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...
TV Media Sport announces acquisition of UEFA EURO 2020 broadcasting rights in sub-Saharan Africa
With just a few months to go before the kick-off of UEFA EURO 2020, TV Media Sport has announced that it has acquired the free-to-air broadcasting rights for the tournament in sub-Saharan Africa. The rights cover 40 territories on the continent, and the agency will market a total of 15...
FIF and RTI extend and expand their partnership
The Ivorian Football Federation and RTI have signed an agreement extending and expanding their partnership, which began in 2012. The new two-year contract allows RTI to broadcast Ligue 2 matches in addition to the Ligue 1 matches it currently produces and broadcasts. Thus, while 52 Ligue 1 matches will be...
Work begins on the "Stade du Sénégal"
Sport plays an important role on the African continent. Beyond performance and entertainment, sport is also a vehicle for economic and social development for young people, a vehicle for inclusion, cultural influence, and diplomacy. Even though there is a brain drain of local talent, sporting events are flourishing and stakeholders...
VOXAFRICA launches the third season of The Voice in Abidjan
The premiere of season 3 of the pan-African show The Voice Afrique Francophone was officially launched on February 15 during an evening event in Abidjan. The Voice Afrique Francophone is a show designed and produced by the pan-African television channel VoxAfrica , which aims to provide a powerful platform for...
PANAFRICAN women gather to discuss climate change
The next edition of the Les Panafricaines forum, a network of women journalists from 54 countries across the continent, will take place on March 6 and 7, 2020, in the city of Casablanca. Launched on March 8, 2017, International Women's Day, the "Panafricaines" forum brought together for the first time...
CANAL+ and Earthtalent by Bolloré launch a call for creative solidarity projects
This project, called "Earthtalent by CANAL," aims to highlight the talents of solidarity that are changing the African continent. Are you an experienced independent filmmaker or journalist? Are you from or do you live in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea, DRC, Congo, or Senegal? Would you like to make a...