Canal+ Group
On September 5, 2011, Canal+ Group announced its intention to acquire 60% of Bolloré Média (with a 100% option within three years), which would make it the new owner of Direct Star. This transaction must be validated by the French Competition Authority in order to be finalized. When the takeover was announced, Bertrand Meheut declared in an interview given in Les Échos that the programming of the two channels will evolve "« gradually, in line with their current editorial policy and those of the Canal+ group channels" "»." The transaction was signed between the two groups in December 2011.