Last December, the global leader in streaming and VOD officially announced its launch into African series production. Queen Sono is the title of this new Made in Africa series, the first original African series produced and broadcast by Netflix. Starring South African actress Pearl Thusi, known for her role in...
Le Monde and RFI will no longer broadcast news on WhatsApp
The web has become an essential channel of information. Beyond the duality of the internet and social media, mobile devices are becoming increasingly important, both for internet users and for the media. On the African continent, WhatsApp occupies a privileged position, as the app remains the most widely used messaging...
The first episodes of the MTV Shuga Babi series aired on RTI
On Thursday, November 28, at the French Institute in Ivory Coast, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation officially presented the first two episodes of the MTV Shuga Babi series. MTV Shuga Babi is the first version of the MTV Shuga series, adapted for the first time for French-speaking African audiences. Côte...
Interview with Béatrice Damiba, president of the Convergence association
A former journalist, diplomat, Minister of Information, and President of the Higher Council for Communication in Burkina Faso, Béatrice Damiba is the president of Convergence, a pan-African association created in 2015 to combat audiovisual piracy. The association's legal headquarters are located in Abidjan and it currently has around 30 members,...
STARTIMES launches reality TV show in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast will soon broadcast the first reality TV dating show on television. At a press conference held on November 28, the Chinese television operator presented the new program "Bonjour mon idéal" (Hello, my ideal), a reality TV show based on the theme of love and dating in Ivory Coast....
CFI officially launches its Vérifox project in Côte d'Ivoire
At a consultation forum on the challenges of fake news during election periods, held in Abidjan on November 28, CFI officially launched its Vérifox program. A subsidiary of France Médias Monde, Canal France International (CFI) works to promote the development of media in the Global South. Following a call for...
The DISCOP Johannesburg 2020 has been rescheduled!
Following the eighth edition of DISCOP, held from November 20 to 22, 2019, in Johannesburg, it is now time to take stock. For three days, distributors and buyers, producers and media representatives gathered to exchange ideas and create new synergies. The focus was on African television production projects, the currently...
NCI, the new Ivorian channel, will begin broadcasting on December 12.
The schedule has been set, the studios are ready, the channel's distribution is secured, the teams have been assembled, program acquisitions have been finalized, and the communication campaign has been launched... On Thursday, December 12, NCI will take its place in the new Ivorian audiovisual landscape, on channel 4 of...
DISCOP JOHANNESBURG 2019: COTE OUEST PRESENTS ITS 2020 LINEUP
During DISCOP, held in Johannesburg from November 20 to 22, 2019, at the Sandton Convention Center, the Côte Ouest stand, a true gateway to the African audiovisual market, was constantly busy despite lower attendance at this latest edition. Over the three days of the market, Côte Ouest accumulated 41 important...
FIFA launches tender for media rights to 2022 World Cup
On November 18, the International Federation of Association Football officially launched a call for tenders for the media rights to all second and third round qualifying matches in the African zone for the next World Cup. These competitions will determine which teams will represent the continent at the next FIFA...