Media giant Canal+ is the first French company to list on the JSE, following its purchase of MultiChoice last year for $3 billion (R52.2 billion at the time).

Backed by the Bolloré family, Canal+ begins trading on the JSE tomorrow as it targets growth across the continent.

Canal+, the new owner of pay-TV giant MultiChoice, will list its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) today, June 3.

Canal+ has listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange following its $3 billion acquisition of MultiChoice