Nigerian online news publisher Pulse Africa has officially announced the opening of an office in Côte d'Ivoire! Already established in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda, Pulse claims to have several million regular monthly users of its news platforms, which are deployed on the web and social media to reach...
Vibe Radio becomes Life Radio, "radio the way you want it"
Following the 2019 acquisition of Vibe Radio Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal, owned by the Lagardère group through its subsidiary LARI, Life TV's management announced the name change to Life Radio and the overhaul of these two iconic radio stations in the French-speaking African audiovisual landscape. It should be noted that...
Revenues from recorded music: +18.5% globally, +9.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021
According to the Global Music Report recently published by the IFPI, the organization representing the global recorded music industry, revenue levels in the recorded music market reached $25.9 billion in 2021 and are the highest ever recorded. The 18.5% increase is mainly due to streaming, as streaming revenues, whether funded...
L’ACCORD, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2022 Luxor African Film Festival, coming soon to theaters
LACCORD is the new film directed, written, and produced by Cameroonian Frank Thierry Lea Malle. Dealing with a serious subject, L'ACCORD promises to be a hard-hitting film. This production by Inception Arts & Com and CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL will be in all CANAL OLYMPIA, MAJESTIC, and other theaters starting April 29....
Interview with Kahi Lumumba, founder and CEO of Totem Experience
You organized the first ADICOMWATCH on Thursday, March 31, at the Majestic Cinema Prima in Abidjan. Did it go as you hoped? Absolutely! We are very satisfied with how the event went: all the seats were sold out in a few days, many agencies came with their entire teams, and...
Women In Africa and The Coca-Cola Foundation are joining forces to support 20,000 women over three years through the "JAMII Femmes" initiative.
The program will focus on women proposing innovative solutions for sustainable development. On March 29, 2022, Women in Africa announced the launch of "JAMII Femmes," a program aimed at strengthening the impact of 20,000 women entrepreneurs from 10 African countries. Over three years, participants will receive support in the form...
Disney+ arrives on the African continent
In August 2021, Digital TV Research predicted 15.1 million paying subscribers to SVOD services in Africa by 2026. This forecast figure represents a threefold increase on the 5.1 million expected by the end of 2021. Half of the additional 10 million will come from South Africa and Nigeria, which will...
Dakar hosts the Séries Serie 2022 festival
To highlight African creativity, Série Series Africa is organizing a second edition of pan-African meetings dedicated to series and creators from the continent. After Ouagadougou in 2018-2019, the Senegalese capital of Dakar will host this new edition. Actors from the African production sector will come together for this event. The...
Official launch of the 28th edition of FESPACO
The leading African film festival, FESPACO, will be held from February 25 to March 4, 2023. Every two years, the country of honest men honors African cinema by organizing FESPACO, well known for its supreme award, the Etalon d'Or. FESPACO awards official prizes and special prizes in two categories to...
Netflix invests in co-production in South Africa
Netflix is pursuing its ambition to invest in local content production to attract new subscribers on the African continent. The VOD giant recently announced plans to accelerate its strategy of creating original content with a $62 million investment in co-production. To begin with, South Africa will benefit from this investment...