OCS (TV channel)

OCS
CountryFrance
Broadcast areaFrance, Switzerland, Mauritius
HeadquartersParis, France
Programming
Language(s)French
Original audio track
Picture format576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerGroupe Canal+ (100%)
History
LaunchedNovember 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)
Former namesOrange Cinéma Séries (2008–2012)
Links
Websiteocs.fr

OCS is a French pay television channel launched in 2009 and operated by Orange S.A.. OCS Go, which became known as OCS in 2019, had its programming through exclusive contracts with Warner Bros., HBO, MGM, and Fidelity. It also had programming provided by other contracts there were available to other channels from Gaumont, SND, BAC, and Wild Side.[1] On January 8, 2023, Canal+ Group stated they had acquired both OCS and its production company, Orange Studio, that was previously owner by Canal+.[2]

Channels

Current

Channel Type Launched
OCS Max Blockbusters, comedies, family and teen films 2008
OCS Geants Classic films
OCS (previously OCS Go) Streaming service 2013
OCS Pulp Independent, arthouse, action, thriller and horror films 2023

Defunct

Channel Type Notes Launched Closed
OCS Happy Family and teen channel Programs have been moved to OCS Max 2008 2013
OCS Novo Independent and art house films Became OCS City
OCS Choc Action, thriller and horror films Merged together and became OCS Pulp 2023
OCS City Independent, art house films and programs from HBO 2013

Series

OCS Max

This list includes programs from OCS Happy who have been moved to OCS Max.

  • 2 Broke Girls
  • 3615 Monique
  • Aïcha
  • Alphonse Président
  • Angry Birds Toons
  • Band of Brothers
  • Being Erica (Les Vies rêvées d'Erica Strange)
  • Better with You
  • Black Sails
  • Boardwalk Empire (season 1-4, other seasons on OCS City)
  • La Bouse
  • Breaking Bad (season 1-4, other seasons on OCS City)
  • Bunheads
  • Cougar Town
  • Crash
  • Éternelle
  • Entourage
  • Falling Skies
  • France Kbek
  • Fantômette (2000)
  • The Garfield Show (Garfield et Cie)
  • Gary Unmarried (La Nouvelle Vie de Gary)
  • The Girlfriend Experience
  • Glee
  • Good Behavior
  • The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale : La Servante écarlate)
  • Hell on Wheels (Hell on Wheels : L'Enfer de l'Ouest, season 1-2, other seasons on OCS Choc)
  • Holly Weed
  • Houdini (Houdini, l’illusionniste)
  • The Hour
  • How to Make It in America
  • Hung
  • In Treatment (En analyse)
  • John Adams
  • Kinky et Cosy
  • Lazy Company
  • Legion
  • Luck
  • Magic City
  • Make It or Break It (Championnes à tout prix)
  • Merci Julie !
  • Mildred Pierce
  • Mr Selfridge
  • Mr. Sunshine
  • The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (L'Agence N°1 des dames détectives)
  • Pretty Little Liars
  • Quarry
  • Q.I. (season 1-2)
  • Rubicon
  • Seinfeld
  • Sex and the City
  • Six Feet Under
  • True Blood (season 1-6, other seasons on OCS City)
  • Turn: Washington's Spies (Turn)
  • Veep (season 1-2, other seasons on OCS City)
  • War and Peace (2007, Guerre et Paix)
  • The White Princess
  • The White Queen
  • Winx Club
  • Zak

OCS Choc (2008-2023)

  • Ash vs Evil Dead
  • Band of Brothers
  • The Fear (2012)
  • Game of Thrones (Game of Thrones : Le Trône de fer, season 1-3, other seasons on OCS City)
  • Generation Kill
  • Hell on Wheels (Hell on Wheels : L'Enfer de l'Ouest)
  • House of Saddam
  • Justified
  • Kingdom
  • Kinky et Cosy
  • The Knick
  • Misfits
  • Outcast
  • Plaisir de Nuire, Joie de Décevoir
  • Power
  • Powers
  • Preacher
  • Revivre
  • The Sopranos (Les Soprano)
  • Spartacus: Blood and Sand (Spartacus : Le Sang des gladiateurs)
  • Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (Spartacus : Les Dieux de l'arène)
  • Spartacus: Vengeance
  • Trafics
  • The Walking Dead

OCS City (2013-2023)

  • 1992
  • The Art Of Television : Les réalisateurs de séries
  • Atlanta
  • Ballers
  • Band of Brothers
  • Being Human (Being Human : La Confrérie de l'étrange, U.K)
  • Big Little Lies
  • Blunt Talk
  • Breaking Bad
  • The Brink
  • Boardwalk Empire
  • Bored to Death
  • Boss
  • The Casual Vacancy (Une place à prendre)
  • Crashing
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm (Larry et son nombril)
  • Divorce
  • Eastbound & Down (Kenny Powers)
  • Episodes
  • Entourage
  • Extra Life
  • Flesh and Bone
  • The Game
  • Game of Thrones (Game of Thrones : Le Trône de fer)
  • Girls
  • Hello Ladies
  • High Maintenance
  • Irma Vep
  • Irresponsable
  • In America
  • Insecure
  • John Adams
  • The Knick
  • The Leftovers
  • Looking
  • Louie
  • Low Winter Sun
  • Manhattan
  • Masters of Sex
  • Missions
  • Mozart in the Jungle
  • Mr Selfridge
  • The Newsroom
  • The Night Of
  • The Office (U.K)
  • Q.I.
  • Room 104
  • Rome
  • Search Party
  • Sex and the City
  • Sex and the Series
  • Show Me a Hero
  • Silicon Valley
  • Six Feet Under
  • The Sopranos (Les Soprano)
  • Templeton
  • Togetherness
  • Transparent
  • Treme
  • True Blood
  • True Detective
  • Veep
  • Vice Principals
  • Vinyl
  • Xanadu
  • Westworld
  • The White Lotus

OCS Pulp (2023-present)

  • 3615 Monique
  • Tales of the Walking Dead

References

  1. Briel, Robert (9 October 2008). "Orange sets November launch for movie bouquet". Broadband TV News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (9 January 2023). "Canal+ Finalizes Acquisition of Orange's Pay TV, Film Subsidiaries in France". Variety. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

Other websites

Official website