Microsoft has signed a new deal with TV network Canal+ to bring services to Xbox 360 in France.
The Canal+ Group is most notable for movies and football programmes.
The partnership will initially focus on the on-demand services from Canal+, video-on-demand service Canalplay and specialist football channel Foot+.
Ultimately, it will be extended to other products of the Canal+ Group as well as other Microsoft platforms.
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UK games charity Into Games has today opened applications for IG50 2026, its annual programme that recognises 50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired people in UK games from working-class and low-income backgrounds. The announcement comes as Ubisoft joins as the headline sponsor and as Into Games confirms that 11 winners from the previous 2025 cohort have been placed in paid roles in the UK games industry through its Boost placement programme.
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