On March 2, TV5Monde Afrique unveiled a new web series called "Ton plat, mon plat" (Your dish, my dish) at the META premises. It was in 2019, during the third edition of Adicomdays, that TV5Monde announced the launch of its "TV5Monde Webcréations" label. This new label aims to promote French-speaking...
Youscribe has over 1 million subscribers, 90% of whom are based in Africa.
After announcing that it had reached one million readers on the continent, YouScribe, a digital streaming library, has unveiled its first reading barometer. One million is a record number of readers in the history of the company, which has successfully diversified its offering and expanded internationally to capture new market...
"AMBITIONS" Season 2 starts March 5 on TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 2 of the short program that profiles influential men and women in Africa: "Ambitions" starting Sunday, March 5, on TV5MONDE Afrique. Created by the French company Onyx, "AMBITIONS" presents a series of 60 four-minute portraits broadcast exclusively on TV5MONDE Afrique, as well...
The winners of the 28th edition of FESPACO
The 28th edition of Africa's largest film festival ended on March 4 with a victory for Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi. The young director was awarded the Yennenga Golden Stallion, Fespaco's highest honor, for his film Ashkal. Other prestigious prizes were also awarded by a jury of professionals to recognize the...
Promoting the media through the Africascope study?
Twice a year, KANTAR announces in a now traditional press release that it is making the AFRICASCOPE results on radio and television audiences and internet usage in eight French-speaking African countries available to its subscribers: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and...
Netflix lowers its prices in several sub-Saharan African countries
Long the number one platform in terms of subscriber numbers, Netflix experienced a difficult period in early 2022. For the first time, the VOD giant recorded a slowdown in its activities, losing 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022. This also led to a $54 billion drop in the...
Benin officially launches digital terrestrial television
On Friday, February 17, 2022, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Technology and Digitalization, officially launched Digital Terrestrial Television in Benin. This launch marks the end of technical developments and, for viewers, the beginning of a new way of watching free television (more channels, better image quality, etc.). However,...
Femua 15 will take place from April 25 to 30, 2023.
The 15th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA 15), organized by Gaou Productions, will take place from April 25 to 30 in Abidjan and Bouaké. Salif Traoré, known as "Asalfo" from the group Magic System and General Commissioner of the Festival, has just announced the headliners. French artists...
CANAL+ Digital Factory: a new initiative from CANAL+ International in Africa
CANAL+ International, which last week announced the launch of CANAL+ Impact, its solidarity program centered around a shared mission to share knowledge in order to develop talent on the continent, has announced a new initiative with the creation of its Digital Factory. This new structure focuses on content, as the...
RFI – France 24 Challenge App Africa – 7th edition: "Digital technology at the service of agriculture"
The jury members of the "RFI – France 24 Challenge App Afrique" have selected the ten finalists for the seventh edition of the competition from more than 800 entries received from over 20 countries. Open to all Africans and young companies on the continent, this edition rewards digital innovations (websites,...