.[5]

However, Canal+ 2 stopped broadcasting on DTT on December 19, 2011, due to the lack of success of Premium DTT[6] and it was replaced by Energy, owned by Mediaset España.[7]

On July 8, 2015, after the birth of Movistar+, the channel was relaunched as Canal+ Series Xtra.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canal+ Online Televisión . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100610230434/http://www.tvprogramacion.net/canal-tv-canal__7.aspx . 2010-06-10 . 2024-02-08 . TV Programacion.
  2. Web site: Sogecable ya tiene preparado el lanzamiento de una señal de Canal+ en TDT de pago: Canal+ Dos . 24 July 2010 . mundoplus.tv.
  3. Web site: Sogecable tiene todo listo para lanzar Canal+Dos en la TDT Premium . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101128072007/http://onoweb.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5393:sogecable-tiene-listo-para-lanzar-canaldos-en-la-tdt-premium&catid=67:noticias-tdt&Itemid=1138 . 2010-11-28 . 2024-02-08 . onoweb.net.
  4. Web site: 2010-08-16 . Nota de prensa de Prisa TV sobre Canal+ dos . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922203310/http://sogecable.es/prensa_desarrollo.html?np=573463&id%5B%5D=19&lang=ES&item=I116 . 2010-09-22 . 2024-02-08 . Sogecable S.A.
  5. Web site: 2010-08-20 . Canal+ 2 se convierte en Canal+ Dos y gana personalidad frente a Canal+ para entrar en la TDT . 2024-02-08 . mundoplus.tv.
  6. Web site: 2012-01-08 . Canal+ 2 desaparece de la TDT Premium sin alcanzar los 500 días de emisión . 2024-02-08 . mundoplus.tv.
  7. News: Gómez . Rosario G. . 2012-01-09 . Nace Energy, el séptimo canal de Mediaset . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912050911/https://elpais.com/diario/2012/01/09/radiotv/1326063604_850215.html . 2014-09-12 . 2024-02-08 . El País . es.
  8. Web site: 2015-07-06 . Telefónica launches Movistar+, a unique television offer with the best content at the best price . 2024-02-08 . Telefónica . en.

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