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i-MCM
2002 (pre-launch)
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MCMtv
2002–2004 (pre-launch)
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CStar was originally founded on June 20, 2002, as MCMtv. Upon its foundation, it was originally a TV production company, but there was already a channel with the same name, albeit without the "TV" text.
Europe 2 TV
2004–2005 (pre-launch)
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2005–2007
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On October 17, 2005, MCMtv was reorganized under a television channel known as Europe 2 TV. Its name was taken from the radio network Europe 2.
Its identity was created by View. The idents centered around loudspeakers that were situated in odd places, such as on a tattooed man, a bicycle, or a pair of sneakers.
Virgin 17
2008–2010
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In tandem with the rebrand of Europe 2 to Virgin Radio, Europe 2 TV relaunched as Virgin 17 at 00:00 CET on January 1, 2008.
The new identity was created by View.
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Direct Star
2010–2012
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In March 2010, Lagardère entered talks about selling Virgin 17 to Bolloré Media.[1] The deal was finalized in June. As a result of the change in ownership, Virgin 17 changed its name to Direct Star. The relaunch was scheduled for 19:00 CEST on September 1, 2010.
The logo for the relaunched channel was revealed on July 27, 2010. The new logo and graphics were created by Dream On.
D17
2012–2016
October 2012–January 2016
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On October 7, 2012 Direct 8 and DirectStar were remaned to D8 and D17, after Canal+ acquired the two channels from Bolloré.
January–September 2016
CStar
2016–present
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After the closure of its sister channel C8 on March 1st, 2025, CStar and CNews are the remaining free-to-air channels from Canal+. Later, on October 9th, 2025, CStar Hits France would be rebranded to Europe 2 Pop TV, reviving the Europe 2 brand on TV.
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