TPS Star explained

TPS Star
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
Network:TPS
Owner:Télévision Par Satellite (2001-2008)
Canal+ Group (2008-2012)
Country:France
Area:France
Headquarters:Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Website:http://www.tpsstar.fr
Terr Serv 1:TNT
Terr Chan 1:Channel 30

TPS Star was a French general entertainment channel broadcasting movies, sports and sitcoms.

History

It started broadcasting in 2001 as the flagship general channel of TPS satellite platform, competing with Canal+ of the CanalSat platform.[1] It started broadcasting in the TNT digital terrestrial television platform on 3 November 2005 as a pay channel with certain slots broadcast free-to-air. After the merger between TPS and CanalSat in 2007, it also became available on CanalSat.

The channel has shut down on 4 May 2012.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001-08-28 . TPS lance une chaîne de cinéma et de football . 2024-04-07 . Les Echos . fr.
  2. Web site: 2012-05-15 . La chaîne TPS Star cesse définitivement d’émettre . 2024-04-07 . Ouest-France.fr . fr.