Pay-TV operator StarTimes is expanding its partnership with Discovery and adding the two channels Investigation Discovery and Discovery Science to its packages. StarTimes already broadcasts the channels Real Time, dedicated to African women, Discovery Family, and the English-language Investigation Discovery. Thanks to this new agreement, StarTimes is continuing its expansion...
France Médias Monde launches AFRI’KIBAARU to improve access to reliable and independent information in the Sahel
France Médias Monde, CFI, and the French Development Agency (AFD) are officially launching the "Afri'Kibaaru" project ("Information" in the African languages covered by the project), which offers audiences in the Greater Sahel region, drawing on RFI's strong roots in the region, enriched editorial content in Mandinka (Manding), Fulfulde (Peul), and...
Summer commercial offer on NCI
For the summer holidays, NCI is launching a special offer allowing advertisers to benefit from three adverts for the price of one. This commercial offer is valid from July 1 to August 31, 2020, and applies to the entire schedule. During the summer, NCI's schedule will remain unchanged, with the...
LIFE TV joins other Ivorian digital terrestrial television channels
JANUARY 14, 2019 for A+ IVOIRE , DECEMBER 16, 2019 for NCI, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 for LA 3, MAY 15, 2020 TELEVISION AL BAYANE JUNE 26, 2020 for LIFE TV. ???: 7 Info Nearly a year and a half passed between the launch of A+IVOIRE, the first to take the...
CAF Executive Committee meets to discuss resumption of African football
The CAF Executive Committee is organizing a meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. GMT via videoconference to formulate guidelines for the resumption of African football competitions. In response to the spread of COVID-19 around the world, the Confederation of African Football announced in March that all sporting...
DECATHLON continues its expansion in Ivory Coast
Despite the economic difficulties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, French sports equipment group Decathlon is continuing its expansion into African markets. A few years after first setting up in Côte d'Ivoire, Decathlon is growing its presence in the Ivorian market with the official opening of a new store on June...
LIFE TV, the suspense is over: switch on Friday, June 26 at 8 p.m.
Douglas Mbiandou, founder of the "10,000 Coders" project, is organizing a webinar (8 p.m. France time) inviting experts from the DATA, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain communities to raise awareness among African youth about artificial intelligence and its opportunities. Read also: Interview with Douglas Mbiandou, founder of Objis and 10,000 Coders...
Netflix teams up with EbonyLife Media to strengthen its position in Nigeria
2020 is shaping up to be a prolific year for global streaming giant Netflix. After officially launching its operations in Nigeria and West Africa through a partnership with production company Upper Room, Netflix is now joining forces with Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Media, one of Nigeria's leading media groups....
RFI broadcasts the first native West African fiction podcast
Since the beginning of June, RFI has been offering its listeners a new radio drama entitled "Dianké." Conceived as a 12-episode series, each lasting 20 minutes, "Dianké" addresses the topics of feminism and African youth through the story of an emancipated young African woman fighting against corruption. This new radio...
MTV SHUGA BABI prepares for its second season with an online casting call
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation (MTV SAF) is organizing auditions for the second season of its MTV Shuga Babi series. Following the success of the first season, which aired on RTI and NCI, the series will once again be produced in Côte d'Ivoire with the support of Unitaid and numerous...