Since August 29, 2020, Orange Côte d'Ivoire has been offering all its Orange TV subscribers access to the LIFE TV channel on its package, whether at home or via the mobile app. LIFE TV thus enriches the wide range of multi-theme channels available and marks the culmination of close collaboration...
"Le Parlement du Rire en Vacances" coming soon to CANAL+
Despite the unusual circumstances surrounding the health crisis and closed borders, Gondwana City Productions, the Ivorian company created by comedian Mamane, is currently preparing eight special episodes of "Le Parlement du Rire en Vacances" (The Parliament of Laughter on Vacation). Through this new program, conceived and produced by Mamane as...
CANAL+ ADVERTISING chooses CSE to manage the booking and billing of its advertising campaigns
Creative Systems Engineering (CSE), a subsidiary of Adwanted Group, the leader in TV, radio, print, and digital advertising space reservation systems, was selected by CANAL+ ADVERTISING following an international competition. The solution chosen by CANAL+ ADVERTISING consists of Media Pilot, the booking and billing tool for television, radio, press, and...
Back to school 2020: BATTLEGROUND coming soon to NCI!
NCI, the new Ivorian channel launched at the end of 2019, is gradually unveiling its fall schedule. To strengthen its prime time and daytime programming, NCI has announced the acquisition of BATTLEGROUND , the epic family saga directed by FEMI ODUGBEMI. This series, with its impressive cast, was one of...
The Bundesliga enriches CANAL+ AFRIQUE's sports offering
Following the announcement a few weeks ago of the acquisition of the rights to the Spanish La Liga, CANAL+ has announced in a press release the acquisition of the French-language broadcasting rights to the Bundesliga for its subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and Mauritius. Read also: La Liga Santander on...
Back to school 2020: Sports, cooking, and interactivity on the menu at A+ IVOIRE
For its second season, A+ Ivoire is consolidating its programming schedule and adding a few new features to an already well-established lineup that remains largely unchanged. The most notable new feature this season is the live broadcast of the best matches from the Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 championship. Starting in...
Universal Music Africa launches Def Jam label in French-speaking Africa
Universal Music Group, the global leader in the music industry, decided to expand into French-speaking Africa in 2018 with the creation of a new division of the group in Abidjan, Universal Music Africa. Now headed by Franck Kacou, the division is expanding further into the African market with the launch...
StarTimes launches Dreamworks channel in sub-Saharan Africa
StarTimes has partnered with NBCUniversal to launch the Dreamworks youth channel on its packages in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Africascope Kids study conducted by Kantar, in 2019, 91% of 4-14 year olds watched television on a daily basis. Youth television programs are attracting more and more viewers and therefore represent...
The Ivorian Council of Ministers adopts two decrees concerning digital terrestrial television
The first decree concerns the discontinuation of analog broadcasting. It had been announced on several occasions that this would be phased out on June 17, 2020, to make way for digital terrestrial television. As this deadline could not be met, a new schedule for the switch-off of analog broadcasting was...
La Liga Santander on STARTIMES AND CANAL+ until 2024
The summer saw a minor communications battle between Startimes and CANAL+ over Spanish soccer rights. On August 6, Startimes announced on its Facebook page that it had acquired the broadcasting rights for Spanish soccer league matches: LaLiga SANTANDER, until 2024. This information, which was reported in many African media outlets, could...