After winning the award for Best Foreign French-Language Fiction in 2018 at the La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival with "Invisibles," Alex Ogou is back in the running with his series project "Niabla," selected for the festival's 25th anniversary. The event will take place from September 12 to 17, 2023. Well...
"Or blanc" (White Gold), the first fiction film written and directed by a Franco-Ivorian duo
A new production from ON EST ENSEMBLE PRODUCTIONS, OR BLANC is an eight-part thriller series, each episode lasting 52 minutes, in which mysterious murders and shady dealings plunge the city of Man in Ivory Coast into fear. What is this curse that has struck Man? Who could be behind such...
RSF calls for respect for the right to information
Several dozen African media organizations and executives launched an appeal on Friday to the military leaders who seized power in Niger at the end of July, calling for respect for press freedom in the country. The initiative, launched by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), has been signed by some 80 people, including...
Radio Omega suspended in Burkina Faso
The transitional government in Burkina Faso has decided to suspend Radio Oméga, one of the country's most popular radio stations, "until further notice" after it broadcast an interview onThursday that was "peppered with insults against the new Nigerien authorities." The government "assumes full responsibility for the decision to suspend Radio Omega's...
RFI and France 24 suspended in Niger
One week after the coup in Niger, according to several sources on the ground, the broadcasting of RFI and France 24 programs has been interrupted in the country. France Médias Monde condemns this decision, which was taken outside of any conventional or legal framework and further deprives citizens in the...
A+ Benin goes live on July 24, 2023
Last November, we announced the creation of A+ Benin, a new television channel jointly proposed by the Beninese government and the CANAL+ Group. Readhttps://adweknow.com/4-ans-apres-a-ivoire-creation-da-benin/ A+ BENIN began broadcasting on digital terrestrial television and satellite on July 24, 2023. The channel offers new shows and programming inspired by those that made...
TV5MONDE, official partner and broadcaster of the Francophonie Games
TV5MONDE, the official broadcaster of the Francophonie Summits, will broadcast the 9th Francophonie Games on all its channels this summer. For this new edition, which will take place from July 28 to August 6 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, the global French-language channel is offering special programming to bring...
Dubbing and subtitling: artificial intelligence, threat or opportunity for Africa?
The circulation of audiovisual and cinematographic works, regardless of their country of production, is based on the fact that they can be understood by the audiences for which they are intended. To this end, program distribution companies use two essential tools to facilitate program accessibility: subtitling, which consists of inserting...
Exclusive interview with Kylian Mbappé on NCI
The star striker for Paris Saint-Germain and captain of the French national soccer team is currently in Africa, specifically in Cameroon, his father's country of origin. During his planned stay in Yaoundé and Douala, he will be meeting with various personalities. As part of this visit, the young prodigy also...
Gideon Khobane appointed Director of AMAZON PRIME VIDEO: is sport the new playground for digital platforms?
Gideon Khobane has just been appointed Director of AMAZON PRIME VIDEO AFRICA. This South African professional was CEO of SuperSport, a subsidiary of MultiChoice, for several years. At AMAZON PRIME VIDEO AFRICA, he will work closely with Ned Mitchell, who heads the Africa Originals team, and Ayanna Lonian, who heads...