According to data from the Omedia institute, which tracks TV advertising investments in Cameroon, advertisers reduced their investments by nearly 22% in the first half of 2023 compared to the first half of 2022. This sharp decline must nevertheless be tempered by the fact that January and February 2022 saw...
Conflict between CAF and BeIn Sports
As it did in French-speaking Africa in 2016 with Lagardère Sport, CAF has unilaterally terminated its agreement with BeIN Sports, which was set to run until 2028, for the broadcasting of its competitions in the Middle East, North Africa, France, the United States, and several Asian countries. This decision follows...
Africascope 2022/2023: TikTok gains ground in Senegal, Mali, and Ivory Coast
According to the latest AFRICASCOPE results for the year 2022/2023, internet usage in the eight French-speaking sub-Saharan African countries studied has changed little since the last survey. Regular Internet users (at least once a week) now account for 54% of the population, with significant variations from one country to another:...
AFRICASCOPE 2022-2023: initial results
The 2022-2023 edition of Africascope, which has just been published, provides detailed information on television and radio consumption and internet usage. It covers the following countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and Senegal. TELEVISION The cumulative audience (share of daily viewers)...
Press release: TV5MONDE Afrique, the leading international general-interest channel in French-speaking Africa
According to the latest Africascope study, and in an African audiovisual landscape dominated by thematic channels, TV5MONDE remains the leading general-interest channel in French-speaking Africa with a weekly audience share of 40.2% among viewers aged 15 and over.In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the channel achieved its highest weekly audience...
What is Maracana?
"The Maracana Show," presented and narrated by Djakan and Carlos Koundé, is the new program offered by A+ Ivoire every Sunday afternoon. It is expected to be a big hit in Ivory Coast. But what is Maracana? Maracana Soccer® (or Foot6®) is a new version of soccer. It is a...
RTI and Sony Music Africa sign partnership agreement to promote Ivorian artists
In Ivory Coast, RTI has just formalized a partnership agreement with Sony Music to promote local artists. The agreement was signed in the presence of Fausseni Dembélé, CEO of RTI, and Elvis Adidiema, CEO of Sony Music Africa. Music represents a second important programming focus for RTI, which is also...
Benin: Government launches call for projects for the production of audiovisual programs
The Ministry of Digital Technology and Digitalization is launching a call for projects to promote the production of high-quality audiovisual content in Benin. The call aims to boost the production of innovative content and its broadcast on the country's public television and radio channels, while highlighting Benin's cultures, traditions, and...
Burkina Faso: Radio Omega back on the airwaves
Omega Radio resumes broadcasting its programs after being suspended on August 10. It should be noted that Burkina Faso's transitional government had decided to suspend radio broadcasting. According to AFP, this suspension followed the broadcast of an interview described by the local government as "peppered with insults against the new...
Ciné Guimbi launches a new call for documentary film projects
Ciné Guimbi has launched a call for projects for its documentary film writing residency, which will take place over two weeks in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, in November 2023. Authors from the following countries are eligible: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Guinea-Conakry, Senegal, Mauritania, Chad, Central African Republic,...