The Malian High Authority for Communication has ordered the removal of France 2 from all audiovisual packages for four months. The HAC criticizes a report broadcast in January by France 2 in its 8 p.m. news program for "glorifying terrorism" by contrasting "the firepower of armed terrorist groups" with that...
CAN 2024: Ivory Coast faces DRC in the semifinals
Tonight, Wednesday, February 7, the Elephants face the Leopards in the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations. On the African continent, the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on January 13 in Ivory Coast, the host country for this major soccer competition. This edition has attracted particular attention...
The CANAL+ group makes an offer to acquire MULTICHOICE
The Canal+ group confirms that it has submitted a non-binding indicative offer to the MultiChoice board of directors. The potential merger would transform MultiChoice into a global media company. South Africa's creative economy sector would be supported by a local champion with global reach. Canal+ is reportedly offering an improved...
GEOPOLL publishes report on CAN 2024
In the midst of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, GeoPoll has published its latest analysis report on this major African sporting competition. Although the report focuses on English-speaking Africa, GeoPoll highlights the impact of the tournament on fans in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tanzania, drawing lessons about the...
CAN 2024: the song "Coup du marteau" overtakes the official anthem
Every sporting competition has an anthem, but some songs manage to transcend their context and become inextricably linked to certain events. On the African continent, the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on January 13 in Ivory Coast, the host country for this major soccer competition. This edition has...
TV5Monde: official press release
On Tuesday, January 23, 2024, in the TV5MONDE news program "64', le Monde En français," two errors were made in a table presenting the current matches of the CAN, the 2023 African Cup of Nations. Two of the flags shown were not those of the countries concerned. Aware of the...
The International Association of Sports Press in Africa announces its 2023 winners
The International Sports Press Association in Africa (AIPS-Africa) crowned the winners for 2023 during a ceremony held at the Maison de la Presse in Abidjan. Sixty-seven journalists representing 19 African countries competed in the categories of print media, web, television, and radio. The jury for the 2023 edition was chaired...
Afro VFX and CANAL+ University are organizing a free training course on "VFX Production Management."
This unique training program is aimed at people living in Africa who are passionate about film or television. The three-week online training program will run from February 8 to February 29, 2024. Applications must be sent to heldden@afrovfxc.com between February 1 and February 4. An informational webinar prior to the...
The 15 most popular TV channels on Facebook in January 2024
Following on from the rankings published by ADWEKNOW on Senegal and Ivory Coast, here is the list of the most popular French-speaking African channels on FACEBOOK. Thus, the private channel NCI, which since its launch at the end of 2019 has devoted considerable resources to developing its Facebook page, ranks...
AMAZON PRIME scales back its operations in Africa
According to Variety magazine, which had access to an internal email sent to staff by Barry Furlong, VP Prime Video Europe, Amazon Prime will reduce its activities in Africa and the Middle East to focus on the European market. Launched with great ambitions in 2021 with operations in South Africa...