Ciné+ OCS

Ciné+ OCS
Logo of Ciné+ OCS Used since July 3, 2024.
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance
HeadquartersParis, France
Programming
Language(s)French
Original audio track
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGroupe Canal+
History
LaunchedJanuary 7, 1991; 33 years ago (January 7, 1991)
Former names
  • CinéCinémas (1991-2002)
  • CinéCinéma (2002-2011)
  • Ciné+ (2011-2024)
Links
WebsiteCiné+ OCS

Ciné+ OCS is a group of French thematic pay television networks operated by Canal+ Thématiques, and distributed by Canal+ on satellite TV, cable, and IPTV.

Launched in 1991, the channels were originally only dedicated to films, with the exception of Ciné+ Frisson which broadcast two television series from 2012 to 2017. Since 2024, following a merge with OCS, it is now also dedicated to television series.

The channels broadcast all foreign films and series in their original language on a secondary audio channel with two subtitling tracks in French, one for translation from a foreign language and the other for the hearing impaired.

TV channels

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Channel Type Launched Former names
Films from 6 months after their theatrical release, new French and international premium series 7 January 1991 CinéCinémas (1991-98)
CinéCinémas 1 (1998-2002)
CinéCinéma (2002-2008)
CinéCinéma Premier (2008-11)
Ciné+ Premier (2011-24)
Classic films CinéCinéfil (1991-98)
CinéClassics (1998-2002)
CinéCinéma Classic (2002-11)
Action, thriller and horror films 27 April 1996 CinéCinémas Seconde (1996-98)
CinéCinémas 3 (1998-2002)
CinéCinéma Frisson (2002-11)
Romantic films and rom-com CinéCinémas Prime (1996-98)
CinéCinémas 2 (1998-2002)
CinéCinéma Émotion (2002-11)
Comedies, family and teen films 14 September 2002 CinéCinéma Succès (2002-04)
CinéCinéma Famiz (2004-11)
Ciné+ Famiz (2011-24)
Independent and art house films CinéCinéma Auteur (2002-07)
CinéCinéma Culte (2007-08)
CinéCinéma Club (2008-11)
Ciné+ Club (2011-24)

Defunct TV channels

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Channel Type Launched Closed Former names
CinéCinéma Info Entertainment industry news and documentaries May 2000 October 2006 Ciné Info (2000-04)
Hollywood's blockbusters and awards ceremonies 21 March 2007 30 August 2013 CinéCinéma Star (2007-11)

Streaming system

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Logo of Ciné+ à la demande used until 2024.

Ciné+ subscribers were given access to Ciné+ à la demande, a content hub within the MyCanal streaming service, to stream their programs.

In 2018, Ciné+ started to launch thematic digital channel on Ciné+ à la demande. Some channels where available for a limited time, while other where available for multiples years :

  • Ciné+ Horreur (launched in 2018), horror films
  • Ciné+ Western (launched in 2018), western films
  • Ciné+ British (launched in 2018), British films
  • Ciné+ de Quartier (launched in 2018), specialized in European exploitation films and B movies, like giallo, gothic, spaghetti western, sword-and-sandal or swashbuckler films
  • Ciné+ Crime (launched in 2018), thriller films
  • Ciné+ Comédie (launched in 2018), comedies
  • Ciné+ Romance (launched in 2019), romance films
  • Ciné+ 80's (launched in 2019), films from the 1980
  • Ciné+ Asie (launched in 2019), Asians films
  • Ciné+ Animé (launched in 2019), Animes and mangas
  • Ciné+ Italie (launched in 2019), Italian films
  • Ciné+ 90's (launched in 2019), films from the 1990
  • Ciné+ De Funès (launched in 2020), Louis de Funès's filmography
  • Ciné+ En Musique (launched in 2020), musical and concert films
  • Ciné+ 70's (launched in 2020), films from the 1970
  • Ciné+ BERGMAN (launched in 2020), Ingmar Bergman's filmography
  • Ciné+ Splendid (launched in 2020), Le Splendid's filmography
  • Ciné+ Enquêtes (launched in 2021), mystery films
  • Ciné+ Bollywood (launched in 2021), Indian films
  • Ciné+ À table ! (launched in 2021), films about cooking and foods
  • Ciné+ 60's (launched in 2021), films from the 1960
  • Ciné+ Histoire (launched in 2021), historical films
  • Ciné+ Deneuve (launched in 2021), Catherine Deneuve's filmography

Following the merge with OCS, the content hub was simply renamed Ciné+ OCS, and is still available within MyCanal. It was also made available as a subscription-based channel on others services like Amazon Prime Video. All OCS subscribers were automatically transferred to a Ciné+ OCS subscription. Some of the digital channels were simply transformed into categories on the Ciné+ OCS's hub.

Series

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Some series from this list were only made available on streaming.

OCS

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Ciné+ Family

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Ciné+ Frisson

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References

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