Country | France |
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Broadcast area | France, Switzerland, Mauritius |
Headquarters | Paris, France |
Programming | |
Language(s) | French Original audio track |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Groupe Canal+ |
History | |
Launched | November 13, 2008 |
Former names | Orange Cinéma Séries (2008–2012) |
OCS, or previously known as Orange Cinéma Séries, was a group of French pay television networks that is dedicated to films and series. It was launched in November 2008 by Orange S.A. and was later sold to Groupe Canal+
The channels launched on November 13, 2008, as part of the company's new direct-to-home satellite service and was exclusive to Orange TV.
OCS is composed of three channels and a streaming service. OCS broadcast almost all their series in English with French subtitles in simulcast with the American broadcasting, but they also broadcast series dubbed in French or French series. From November 2008 to December 2022, OCS was holding the French rights to HBO production.
From 2012, OCS TV package was available from Bouygues Telecom, CanalSat, Numericable, Orange TV, SFR and Tahiti Nui Satellite. All subscribers have the option to subscribe to OCS with their TV distributor. OCS is also available through multi devices. In 2024, following its acquisition by the Groupe Canal+