M7 Group

M7 Group

https://www.m7group.eu
https://www.linkedin.com/company/m7-group-sa/

M7 Group, a privately owned Luxembourg-based company founded in 2009, provides connectivity and distribution services. Employing approximately 1230 people as of 2023, it operates several direct broadcast satellite pay TV platforms across Europe. Its revenue in 2023 was less than $500 million. M7 Group is a subsidiary of Canal+ Group and has CS Link as a subsidiary.

2023 Revenue

Founded

2009

Headcount

1,221

Headquarters

Luxembourg

Primary Segment

Media and TV services

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

2

News Summary:

M7 Group, owned by Canal+, extended a multi-year agreement with AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) for distribution of AMCNI's pay-TV channels in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. A separate multi-year agreement was signed with Antenna Entertainment to launch Czech versions of AXN Black and AXN White via the Astra 23.5° East satellite and the M7-owned Skylink TV platform. This builds upon an existing partnership for distribution of other AXN channels. Finally, M7 Group announced that Yassine Bouzoubaa will become CEO on January 1, 2025, succeeding Hans Troelstra. Bouzoubaa will report to Jacques du Puy, president of Canal+ International, and has a history with the Canal+ group dating back to 2009.

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M7 Group offers 9 products in the media tech and media and telecoms services industries. M7 Group's product portfolio comprises of media and TV services and connectivity and distribution services.

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M7 Group's revenues were less than $500M in 2023. Caretta Research has split M7 Group's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is pay TV. For full access to M7 Group's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.

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Jun

12th

2025

07:53

Procurement and Sales,

AMC Networks secures multi-territory agreement with M7 Group

AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has announced a significant multi-territory agreement with M7 Group, owned by the broadcaster Canal+. This multi-year extension to their long-standing strategic partnership covers the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. The agreement ensures enhanced distribution for AMCNI's entire pay-TV channel portfolio in each country.

Jun

10th

2025

18:30

Procurement and Sales,

AMC Networks secures multi-territory agreement with M7 Group

AMC Networks International Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has secured a significant multi-territory agreement with M7 Group, owned by Canal+, one of Europe’s largest pay-TV providers. The multi-year extension covers the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, and gives distribution for AMCNI’s entire pay-TV channel portfolio in each country.

Broadband TV News

Oct

31st

2024

12:14

Procurement and Sales, New Offerings

M7 and Antenna expand CEE satellite distribution partnership

Luxembourg-based M7 Group has signed a multi-year agreement with Antenna Entertainment to launch Czech-specific versions of AXN Black and AXN White via the ASTRA 23.5° East satellite and the M7-owned Skylink TV platform. This new agreement strengthens the existing partnership between M7 and Antenna Entertainment, which already includes the satellite distribution of AXN Czechia and Hungarian channels such as AXN Hungary, VIASAT2, and VIASAT Film via the M7 satellite platform at 1° West.

Oct

30th

2024

18:30

Procurement and Sales

M7 Group, Antenna expand CEE distribution

Luxembourg-based M7 Group, a European pay-TV provider owned by Canal+ Group, has concluded a multi-year agreement with Antenna Entertainment for the satellite launch of dedicated Czech versions of AXN Black and AXN White via Astra 23.5 East and the M7-owned Skylink TV platform.

Advanced Television

Oct

7th

2024

08:30

Management Changes

Canal Plus executive Bouzoubaa joins M7 as CEO

Pay-TV operator M7 Group, part of Canal Plus, has announced that Yassine Bouzoubaa will soon replace Hans Troelstra as CEO. He will take up his new position on 01 January 2025, reporting into Jacques du Puy, president of Canal+ International. Bouzoubaa's career within the Canal Plus group started in 2009, when he joined as operations director for the Maghreb region. Most recently, he has been working as sales, marketing and performance management director at Canal+ International.

Oct

6th

2024

18:30

Management Changes

Yassine BOUZOUBAA has been appointed CEO of M7 Group

Yassine BOUZOUBAA succeeds Hans TROELSTRA. He will take up his new position on January 1st 2025, reporting to Jacques du Puy, President of CANAL+ International. A graduate of ESC Toulouse, and with an MBA in marketing from Arizona State University, Yassine Bouzoubaa began his career in 1998 in management consulting, notably with Accenture, where he specialized in the media and telecoms sectors.

Oct

3rd

2024

18:30

Management Changes

Yassine Bouzoubaa named CEO of M7 Group

Yassine Bouzoubaa has been appointed CEO of M7 Group, the Canal+ International subsidiary in Benelux and Central European territories. Bouzoubaa succeeds Hans Troelstra and will take up his new position on 1 January 2025. A graduate of ESC Toulouse, and with an MBA in marketing from Arizona State University, Yassine Bouzoubaa began his career in 1998 in management consulting, notably with Accenture, where he specialised in the media and telecoms sectors.

Broadband TV News

Oct

3rd

2024

18:30

Management Changes

Bouzoubaa named CEO of M7 Group

Yassine Bouzoubaa has been appointed CEO of M7 Group, the Canal+ International subsidiary in Benelux and Central European territories. Bouzoubaa succeeds Hans Troelstra. He will take up his new position on January 1st 2025, reporting to Jacques du Puy, President of Canal+ International.

Advanced Television

Jul

18th

2024

18:30

Procurement and Sales

BBC Earth Romania gets 1 West distribution

Luxembourg-based M7 Group has reached agreement for the satellite distribution of BBC Earth Romania from Thor 5 at 1 degree West. It means BBC Studios will be able to provided a dedicated ad-supported version of the channel to subscribers of the M7-owned FocusSat as well as third party platforms in the country.

Broadband TV News

Jul

18th

2024

03:04

Procurement and Sales

M7 strikes satellite capacity deal for BBC Earth Romania

M7 Group, the pay-TV operator owned by Canal+ Group, has signed a satellite capacity agreement deal with BBC Studios for the satellite distribution of BBC Earth Romania via Thor5 satellite at 1 degree West. The agreement allows BBC Studios to provide a dedicated Romanian ad-supported version of BBC Earth to subscribers of M7-owned Focus Sat as well as third-party operators in the Romanian market.

Jul

17th

2024

18:30

Procurement and Sales

• M7 Group has reached an agreement with BBC Studios for the satellite distribution of BBC Earth Romania via the THOR5 satellite . The agreement allows BBC Studios to provide a dedicated Romanian ad-supported version of BBC Earth to subscribers of M7-owned Focus Sat as well as third-party operators in the Romanian market.

Jun

20th

2024

18:30

Management Changes

Jaromír Glisník to leave Skylink after 17 years

The founder of the Czech Skylink platform and chairman of current owners M7 Group is to step-down at the end of June. Glisník, who has been in the satellite business for 17 years, will devote himself to consulting services through his company J61 Partner.

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