TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 2 of the short program that profiles influential men and women in Africa: "Ambitions" starting Sunday, March 5, on TV5MONDE Afrique. Created by the French company Onyx, "AMBITIONS" presents a series of 60 four-minute portraits broadcast exclusively on TV5MONDE Afrique, as well...
The winners of the 28th edition of FESPACO
The 28th edition of Africa's largest film festival ended on March 4 with a victory for Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi. The young director was awarded the Yennenga Golden Stallion, Fespaco's highest honor, for his film Ashkal. Other prestigious prizes were also awarded by a jury of professionals to recognize the...
Promoting the media through the Africascope study?
Twice a year, KANTAR announces in a now traditional press release that it is making the AFRICASCOPE results on radio and television audiences and internet usage in eight French-speaking African countries available to its subscribers: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, and...
Netflix lowers its prices in several sub-Saharan African countries
Long the number one platform in terms of subscriber numbers, Netflix experienced a difficult period in early 2022. For the first time, the VOD giant recorded a slowdown in its activities, losing 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022. This also led to a $54 billion drop in the...
Benin officially launches digital terrestrial television
On Friday, February 17, 2022, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Technology and Digitalization, officially launched Digital Terrestrial Television in Benin. This launch marks the end of technical developments and, for viewers, the beginning of a new way of watching free television (more channels, better image quality, etc.). However,...
Femua 15 will take place from April 25 to 30, 2023.
The 15th edition of the Anoumabo Urban Music Festival (FEMUA 15), organized by Gaou Productions, will take place from April 25 to 30 in Abidjan and Bouaké. Salif Traoré, known as "Asalfo" from the group Magic System and General Commissioner of the Festival, has just announced the headliners. French artists...
CANAL+ Digital Factory: a new initiative from CANAL+ International in Africa
CANAL+ International, which last week announced the launch of CANAL+ Impact, its solidarity program centered around a shared mission to share knowledge in order to develop talent on the continent, has announced a new initiative with the creation of its Digital Factory. This new structure focuses on content, as the...
Universal Music Africa forms strategic partnership and expands in Madagascar
Universal Music Group (UMG), the global leader in the music industry, announced in 2018 that it would be expanding its activities in French-speaking Africa by creating a new division of the group dedicated to the label's activities in Côte d'Ivoire. The Universal group chose to set up the offices of...
RFI – France 24 Challenge App Africa – 7th edition: "Digital technology at the service of agriculture"
The jury members of the "RFI – France 24 Challenge App Afrique" have selected the ten finalists for the seventh edition of the competition from more than 800 entries received from over 20 countries. Open to all Africans and young companies on the continent, this edition rewards digital innovations (websites,...
Dakar Series, the first pan-African festival dedicated to series
In recent years, media news in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa has been dominated by the release of new series. Audiovisual production is booming, with Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal leading the way. In Dakar, projects are multiplying, driven by a new generation of talent, fueled by the liberalization of the landscape, boosted...