Mezzo, the music channel, will now be broadcast in Africa through Canal+ packages on channel 143, available in 22 countries across the continent. Mezzo is a channel dedicated to classical music, jazz, opera, and dance. It belongs to the Lagardère group and is now available in more than 80 countries...
Interview with Laurent Leleux, Director of Operations at Stad'Afric
Stad'Afric was launched in 2016. Can you tell us a little about the channel's short history? From 2016 to 2018, before the channel stopped broadcasting due to a lack of funds and we took it over, Stad'Afric was primarily a news-oriented channel. Aware of its potential, we decided to change...
Interview with Pierre Chaudesaygues, Director of Sports Channels at Canal+ International
Canal+ publishes five sports channels in Africa. To feed these channels , you have acquired the rights to numerous competitions. Can you give us some key figures on what this represents ? CANAL+ SPORT is a package of five sports channels that broadcasts more than 80 competitions per year. That's...
Sports rights: who are the main players?
The sports rights market comprises two main types of players: rights holders and broadcasters. Over time, intermediaries have emerged: sports rights agencies. 1/ Rights holders: A sports right is a commercial contract between a broadcaster and a rights holder. The latter is the actual owner of the sports right. For...
Sports rights: what is an event of major importance?
In Europe, to ensure that pay-TV channels do not broadcast certain events exclusively, which would deprive a significant portion of the public of the opportunity to watch these events live or recorded on free-to-air television, a system has been put in place to limit the transfer of exclusive rights to...
2019 Africa Cup of Nations: the six groups in contention
On April 12, the CAF President announced the results of the draw for the groups for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Here are the six groups competing in the first phase of the African soccer tournament: *Group A (Cairo): Egypt, DR Congo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe *Group B (Alexandria):...
SNAP: a young, committed, open, and above all social media platform
At the latest edition of Adicomdays, seven young talents were recognized for their creativity in the digital sphere. Among these rising stars, Bissiriou Radji, an influencer from Ivory Coast, was named winner of the Tech Award sponsored by Orange Côte d’Ivoire. A technology enthusiast, he is one of the founders...
Jumia successfully goes public
Jumia, the African e-commerce "unicorn," is officially the first African tech startup to successfully list on the New York Stock Exchange. In March, Jumia announced that it had begun the process of listing on Wall Street with the publication of its first public document. Its initial public offering took place...
Midem 2019: launch of the second edition of the African Forum
With just a few weeks to go before the next MIDEM opens in Cannes from June 4 to 7, the event organizers have announced a second edition of the African Forum. This African tour began on April 9 with visits to three major African music cities, Dakar, Douala, and Lagos,...
After Mamane, comedian Charlotte Ntamack joins RFI
Charlotte Ntamack joins the RFI team with a new column, "La Parlotte de Charlotte," delivered with humor and a decidedly offbeat tone. A Cameroonian actress, Charlotte Ntamack is a regular on the theater scene and is one of the headliners alongside Michel Gohou, Digbeu Cravate, and Mamane in the show...