CANAL+ continues its commitment to creating original African content. Following "Invisibles," the first series produced on the continent, "Sakho et Mangane ," and more recently the series "Agent," CANAL+ presents a new original creation, the series "CACAO." Designed as a 12-episode, 50-minute series, the new show was produced by Tanka...
"Musiques en Fête" on the New Ivorian Channel for Music Day
To mark Music Day, the French Institute of Côte d'Ivoire and NCI, the New Ivorian Channel, are joining forces to present "Musiques en fêtes," a television program dedicated to Ivorian music in all its diversity. Under the artistic direction of Malik Kebe, the program will be co-hosted by Jean Charles...
Melody d'Afrique expands its distribution with StarTimes
MELODY D'AFRIQUE, the leading Afro heritage channel, is expanding its distribution thanks to a distribution partnership signed with StarTimes. Already available since its launch in France on ORANGE, FREE, SFR Numéricable, Bouygues, and WATCH IT, the channel will now cover 30 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by joining the StarTimes offering,...
RFI Discovery Award 2020 – Call for applications
The call for entries for the 40th edition of the RFI Discoveries Prize is now open to all professional artists and musical groups from Africa, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean. The winner will receive a prize of €10,000, a tour of Africa, and a concert in Paris.* Candidates have...
Life TV's programs and hosts: the final stage of the teaser campaign?
The teaser campaign launched by Life TV just a month ago is coming to an end. After posting an enigmatic message on May 12 saying "we've picked up the signal," Life TV unveiled its tagline a few days later: "Life TV, unfiltered TV," accompanied by adjectives describing the channel's positioning...
"The River," produced by MNET, distributed by West Coast, wins nine awards
"South Africa. Cullinan, a stone's throw from Pretoria. It is in the riverbed that separates the bourgeoisie on one side and the workers on the other that an old miner finds a huge diamond. This precious stone has the potential to revive all mining activity in the region, but also...
7,172 unique visitors: an all-time record for Adweknow in May 2020
More than 40,000 of you visited our website Adweknow.com over the last 12 months, with nearly 7,200 unique visitors in May alone (a 260% increase compared to May 2019—source: Google Analytics). We are proud to share this information with you. We sincerely thank all our readers for their trust and...
DISCOP announces the upcoming launch of its YouTube channel: DISCOVER
DISCOVER , DISCOP 's 24/7 YouTube channel, will be dedicated to training, entrepreneurship, employment, and project launches, with a dual focus on the creative industries and the export of film, television, and radio content, as well as on French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. DISCOVER is intended for those who, with their talent,...
LAFAAAC wants to train young screenwriters in Nollywood
Training young screenwriters in Nollywood: LAFAAAC, in partnership with La Fémis and with the support of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, is launching an ambitious and innovative training program. Ensuring the upskilling of professionals in the creative industries in Africa: this is the challenge taken up by LAFAAAC,...
Life TV continues its teaser campaign
Life TV, which will begin broadcasting around June 15, continues to reveal itself little by little. For now, there are no images or information about the channel's programming. Life TV is currently focusing on an image campaign: Life TV: unfiltered television, presenting itself as positive, interactive, funny, modern, authentic, connected,...