Piwi+

Piwi+
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaBelgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Francophone Africa and Switzerland
Programming
LanguageFrench
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerCanal+ Thématiques (Canal+)
Sister channelsCanal+ Kids
Télétoon+
History
Launched3 December 2003; 22 years ago (3 December 2003)
Former namesPiwi (2003-2011)
Links
WebsitePiwi+
Availability
Terrestrial
Easy TV (Congo)Channel 20

Piwi+ (formerly Piwi) is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Canal+.

History

Piwi was launched on December 3, 2003, as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite. In 2007, TPS merged with its competitor Canalsat.

In 2016–2017, Piwi+ became a Canal+ exclusive all around the world, being removed of all French ISPs on 31 December 2016. It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.

Mascots

Initially, Piwi had seven colorful planet mascots, with Soleil (sun) being the main one and part of the logo. At night, when the channel stopped its programs, a loop showed the planet mascots saying good night to the viewers.

With the 2011 rebrand, Piwi+ have only a yellow sun as a mascot, and a light blue moon sleeping with a melody during the night break. Since the end of 2019 when TiJi became 24h, Piwi+ is the last French kids TV channel to have a night break.

Mascots

Soleil
Color:   Yellow
Soleil is a 3-year-old sun with yellow body and orange conical rays. She is the adventurous leader of the group. She is cheerful, bright, and very energetic.
Gourmand
Color:   Orange
Gourmand is a 6-year-old planet with orange body and green bubbles. He is silly and very playful, and he also loves food.
Étoile
Color:   Violet
Étoile is a 6-year-old planet with violet body and yellow flocks of hair. She is dreamy, calm, and magical.
Radar
Color:   Indigo
Radar is an 8-year-old planet with indigo body with red satellites. He is curious, observant, and very smart.
Ventouse
Color:   Green
Ventouse is a 7-year-old planet with green body and red suction cups. She is funny, playful, and a little mischievous.
Ressort
Color:   Red
Ressort is a 9-year-old planet with red body and indigo springs. She is energetic, jumpy, and very active.
Peinture
Color:   Blue
Peinture is a 5-year-old planet with blue body and yellow fountain tanks. He is creative, artistic, and very imaginative.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BLOG.lenodal.com : Avant-première : le nouveau système visuel des chaînes Canalsat". blog.lenodal.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. ↑ "BLOG.lenodal.com : Avant-première : le nouveau Canalsat : Télétoon+ et Piwi+". blog.lenodal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. ↑ "La chaîne Piwi pille-t-elle Tiji ?". Libération.fr (in French). 2003-12-02. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ↑ Sylvain (2016-12-10). "Télétoon+ et Piwi+ en exclusivité CANAL dès Janvier 2017". alloforfait.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-23.