 Canal Plus came to the Nordic countries in 1997, acquiring the two FilmNet-channels and renaming them.The Nordic part was sold in October 2003 to the Telenor-owned Canal Digital, and the Canal+ brand was used under license until 2012, when the channels were re-branded C More Entertainment.Canal+ has previously also been present in several other European countries; but as of 2016 it is only active in Poland and France.