Below is the program for the 2023 Adweknow Meetings, where we will present the Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Africa and discuss the topics covered in the guide: Production, Financing, and Training. Program: 8:30–9:30 a.m.: Welcome reception for participants 9:30-9:45 a.m.: Introduction: Pierre and René Saal, Adweknow...
Interview with Arnaud Annebicque, Director of MetricLine
Médiamétrie has just released its TV/radio audience figures for Côte d'Ivoire for the first half of 2023. This gives us an opportunity to talk to Arnaud Annecbique, Director of MetricLine*, about the main developments in audience figures and how they are measured since the launch of Ivorian DTT channels in...
Interview with Aymeric AUSTRY and BENOIT DORSEMAINE, founders of Agence WALLACE
A new agency has just been launched in Senegal: the WALLACE agency, created last March by Aymeric Austry and Benoit Dorsemaine. With over 30 years of combined experience in advertising and communications, working with major clients in the food, automotive, and telecommunications industries, Aymeric Austry and Benoit Dorsemaine have acquired...
Senegalese journalists establish a Peer Tribunal
The Council for the Observation of Ethical and Professional Standards in the Media in Senegal (CORED) officially established its peer tribunal on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 10 a.m., at the Maison de la Presse in Dakar. This announcement was made in a press release issued by the president of...
TéléSud television channel closes its doors
Telesud, the television channel owned by Amougou Belinga, has announced that it is closing its doors in Paris. Laurent Leleux, Telesud's editor-in-chief, shared the news on his LinkedIn account, expressing his gratitude for the opportunities afforded to him over the past three years. "It's official, Telesud is closing its doors....
Y'ello Startup: a look back at the launch of the 5th edition
It's official, the 5th edition of Y'ello Startup is underway! 🚀🎉 On September 15, 2023, MTN Côte d'Ivoire launched the fifth edition of its Y'ello Startup program, which aims to support 20 startups. The event brought together key players from the startup ecosystem and the financial sector to discuss the...
African Series Night 2023 at the Ecrans Noirs Festival
The African Series Night, an event organized each year at several African festivals by Patou Films Production, returns this year to the Ecrans Noirs Festival. The event will take place at the French Institute in Yaoundé on October 19 from 8 p.m. to midnight and will feature episodes from well-known...