The TOP FACEBOOK ranking of Senegalese channels remains dominated by RTS1, which is far ahead in first place, even though its growth over the last nine months has been weak. TFM, which is the most watched channel in Senegal, is also not growing and remains in second place with 1,100,000...
CAN 2024: over 5,000 media accreditation requests registered
With just a few weeks to go before the kickoff of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it has received a record number of accreditation requests from the media for the soccer competition. More than 5,000 accreditation requests have been registered,...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2024
2024 is off to a strong start! Starting in January, the Africa Cup of Nations will stir up enthusiasm among African populations, for whom, as we know, soccer is a burning passion. The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d'Ivoire 2023—its official name—is being expanded for the first time...
CANAL+ launches CANAL+ CAN
To mark the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Ivory Coast, CANAL+ is launching its event channel dedicated to this major sporting event. CANAL+CAN. CANAL+ subscribers will thus have access to exceptional programming and exclusive coverage of the entire sporting event. From January 13 to...
Media in Africa: new suspensions
According to an AFP dispatch, Guinea's High Authority for Communication (HAC) asked Canal+ on Saturday, December 9, to remove Espace FM, Espace TV, Evasion FM, and Evasion TV, popular radio and television channels in Guinea, from its offering until further notice. The authorities had already taken similar measures on December...
Interview with Raky Touré, journalist for BRUT Afrique
Can you tell us about your background?I studied political science in the United States, then moved into communications and media. I have worked in several areas of media and audiovisual production.I am passionate about everything related to media, communications, and Africa. I have worked in various areas of the sector,...
CANAL+ and HACA join forces to combat piracy
According to a recent press release, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) in Côte d'Ivoire brought together representatives from the CANAL+ group, the National Union of Telecommunications Companies (UNETEL), and Internet service providers to discuss and identify concrete solutions to combat piracy of audiovisual content. This meeting led to...
Two major decisions by the HACA to regulate the advertising market and sports rights
The first decision published by the HACA on September 21 concerns the protection of the Ivorian television advertising market in favor of public and private free-to-air television broadcasters in Côte d'Ivoire. Article 1: "In the television sector, the sale of advertising space to advertisers is reserved for publishers of Ivorian...
Conflict between CAF and BeIn Sports
As it did in French-speaking Africa in 2016 with Lagardère Sport, CAF has unilaterally terminated its agreement with BeIN Sports, which was set to run until 2028, for the broadcasting of its competitions in the Middle East, North Africa, France, the United States, and several Asian countries. This decision follows...
Press release: TV5MONDE Afrique, the leading international general-interest channel in French-speaking Africa
According to the latest Africascope study, and in an African audiovisual landscape dominated by thematic channels, TV5MONDE remains the leading general-interest channel in French-speaking Africa with a weekly audience share of 40.2% among viewers aged 15 and over.In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the channel achieved its highest weekly audience...