Piwi+
{{short description|French cable television channel}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = Piwi+
| logo =
| logo_size = 100px
| launch_date = {{start date and age|3 December 2003}}
| country = France
| owner = Canal+ Thématiques (Canal+)
| language = French
| editor =
| area = Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Monaco, Francophone Africa and Switzerland
| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)}}
| former_names = Piwi (2003-2011)
| replaced =
| sister_channels = Canal+ Kids
Télétoon+
| timeshift_service =
| website = {{URL|https://www.canalplus.com/chaines/piwi|Piwi+}}
| terr_serv_1 = Easy TV (Congo)
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 20
}}
Piwi+ (formerly Piwi) is a French pay television channel for children aged 3 to 6, owned by the Canal+.{{cite web|url=http://blog.lenodal.com/index.php?/archives/0167-Avant-premiere-le-nouveau-systeme-visuel-des-chaines-Canalsat.html|title=BLOG.lenodal.com : Avant-première : le nouveau système visuel des chaînes Canalsat|website=blog.lenodal.com}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.lenodal.com/index.php?/archives/0171-Avant-premiere-le-nouveau-Canalsat-J+1-et-J+1.html|title=BLOG.lenodal.com : Avant-première : le nouveau Canalsat : Télétoon+ et Piwi+|website=blog.lenodal.com}}
History
Piwi was launched on December 3, 2003, as the preschool channel from Télévision Par Satellite.{{Cite news |date=2003-12-02 |title=La chaîne Piwi pille-t-elle Tiji ? |language=fr |work=Libération.fr |url=http://www.liberation.fr/medias/2003/12/02/la-chaine-piwi-pille-t-elle-tiji_453809 |access-date=2018-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625213554/http://www.liberation.fr/medias/2003/12/02/la-chaine-piwi-pille-t-elle-tiji_453809 |archive-date=2018-06-25}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Sylvain |date=2016-12-10 |title=Télétoon+ et Piwi+ en exclusivité CANAL dès Janvier 2017 |url=https://alloforfait.fr/tv/news/39707-teletoon-piwi-exclusivite-canal-janvier-2017.html |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=alloforfait.fr |language=fr-FR}} It is also distributed on VOO in Belgium and Teleclub Les + in Switzerland.
Mascots
Initially, Piwi had 7 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 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.
=Mascots=
;Soleil
:Color: {{Color box|#FFF917}} Yellow
:Soleil is a 3-year-old sun mascot with yellow body and orange rays. She is the adventurous leader of the group.
;Gourmand
:Color: {{Color box|#FCB001}} Orange
:Gourmand is a 6-year-old planet mascot with orange body and green bubbles. He is the silly clown of the group.
;Étoile
:Color: {{Color box|#E03FD8}} Violet
:Étoile is a 6-year-old planet mascot with violet body and yellow feathers. She is the cutest ballerina of the group.
;Radar
:Color: {{Color box|#632DE9}} Indigo
:Radar is an 8-year-old planet mascot with indigo body with red satellites. He is the athletic scientist of the group.
;Ventouse
:Color: {{Color box|#9CEF43}} Green
:Ventouse is a 7-year-old planet mascot with green body and red suction cups. She is the sweetest gymnast of the group.
;Ressort
:Color: {{Color box|#FF3F34}} Red
:Ressort is a 9-year-old planet mascot with red body and indigo springs. She is the friendliest sportswoman of the group.
;Peinture
:Color: {{Color box|#00BFFF}} Blue
:Peinture is a 5-year-old planet mascot with blue body and yellow fountain tanks. He is the smartest artist of the group.
See also
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060411200525/http://www.piwi.tv/site.html/ Archive of Piwi TV Official Website]
- [http://www.piwiplus.fr/ Piwi + Official website]
{{Groupe Canal Plus}}
{{Television in France}}
Category:Television stations in France
Category:French-language television stations
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2003