CANAL+ continues to increase its stake in Multichoice and now owns 40.01% of the South African audiovisual group. In early April, CANAL+ made an offer to purchase all of MULTICHOICE's shares (mandatory offer) and entered into a cooperation agreement concerning the preparation and implementation of this offer. In parallel with...
Nollywood Week returns in 2024 and promises to be disruptive
The 11th edition of Nollywood Week is taking place at the Cinéma l'Arlequin in Paris from May 2 to 5. 5,000 people are expected to attend this must-see Nigerian film festival. Launched by curators Nadira Shakur and Serge Noukoué, Nollywood Week is gradually unveiling the program for its upcoming edition,...
"Charles Ornel": a new series by Alex Ogou broadcast on A+ Ivoire
At a preview event held in Abidjan, A+ Ivoire unveiled "Charles Ornel," a new series produced by Alex Ogou. Designed as a 52-episode series, each episode lasting 26 minutes, this new series was directed by Kismath Baguiri and features Ivorian actor Axel Trésor in his first leading role. Here is...
One step closer to CANAL+ acquiring MULTICHOICE
[ AFP dispatch ] Canal+, the largest shareholder in South African television giant MultiChoice with more than 35% of the capital, announced on Monday that it had made a mandatory offer to acquire all the shares it does not yet own. After an initial rejection in February, the French group raised...
Senegal: Link Telecom launches new pan-African TV channel
"Eco Media" is the name of the new television channel launched by the Link Telecom group. According to several media outlets, an agreement has been signed between the group led by Excaf CEO Sidy Omar Massar Diagne and the Senegalese National Audiovisual Regulation Council. The result of several years of...
New channel numbering: national channels move to the top in Mali, Togo, and Benin
As announced by David Mignot, CEO of CANAL+AFRIQUE, in an interview he gave us in early January, logical numbering is beginning to be implemented in all countries covered by CANAL+. The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), which regulates audiovisual communication in Côte d'Ivoire, initiated the move on January 31...
Lex Africana: the new CANAL+ Original series produced by Mediawan Africa
Lex Africana is the first CANAL+ ORIGINAL action series. It will be broadcast starting April 22 on CANAL+ Première, with one episode per week every Monday at 8:30 p.m. This series, co-produced by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL, KEEWU production (Mediawan Africa), and Shimazua entertainments, was filmed entirely in Senegal, in DAKAR. It...
The most watched television channels in BURKINA FASO and MALI
CANAL+ Advertising, the leading advertising agency in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa, recently published in its sales pitch the audience shares of channels based on the latest data from KANTAR's Africascope 2023 study. In addition to the results for SENEGAL, CAMEROON, and IVORY COAST published by Adweknow last week, here are the...
The CANAL+ group acquires a stake in Marodi TV
On Friday, March 22, the Canal+ group announced that it had acquired a stake in the production company Marodi TV. Founded in 2012, MARODI TV has built its success on producing series in Wolof, broadcast on the internet. Marodi TV now has 6 million subscribers on YouTube and has entered...
7th Media Awards Ceremony in Cameroon: the main winners
On March 9, the Cameroonian media information platform Mediatude organized the 7th Media Awards ceremony in Douala, recognizing media professionals and web actors who distinguished themselves through their work in 2023. 19 awards were presented during the ceremony, which recognized in particular: Journalist Patrick FANDIO received the honorary award at...