With 4,899,000 subscribers as of December 31, 2019, the CANAL+ group continues to grow, gaining 726,000 subscribers compared to the previous year. This result brings the CANAL+ group closer to the symbolic milestone of 5,000,000 subscribers, which should be easily surpassed in 2020, thanks in particular to major sporting events...
HIG Capital announces acquisition of Lagardère Sports
The American private equity fund HIG Capital, through its European subsidiary, has officially announced the signing of an agreement to acquire 75% of Lagardère Sports. In December 2019, when it received the purchase offer from HI Capital, Lagardère announced a plan to refocus its strategy on Lagardère Publishing and Lagardère...
The company "Veilleur des Médias" is expanding its activities in Gabon
The Ivorian company Veilleur des Médias has announced the expansion of its activities to Gabon. On on March 5, the media monitoring expert announced the signing of a partnership with the publisher Mediagab, which will be responsible for distributing Veilleur des Médias' strategic solutions to economic and institutional players in...
Journalist Annie Payep-NIepe launches the web TV channel "Télé Asu"
Journalist Annie Payep-Nlepe, former Head of Information at VoxAfrica Afrique Centrale, announced via her Twitter account the launch of a WebTV channel called "Télé Asu." According to the journalist, "this new Web TV channel will be dedicated to news from Cameroon and promoting local expertise for a connected and engaged...
Press release: RFI broadcasts the radio drama "C'EST LA VIE!" in Hausa
Starting Saturday, March 7, RFI in Hausa will broadcast "C'est la vie!", the radio drama series that was a huge hit last summer on RFI in French and as a podcast. The series recounts daily life at a health center that strives to provide the best possible care to the...
Netflix launches operations in Nigeria
In recent years, Africa has become the new challenge for streaming giant Netflix. Present on the continent since 2016, Netflix aims to attract new subscribers across Africa. It appears to be a major competitor for local players, even though it is currently focusing on the English-speaking region. After officially launching...
AFP: Netflix releases its first original series, "Queen Sono"
The American online streaming platform Netflix will begin broadcasting its first original series "Made in Africa" on Friday, a spy saga called "Queen Sono" starring South African actress Pearl Thusi. Directed by South African filmmaker Kagiso Lediga, the six episodes recount the tribulations of intelligence agent Queen Sono, who investigates...
Press release: TV5Monde launches season 2 of "Women of Africa in Action"
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 2 of its short program dedicated to portraits of influential women in Africa, "Femmes d'Afrique en Action" (Women of Africa in Action), for one month starting March 1. International Women's Day will thus be celebrated every day in March on TV5MONDE, in...
STARTIMES reaches new agreement with DISNEY for the broadcast of FOX channels
To fully understand the context in which we find ourselves today, a brief recap is in order: in December 2017, Disney announced its intention to acquire a majority stake in the FOX group. The transaction, worth more than $70 billion, was finalized in March 2019. As a result, the channels...