According to the latest Africascope results for the whole of 2019, Novelas TV continues to enjoy success: with an average audience share of 11.4% across the eight countries surveyed, Novelas TV is by far the most popular channel among all pan-African channels, up 0.6 points in audience share compared to 2018.
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The CANAL+ SPORT channels (1, 2, 3, 4) also gained 0.6 points in audience share in one year, moving from third
to second
place.
ZEE Magic, the channel that broadcasts Bollywood productions dubbed into French, entered the TOP 10 (in 5th
place).
Also noteworthy is the growth of NOLLYWOOD TV and ACTION (up 0.5 points in audience share each) between 2018 and 2019.
2019 2018
| Novelas TV | 11.4 | 10.8% |
| Canal+ Sport (1,2,3,4) | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| Trace Africa | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| TV5MONDE | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| Zee Magic TV | 3.7 | nc |
| Nollywood TV | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Action | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| France 24 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| A+/A+ Ivory Coast | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Infosport+ | 1.5 | 1.4 |