THEMA, a subsidiary of Canal+ International, publisher of several African channels and specialist in the distribution of African content, has just renewed its partnership with OKAST for the broadcasting of its OTT platform launched in 2022. MY AFRICAN BOUQUET offers six channels, including those produced by the Théma group such...
Africascope Sept 2023/June 2024 – Key findings in TV and radio
The results of the September 2023–June 2024 wave of the AFRICASCOPE study are now available to subscribers. Traditional indicators of cumulative audience and viewing time by country show fairly high stability in both radio and television, although there have been significant declines in viewing time in some countries. RADIO: Radio...
Launch of Corona Extra beer in Ivory Coast
SOLIBRA launched the international premium beer "Corona Extra," produced by ABInBev, with a major marketing campaign on Friday, August 30, 2024, in Abidjan. This new brand, which strengthens SOLIBRA's premium range consisting of Beaufort Lager, Guinness, Castel, Budweiser, and Sombreros, is the fifth best-selling beer in the world. Beer consumption...
IPTV SENEGAL IN GOOD SHAPE: +35.5% IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2024
According to the Omedia institute, which tracks advertisers' television advertising investments (IPTV) in Senegal, these investments grew significantly in the first half of 2024 and now total nearly 15 billion CFA francs for the first six months of the year. This remarkable growth follows two years of already very strong...
FIFA LAUNCHES CALL FOR TENDERS FOR THE 2025 AND 2029 CLUB WORLD CUP
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has just launched the tender process for the TV rights to the 2025 and 2029 Club World Cups for Africa and Europe. This tender process is taking place in sub-Saharan Africa against a backdrop of new competition with the arrival of New World...
NCI MOST ADMIRED MEDIA BRAND ACCORDING TO BRAND AFRICA
The New Ivorian Channel has just been recognized as the most admired Ivorian media brand in Côte d'Ivoire. This award, presented by Brand Africa, is based on a specific study conducted in Côte d'Ivoire by Geopoll in partnership with KANTAR, which was recently presented by Kwame SEMOU, founder of Opinion...
France 24 improves accessibility for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
(Press release) Starting Monday, September 2, France 24 in French will offer live subtitles for its 7 a.m. (Monday through Friday) and 10 a.m. (Saturday and Sunday) news programs, bringing the number of subtitled programs to four per day and making international news more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers....
Interview with Isaac Dosso, director of Nostalgie Abidjan
Isaac Dosso has a degree in communications and human resources and is a journalist, radio host, and producer. Heis the communications manager for the NGO Réflexe Citoyenand is currently the project manager for Radio Jeune Abidjan and station manager for Radio Nostalgie Abidjan. Nostalgie recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. What...
News media under pressure in French-speaking Sub-Saharan Africa
RFI, France 24, LCI, BBC News, Afrique Media TV, TV5 Monde, Le Monde, etc. News media outlets and general media outlets broadcasting television news programs have been facing increasingly frequent pressure in recent months. In the three Sahel countries that have come under Russian influence (Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso),...
LCI suspended in Mali
AFP dispatch The military-dominated authorities in Mali have decided to suspend the French news channel LCI for two months after what it claims were "false accusations" by a consultant against the Malian army and its Russian allies. "LCI television services are being removed from the packages of all authorized radio...