The CanalOlympia network now has a 12th movie theater, which opened on April 17 in Brazzaville, in the Poto Poto neighborhood. This is the first CanalOlympia built in Congo. The movie theater and performance venue has 300 seats. Nineteen movie screenings will be offered each week to the Brazzaville public....
The series "Invisibles" available in France in the African Bouquet
"Invisibles," a fictional film directed by Alex Ogou about "microbes" in Ivory Coast, is now available in France on + d'Afrique, the video-on-demand service of Bouquet Africain from the operator Free. Bouquet Africain, launched by Thema in 2008, offers up to 27 television channels from 11 French-speaking African countries, from...
Press release: Group Vivendi Africa rolls out Canalbox, the first FTTH ultra-high-speed internet network in Congo
Group Vivendi Africa (GVA), a telecom operator specializing in providing ultra-high-speed internet access in Africa, is today launching CANALBOX, its ultra-high-speed FTTH (fiber to the home) internet service, in Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo). Following Gabon in October 2017 and Togo in March 2018, this is GVA's third commercial operation, further...
The Mezzo music channel arrives in Africa
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...