Amie Ouattara Kouamé is part of a young generation that is shaking up Africa and changing the status quo. Behind this name lies a media outlet dedicated to women, created in 2011: Ayana Webzine, the first women's web magazine created in Côte d'Ivoire by the young woman. More than just...
Group Vivendi Africa launches its activities in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo has officially become the seventh country in which Vivendi Africa Group operates. GVA DRC officially launched its commercial activities on December 10 in Kinshasa in the presence of the Ministers of PTNTIC, Digital Technology, and Scientific Research, as well as the Special Advisor to the...
Interview with Alexandre Cohen, CEO of CANAL+ Advertising
Alexandre Cohen, who previously managed CANAL+ subsidiaries in Gabon and then Togo, has been CEO of CANAL+ ADVERTISING for the past year. CANAL+ ADVERTISING is the advertising agency for channels published by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL and other publishers. Could you tell us about your career and what you have learned after...
Orange and Le Monde join forces to launch a subscription offer aimed at African audiences
Le Monde has entered into a strategic partnership with Orange Africa to accelerate the distribution of Le Monde subscriptions across the African continent. For Orange, this partnership will enable it to expand its offering of high-quality digital content for its customers. Since November 2, 2021, Orange Côte d'Ivoire customers have...
Interview with Philippe Di Nacera, Deputy CEO of Optimum Media and the 7info channel
With the launch of 7 Info and the switch-off of analog broadcasting scheduled for November 13, Côte d'Ivoire is closing a chapter that began in 2016 with the granting of licenses to DTT operators. For Jean Philippe Kaboré and Philippe Di Nacera, who have been working on this project for...
Interview with Ange Guei, CEO of NCI
According to audience measurements conducted by Omedia-Médiamétrie over a three-month period this summer, you rank third behind A+ Ivoire and RTI1 in terms of audience share among Ivorian channels, well ahead of RTI 2, Life TV, and La 3. How do you explain this strong audience 18 months after your...
Facebook and Reuters join forces to train journalists in French-speaking Africa.
Facebook is stepping up its initiatives on the continent and supporting its presence in the French-speaking region by contributing to the development of the digital ecosystem in a territory where social media has 155 million monthly active users. Today, Facebook is partnering with the London-based news agency REUTERS to train...
Digital media in the crosshairs of institutions
The regulation of digital media has become a matter of concern for many French-speaking African countries. Last September, the International Symposium on "Strategies for Regulating Online Audiovisual Media Services" brought together 14 African regulatory bodies in Abidjan, in addition to the French CSA and representatives of television broadcasting platforms such...
ADAMANT, the media outlet for connected young Africans
Adamant is a digital agency and media outlet designed for the continent's connected generation. Through short programs, it covers entertainment topics on social media thanks to a network of influencers, producers, bloggers, and media experts from both French-speaking and English-speaking Africa. Thanks to these 100% mobile and free videos, the...
The rights to the next World Cup have been awarded to New World TV.
New World TV awarded rights to broadcast next FIFA World Cup Everyone was expecting CANAL+ or Startimes, but in the end it was New World TV that secured the television broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup™ in French-speaking countries in sub-Saharan...