Armand SATO began his career as a telecommunications and media consultant for British Telecom and then Groupe Open. For several years, he supported a number of French companies in innovative activities such as VoD, IPTV, and e-commerce. He then managed various departments and activities at SFR. Since 2017, he has...
Interview with the editorial staff of ENFRI TV
Can you tell us about ENFRI TV? Enfri.tv is a channel for news, discussion, and sharing that connects Ivorians across ethnic, political, and religious divides through a common language: Ivorian French (colloquially known as Nouchi). ENFRI is not a web TV channel. It is a brand. More specifically, a digital...
Senegal: TV advertising investments continue to decline
According to the Omedia institute, TV advertising investment fell by 20% in July compared to July 2019. This decline follows a particularly difficult month of June (-38% vs. June 2019). See also: TV advertising market down 9% in the first half of 2020 in SENEGAL It should be noted that...
The Ivorian Council of Ministers adopts two decrees concerning digital terrestrial television
The first decree concerns the discontinuation of analog broadcasting. It had been announced on several occasions that this would be phased out on June 17, 2020, to make way for digital terrestrial television. As this deadline could not be met, a new schedule for the switch-off of analog broadcasting was...
La Liga Santander on STARTIMES AND CANAL+ until 2024
The summer saw a minor communications battle between Startimes and CANAL+ over Spanish soccer rights. On August 6, Startimes announced on its Facebook page that it had acquired the broadcasting rights for Spanish soccer league matches: LaLiga SANTANDER, until 2024. This information, which was reported in many African media outlets, could...
RFI launches the 2020 edition of the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship in 25 African countries
RFI is organizing the seventh edition of the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship. Exceptionally, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition is not being organized in a single country but in 25 French-speaking countries across the continent. The seventh edition of the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship...
NCI dedicates a special week to Ivorian cinema
Ivorian films
The TV advertising market declined by 9% in the first half of 2020 in SENEGAL
Advertisers' investments in Senegal's main television channels reached 5.5 billion CFA francs (approximately €8.35 million) in the first half of 2020, according to the Omedia institute. This represents a 9.1% decrease compared to the same period in 2019. This decline was particularly sharp in June 2020, reaching -38% for that...
Interview with Delali Damessi and Daisy Portella, columnists for the program Le Choeur des Femmes (The Women's Choir)
What does the job of a columnist involve? D.M: The job of a columnist is to appear on a television set alongside a presenter and discuss/exchange views on various topics, giving your opinion or asking questions on the topic of the day. D.P: My job consists of collaborating, talking, and...
EURONEWS will repatriate the production of AFRICANews to its headquarters in Lyon.
Euronews has decided to continue Africanews' operations but will repatriate production to its headquarters in Lyon. "Despite numerous ups and downs and a difficult economic model, we have decided to continue Africanews' operations, with the aim of bringing it to economic equilibrium within five years, " CEO Michael Peters told...