Christophe Guignement has been working in the field of children's animated television series for over 20 years. After serving as writing director, screenwriter, and artistic advisor for children's programming at TF1, he is now artistic producer and director of PAGE 49, a company dedicated to editorializing content for young audiences....
ADICOMDAYS participates in a study on future careers in digital marketing in French-speaking Africa
Digital technology is increasingly transforming practices on the African continent, as it is in the rest of the world. To understand the major developments in the digital ecosystem, ADICOMDAYS has partnered with Looka, a new market research platform for Africa. Together, they are exploring the jobs of the future in...
LIFE TV will broadcast UEFA Euro 2020 across Côte d'Ivoire
The Ivorian television channel LIFE TV has announced that it has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights for UEFA Euro 2020 in Côte d'Ivoire. After one year in operation, one of the new DTT channels has secured exclusive rights to broadcast the football competition in Côte d'Ivoire, which will take place...
Pitcher Festival: Caractère agency wins grand prize for advertising film
A small event was held on May 22 in Nigeria during the awards ceremony for the Pitcher Festival of Creativity organized by CHINI Africa, as an independent Senegalese agency managed to beat out South African and Nigerian agencies that have been accustomed to dominating the awards for their advertising campaigns...
Côte d'Ivoire Digital Press Exhibition & Awards: the complete list of winners
The first edition of the Côte d'Ivoire Digital Press Exhibition and Awards was held from Monday, May 31 to Tuesday, June 1, 2021, in Abidjan. The general theme of the exhibition was "The impact of digital media on the ecological, economic, and sociopolitical environment in Côte d'Ivoire," and it recognized...
TRACE ACADEMIA officially launched in South Africa
On May 28, the TRACE group officially launched its new training platform, Trace Academia. Active since 2017, the TRACE multimedia group is stepping up its initiatives across its various areas of activity, including television, radio, and digital media. Today, the group is entering a new dimension, and it was in...
The new Ivorian series "Mélody, la victoire en chansons" (Melody, victory in song) broadcast on TV5Monde
TV5MONDE is launching the exclusive Ivorian series "MÉLODY, la Victoire en Chansons" on its Africa channel. This brand new 12-episode series, each episode lasting 52 minutes, was created and directed by Alain GUIKOU and produced by AKWABA FILMS in co-production with SOL-PRODD Consulting and TV5MONDE. The release will be accompanied...
Presidential Council for Africa: Seven solutions to support African entrepreneurship
Remember, it was in 2017: eleven profiles from the African diaspora, all marked by entrepreneurship, were chosen to embody the renewal of France-Africa relations announced by President Emmanuel Macron. Since then, they have embodied the Presidential Council for Africa (CPA) and taken part in presidential commitments by focusing on the...
Interview with Kwame Senou, Vice President of Opinion & Public and Vice President of the Francophone Africa region at Brand Africa
After working at Harmonies Media Group in Ivory Coast, Kwame Senou founded Opinion & Public in 2019, a public relations agency affiliated with the BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) group. Through this entity, he represents BCW in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Benin, and Liberia. He is also the vice president for...
BENIN DIFFUSION broadcasting operator officially launches operations
The rollout of digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Benin is taking shape. On May 20, the Beninese government officially launched the activities of the broadcaster BENIN DIFFUSION. Its role is to centralize all activities related to the collection, multiplexing, and broadcasting of programs, unlike the model that was in place...