From March 15 to 23, TV5MONDE and TV5MONDEPLUS will offer a rich and diverse lineup of programming centered on the theme "Speak Up!" RASSEMBLANCE - SEASON 3 - With Magloire Delcros-Varaud Starting March 16 on TV5MONDE & TV5MONDEplus In season 3, Rassemblance explores the themes of identity, roots, cultural mixing,...
Aziz DIALLO promoted to Managing Director of CANAL+ Pay TV Francophone Africa
Aziz Diallo has just been appointed Managing Director of Pay TV Francophone Africa at Canal+, reporting to David Mignot. In his new role, based in Paris, Aziz Diallo will be responsible for overseeing the group's activities in all French-speaking African countries. Prior to this promotion, Aziz Diallo headed CANAL+...
Resumption of qualifying matches for the Ivory Coast national team on NCI
NCI, the new Ivorian channel that announced a few months ago that it had acquired the rights to broadcast the national team's qualifying matches for the next World Cup, which will take place in 2026, will broadcast the rest of the national team's qualifying matches in March. Following the success...
MULTICHOICE in Nigeria: Further price increases and legal proceedings
MultiChoice, owner of pay-TV services DStv and GOtv in Nigeria, has announced a further price increase of around 20% on all its subscription packages, effective from March 1, 2025. This is the second increase in less than a year. The Federal Commission for Competition and Consumer Protection (FCCPC) has ordered...
"Katanga, the dance of the scorpions" Gold Standard at FESPACO 2025
The 2025 Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) took place from February 22 to March 1, 2025, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Under the theme "African Cinema and Cultural Identities," the festival screened 235 films selected from 1,351 submissions from 48 countries. The Yennenga Gold Stallion, the most prestigious...
CANAL+ results: Africa at the heart of the growth strategy
Following its listing on the London Stock Exchange, the CANAL+ group published its results for 2024 separately from the Vivendi group for the first time. The CANAL+ group's revenue reached €6.45 billion, up 2.3% on a like-for-like basis. However, the group recorded a net loss of €147 million, mainly attributable...
FESPACO 2025: CANAL+ First Partner of African Cinema
On the occasion of the 29th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), which will take place from February 22 to March 1, 2025, CANAL+ is once again highlighting the vitality of African cinema and the richness of its stories. CANAL+, the leading partner of African...
Will digital terrestrial television soon be obsolete?
At a time when many African countries are struggling to complete their transition to DTT, the French authorities, through the Directorate-General for Media and Cultural Industries (DGMIC), are launching a public consultation in France on the future of television broadcasting and distribution methods in France, particularly DTT, which is only...
Angela Aquereburu appointed CEO of SRTB
Angela Aquereburu, one of the leading figures in French-speaking African broadcasting, takes the helm at SRTB (Société de Radio et de Télévision du Bénin). Angela Aquereburu, co-founder of the production company Yobo Studios based in Lomé with her husband, Jean-Luc Rabatel, has worked in most areas of audiovisual production since...
Queen Rima (Republic of Guinea), winner of the RFI Discovery Award 2025
Press release The jury*, chaired this year by Angélique Kidjo, and the public chose Guinean artist Queen Rima as the winner of the 43rd edition of the RFI Discovery Prize. She was chosen for her energy, her stage presence, and her status as a pioneer in dancehall** in Guinea. Angélique...