On December 31, 2025, CANAL+ and Warner Bros. Discovery signed a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement that secures and strengthens the presence of Warner channels and content on the group's offerings in Africa, notably via MultiChoice (DStv/GOtv). The agreement renews the distribution of 12 Warner Bros. Discovery thematic channels in African...
In Mali, Studio Tamani reaches 28% of the population aged 15 and over.
Launched by Fondation Hirondelle in 2013 to inform the people of Mali and promote dialogue, Studio Tamani asked Ipsos BVA to conduct a study to better understand its audience. The Hirondelle Foundation is a Swiss non-profit organization that "provides populations facing crises with access to reliable, local, and independent information." ...
AES TV officially launched at the end of December 2025
Announced a year ago, AES TV, the television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), was officially launched in Bamako, the Confederation's headquarters, in the presence of the three heads of state that make up the AES: General Assimi Goïta (Mali), General Abdourahamane Tiani (Niger), and Captain Ibrahim Traoré...
RTI and NCI will broadcast all matches of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
While the "free" Ivorian channels RTI and NCI had purchased a package from New World TV comprising the 33 best matches of the Africa Cup of Nations, An agreement was signed just hours before the start of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations following discussions between the Ivorian government, free-to-air...
CANAL+ CAN: the comeback
During the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, CANAL+ launched a temporary channel entirely dedicated to the competition: CANAL+CAN. Given the channel's success two years ago, CANAL+ has decided to repeat the initiative. Since December 1, CANAL+ CAN, the temporary channel, has been available on channel 16 for CANAL+subscribers. As in...
VEEDZ TV: A new app for broadcasting audiovisual content in Ivory Coast
The High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) and VEEDZ TV, the audiovisual platform developed by Digital Virgo Africa, have formalized the signing of the operating agreement for VEEDZTV. Mr. René BOURGOIN, President of the HACA, congratulated and encouraged the recipients, while offering them practical advice and inviting them to demonstrate...
DSTV and CANAL+ expand their channel offerings
MultiChoice and CANAL+ are enriching the content of their offerings by broadcasting channels in local languages produced by both companies. Several channels published by MultiChoice are now available on CANAL+ in French-speaking Africa. AFRICA MAGIC HAUSA and AFRICA MAGIC YORUBA: General-interest channels in Hausa and Yoruba offering Nollywood films...
France Médias Monde: key strategic priorities in the 2026 budget
In a press release published on December 11, France Médias Monde announced the approval of the 2026 budget by the board of directors. This budget provides for a return to balance at the cost of further cost-cutting measures, while maintaining the scope of the group's activities. In a context of...
CANAL+ ordered to remove NETFLIX from its offerings in Senegal by the CNRA
In a statement released on December 10, the National Audiovisual Regulation Council (CNRA) ordered Canal+ Senegal to remove Netflix from its commercial offerings. According to the CNRA, Canal+ Senegal has included and promoted Netflix in its packages without obtaining the required agreement or providing the supporting documents proving its right...
Interview with Pape Ale Niang, Director General of Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS)
Hello, During the ceremony to launch RTS's coverage of the Africa Cup of Nations, which took place a few days ago, you announced that you had acquired the rights to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco. Indeed, RTS has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast...