Piwi+ (formerly Piwi) is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Canal+[1]
History[]
Piwi+ was launched on December 3, 2003, as the preschool channel from TPS[2]. 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[3]. It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.
Mascots[]
Initially, Piwi had 7 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 sun as a mascot, and a 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.
Character Mascots[]
- Soleil
- Color: Yellow
Soleil is a 3-year-old sun with yellow body and orange rays. She is the adventurous leader of the group.
- Gourmand
- Color: Orange
Gourmand is a 6-year-old male Piwi with orange body and green bubbles. He is the silly clown of the group.
- Étoile
- Color: Violet
Étoile is a 6-year-old female Piwi with violet body and yellow feathers. She is the cutest ballerina of the group.
- Radar
- Color: Indigo
Radar is an 8-year-old male Piwi with indigo body with red satellites. He is the athletic scientist of the group.
- Ventouse
- Color: Green
Ventouse is a 7-year-old female Piwi with green body and red suction cups. She is the sweetest gymnast of the group.
- Ressort
- Color: Red
Ressort is a 9-year-old female Piwi with red body and indigo springs. She is the friendliest sportswoman of the group.
- Peinture
- Color: Blue
Peinture is a 5-year-old male Piwi with blue body and yellow fountain tanks. He is the smartest artist of the group
Slogans[]
- - July 9, 2002 - May 17, 2011 : “Piwi, la chaîne d'éveil des tout-petits.”
- - As of May 17, 2011 : “Piwi+, le jardin d'éveil des tout-petits.”
Diffusion[]
- Canal+
- SFR TV
- La TV d'Orange
- Freebox TV
Piwi+ is broadcast in France and overseas on Canal+ and on the operators SFR , Free and Orange TV with TV by CANAL in France.
The channel is available on the Belgian-Luxembourg operator TéléSAT and in Belgium on Voo .
References[]
- ↑ http://blog.lenodal.com/index.php?/archives/0167-Avant-premiere-le-nouveau-systeme-visuel-des-chaines-Canalsat.html
http://blog.lenodal.com/index.php?/archives/0171-Avant-premiere-le-nouveau-Canalsat-J+1-et-J+1.html - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213554/http://www.liberation.fr/medias/2003/12/02/la-chaine-piwi-pille-t-elle-tiji_453809
- ↑ https://alloforfait.fr/tv/news/39707-teletoon-piwi-exclusivite-canal-janvier-2017.html
See also[]
Related articles[]
- MultiThématiques
- Groupe Canal+
- Télétoon+
Programming[]
See also: Category:Piwi+