Adweknow launches the Guide to Audiovisual Training and Production in French-speaking Africa. The audiovisual production sector in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow, driven by a new generation of talent, the liberalization of the audiovisual landscape, the rise of digital terrestrial television (DTT) and digital platforms, and fueled by increasingly...
Mobile Film Festival Africa: Adweknow's Selection
Last week, the Mobile Film Festival announced the films selected for the Official Selection of its second edition. Comprising 54 films from 21 African countries, the Selection is available free of charge on the Festival's website and social media channels. After watching the films, Adweknow is pleased to present its...
CAF launches call for tenders for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF has just launched a new call for tenders for the allocation of broadcasting rights for several sporting competitions to be held in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Broadcasters have until May 25, 2023, to express their interest to CAF. The call for tenders concerns the broadcasting rights for 10...
Samantha Biffot and Alex Ogou honored at the Vues d'Afrique Film Festival
The 39th edition of the Vues d'Afrique International Film Festival announced the winners and honorable mentions of its main competition at the Cinémathèque québécoise on April 30. The talented Alex Ogou and Samantha Biffot were among the winners. The festival recognized the successful series De plus en plus loin, Ô...
Ivory Coast: the DTT network covers 94.6% of the national territory
After completely switching off the analog signal in October 2022, the Ivorian government announced that the DTT network would provide national coverage of 94.6% of the territory. For the remaining 5.4%, considered to be in a "white zone," the Ivorian government announced on May 3 that it intends to conduct...
Cécile Mégie appointed Director of Cross-Functional Editorial Strategies and Partnerships at France Médias Monde, effective May 15
Marie-Christine Saragosse, President and CEO of France Médias Monde, has appointed Cécile Mégie as Director of Cross-Functional Editorial Strategies and Partnerships. She will take up her new position on May 15. As a member of the executive committee and editorial committee, reporting directly to the group's President, Cécile Mégie will...
IPTV in SENEGAL: +22.4% in the first quarter of 2023
According to data from the Omedia institute, which tracks TV advertising investment in Senegal and other French-speaking African countries, advertising spending rose by 22.4% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022. With increases of 43% each, January and February are in line with 2022,...
Food and beverages: Ivorians' favorite brands
Food and beverages, along with telecommunications, are two key sectors for communication and the economy in Côte d'Ivoire. In March 2023, as in March 2022, these three sectors ranked first, second, and third among brands investing in TV, according to the Omedia Institute, which tracks television advertising investments. TOP 3...
Mobile Film Festival: The Official Selection for 2023 is now available!
The Mobile Film Festival Africa is pleased to announce the official selection for its second edition, which this year comprises 54 films from 21 countries . The results of the call for entries far exceeded those of the previous edition, with 886 films from 40 African countries received (compared to...
Hospital IT 2, the hospital series produced by Côte Ouest, selected for the Dakar Series
The talented Angela AQUEREBURU, identified more than six years ago by CÔTE OUEST as one of the most promising talents in the African audiovisual industry, was responsible for, among other tasks, the executive production of season 1 of HOSPITAL IT, now almost five years ago. This hospital series, broadcast on...