Direct 8

Direct 8
Launched	31 March 2005
Closed	7 October 2012
Owned by	Bolloré Group
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audience share	2.1% (August 2012, Mediametrie)
Slogan	Et c'est sur... Direct 8
Country	France
Language	French
Broadcast area	France
Headquarters	Puteaux, France
Replaced by	D8 (from october 7th, 2012)
Website	www.direct8.fr
Availability
Terrestrial
TNT	Channel 8
Satellite
CanalSat	Channel 35
Cable
Numericable	Channel 8
IPTV
CanalSat	Channel 35

Direct 8 was a national French TV channel, owned by Vincent Bolloré. It was available through digital terrestrial television network "TNT" and the Astra 1H satellite position.

As the name suggests ('direct' is French for 'live'), Direct 8 was originally intended to broadcast live shows only (except during night times and holiday seasons). This is no longer the case.

Following its purchase by Canal Group, the channel closed down on 7 October 2012 and relaunched as D8.

See also

• D8 (TV channel)

Television portal

References

• (French) Direct 8 devient une « vraie » concurrente
• (French) Direct 8, Nicolas, les femmes et le coup de ciseau - 20minutes.fr
• (French) Direct 8 s'offre l'équipe de France Espoirs, actualité Médias 2.0 : Le Point
• (French) Direct 8 : la chaîne du direct - télévision - la-Croix.com
• (French) Programmes TV - «Direct 8 est devenue un média de masse» - Divertissement - Le Figaro TV

External links

• Official Site (French) (broken, redirected to D8 website)
• Live streaming video of Direct 8 (not available during movies)