SHAKA ILEMBE is an epic, big-budget series broadcast on the Mzansi Magic channel (Multichoice Group). Season 2 will be available to French-speaking African audiences on CANAL+ MAGIC from January 22, 2025. SHAKA ILEMBE is produced by Bomb! Productions, a South African company headed by Angus Gibson, Desirée Markgraaff, and Teboho...
CANAL+ and WARNER DISCOVERY AGREEMENT
On December 31, 2025, CANAL+ and Warner Bros. Discovery signed a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that secures and strengthens the presence of Warner channels and content on the group's offerings in Africa, notably via MultiChoice (DStv/GOtv). The agreement renews the distribution of 12 Warner Bros. Discovery thematic channels in African...
In Mali, Studio Tamani reaches 28% of the population aged 15 and over.
Launched by Fondation Hirondelle in 2013 to inform the people of Mali and promote dialogue, Studio Tamani asked Ipsos BVA to conduct a study to better understand its audience. The Hirondelle Foundation is a Swiss non-profit organization that "provides populations facing crises with access to reliable, local, and independent information." ...
AES TV officially launched at the end of December 2025
Announced a year ago, AES TV, the television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), was officially launched in Bamako, the Confederation's headquarters, in the presence of the three heads of state that make up the AES: General Assimi Goïta (Mali), General Abdourahamane Tiani (Niger), and Captain Ibrahim Traoré...
RTI and NCI will broadcast all matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
While the "free" Ivorian channels RTI and NCI had purchased a package from New World TV comprising the 33 best matches of the Africa Cup of Nations, An agreement was signed just hours before the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following discussions between the Ivorian government, free-to-air...
Adweknow wishes you happy holidays!
As we wrap up the year with this final newsletter of 2025, the attention of an entire continent is focused on Africa's premier sporting event: the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off in Morocco and is set to spark enthusiasm and fervor among the entire population. 2026 will also...
Interview with Olivier Marchetti, Creative Director at AG PARTNERS DAKAR
Meeting with the creative director of the "Dajé, Ànd, Gagner!" campaign, which has won several awards for its innovative approach. The European Union has been active in Senegal for over 50 years. With the campaign "Dajé, Ànd, Gagner!" (meaning "meet, collaborate, and win"), the EU has worked with the agency...
CANAL+ CAN: the comeback
During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, CANAL+ launched a temporary channel entirely dedicated to the competition: CANAL+CAN. Given the channel's success two years ago, CANAL+ has decided to repeat the initiative. Since December 1, CANAL+ CAN, the temporary channel, has been available on channel 16 for CANAL+subscribers. As in...
VEEDZ TV: A new app for broadcasting audiovisual content in Ivory Coast
The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) and VEEDZ TV, the audiovisual platform developed by Digital Virgo Africa, have formalized the signing of the operating agreement for VEEDZTV. Mr. René BOURGOIN, President of the HACA, congratulated and encouraged the recipients, while offering them practical advice and inviting them to demonstrate...
DSTV and CANAL+ expand their channel offerings
MultiChoice and CANAL+ are enriching the content of their offerings by broadcasting channels in local languages produced by both companies. Several channels published by MultiChoice are now available on CANAL+ in French-speaking Africa. AFRICA MAGIC HAUSA and AFRICA MAGIC YORUBA: General-interest channels in Hausa and Yoruba offering Nollywood films...