TV5Monde Afrique will broadcast the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024. TV5Monde Afrique has been broadcasting the Olympic Games since the Rio Games in 2016. These were the first Games for which rights for sub-Saharan Africa had been negotiated. For the...
Where can we watch EURO 2024 in French-speaking Africa?
Bringing together the 24 best European teams, who will play a total of 54 matches, Euro 2024 will take place from June 14 to July 14 in Germany. On which television channels will this competition be broadcast in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa? ADWEKNOW takes stock. In Pay-TV, NEWWORLD owns the rights...
The famous show "Secret Story" coming soon to CANAL+
An African version of SECRET STORY featuring 15 contestants from 14 African countries will soon be broadcast on the event channel No. 99 (Canal 99) and on CANAL+POP. The program, which is an adaptation of the first reality TV shows (Big Brother, Loft Story, etc.), takes place in South Africa....
Another important step for Canal+ Group on the road to acquiring Multichoice
Canal+, which currently holds more than 40% of Multichoice's capital, made a mandatory offer in early April to acquire all the shares it did not already own at a purchase price of ZAR 125 per share. The IndependentExpert, appointed by MultiChoice's Independent Board for this purpose, has just ruled that...
Yves Bigot anticipates his departure from TV5 Monde
Following the announcement by Rachida Dati, Minister of Culture, that he would not be reappointed at the end of his term, which was due to end on November 30, Yves BIGOT submitted his resignation yesterday. This will take effect on June 30. Yves Bigot's track record at the helm of...
Interview with Abdoulaye Amzath, administrator of the Wani Ayo association
Abdoulaye Amzath, administrator of the Wani Ayo association in Benin. Comments gathered in CANNES by our correspondent Edouard CHAR. Your association was founded four years ago in Benin. What initial assessment can you make of these first four years? The Wani Ayo association was founded four years ago, and over...
Interview with Karine Barclais, founder of the Pavillon Afriques at the Cannes Film Festival
Comments gathered in CANNES by our correspondent Edouard CHAR Karine Barclais is the founder of the Cannes Film Festival's Pavillon Afriques, a platform promoting African cinema and its diaspora, which is celebrating its fifth edition. She launched this initiative in 2019 through her event and business development company registered in...
SINAC 2024 kicks off in Douala
From May 25 to 31, 2024, Douala will host the second edition of the Cameroon International Audiovisual Exhibition (SINAC). This event is organized by Yolande Bodiong, a well-known and highly regarded producer in Cameroon, founder of the MARABOO agency, and organizer of major events such as the Cameroon Television Awards....
Friendship 2.0, the new romantic series from NCI
Under the leadership of Sandra Coulibaly, who recently joined the channel as director of fiction, NCI is continuing its policy of developing locally produced fiction. Following the April broadcast of the 90-episode series "Mon unique péché" (My Only Sin), adapted from the work of Ivorian writer Anzata Ouattara and co-produced...
PITCH O' FEMININ launches its fourth call for projects
Pitch O' Féminin is calling for submissions of short fiction and documentary film projects from emerging female filmmakers of African descent residing on the African continent. The call for projects will close on June 26, 2024. To apply, you must meet the following requirements: 1- Being a woman of African...