Télévision Par Satellite

Télévision Par Satellite (French: [televizjɔ̃ paʁ satɛlit]; TPS) was a French company that offered subscription television packages via satellite.

[citation needed] TPS offered various channels, including some not owned by TPS:[citation needed] On 31 August 2006 TPS merged with its competitor CanalSat, owned by the Canal+ Group.

[citation needed] In 2011, the merger with TPS was cancelled by the Competition Authority.

Canal+ appealed, and the Authority determined that its authorisation would be conditional on a number of injunctions, including "re-establish[ing] sufficient competition in the pay television market".

[2][needs update] 1More than 400,000 television service subscribers.