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...
CAN 2024: Akwaba the elephant, mascot of the competition in Ivory Coast
With 190 days to go until the 34th Africa Cup of Nations, which will take place in Ivory Coast, the organizing committee has revealed the official mascot: Akwaba the elephant, presented as an ambassador of Ivorian hospitality. A competition was held to find this mascot. Three young artists were rewarded...
Miss Ivory Coast: a special digital system set up by RTI
For the Miss Côte d'Ivoire show, broadcast on RTI, a combined COMICI (COmite MIss Côte d'Ivoire) & RTI Digital team brought all the stages to life on social media, from the first day of the preliminary selections in the country to the grand finale at the Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire...
Screening of Black Santiago Club: our opinion
Adweknow attended the screening of the first episode of Black Santiago Club last Wednesday (July 5) at Mediawan, in the presence of the producers (Canal+, Mediawan, and Keewu Productions). In a packed theater, we were able to discover this series in (almost) preview, as it has been available to Canal+...
ePOP (Petites Ondes Participatives) competition: Winners of the 2023 edition
The winners of the fifth edition of the "Fais voir ce qu'ils ressentent" (Show what they feel) video competition, launched as part of the "ePOP - Petites Ondes Participatives" project, were announced on Monday, July 3, during a ceremony co-hosted by Anne-Cécile Bras, presenter of the program "C'est pas du...
Women producers, screenwriters, and directors join forces to launch the Indigo Fund
They are screenwriters, producers, and directors who have chosen to join forces to support African women in the audiovisual sector. Angela Aquereburu, Rama Thiaw, Tella Kpomahou, and Samantha Biffot decided to create the Indigo Fund to find financial partners and support women working in film and audiovisual media. "In Togo,...
LCI suspended for three months in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's media regulator has decided to suspend French news channel LCI for three months after a journalist's comments on the situation regarding jihadist violence were described as "false information." LCI's programs "are suspended for a period of three months in Burkina Faso on all pay-TV service providers' packages, effective...