During the summer, Vivendi published its operating results for the first half of 2023. 3.7% increase in revenue in the first half of 2023, thanks to the performance of Canal+ Group, Havas, and Gameloft, 7.7% growth in adjusted operating income (EBITA) driven by Havas, Canal+ Group, and Lagardère's contribution Adjusted...
IPTV in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire: a worrying situation in Côte d'Ivoire and a positive one in Senegal
According to half-yearly results calculated on the basis of information collected each month by Omedia, which tracks television advertising investment in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire, the trends in these two countries are completely divergent in the first half of 2023. Senegal grew by nearly 25%, while Côte d'Ivoire declined by...
TOP 10 box office hits at the Majestic movie theater
Majestic Cinema has just published its attendance statistics since its launch in 2016. The TOP 10 includes both American blockbusters such as WAKANDA FOREVER and AVATAR 2, as well as African comedies. MARABOUT, LES 3 LASCARS, and LE GENDARME D’ABOBO feature prominently in the rankings. Of course, the most recent...
PACA GUIDE 2023: Last opportunity before publication
For several months now, we have been telling you about our project to publish the Guide to Audiovisual and Film Production in French-speaking Africa. Good news: we are putting the finishing touches to the draft and there is still time to be included, according to your ambitions and means. Whether...
Alex Ogou's series "Niabla" selected for the La Rochelle TV Fiction Festival
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...