It is with great emotion and deep sadness that we learned of the death of our friend Pascal Josèphe. We met him when he joined the CARAT group shortly after heading TF1 prior to its privatization. His time at CARAT, where he served as vice president of CARAT TV, is...
A second edition announced for the African Comedy Awards
The second edition of the African Comedy Awards will be held on December 17 in Niamey, Niger, to celebrate African humor once again. The first edition was organized in 2021 to bring together the world of African humor and reward the best talent across the continent. This major event, dedicated...
Trace Academia officially launched in Ivory Coast to train 100,000 young people
The official launch of Trace Academia took place on November 21 in Ivory Coast. It follows an agreement signed in 2021 between the Trace Group and the local government to make the platform's training courses available for a period of three years. The government's ambition is to enable young Ivorians...
Ivorian DTT channels soon to be available in HD on CANAL+ packages
A few days ago, the HACA published a statement on the situation following the broadcast of NCI in HD on CANAL+ in Côte d'Ivoire. "Following the television channel NCI's acquisition of the broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the distributor CANAL+ International decided to broadcast NCI...
Airtel Africa to broadcast the 2022 World Cup
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, in Kinshasa, Airtel Africa announced the signing of a partnership with the New World TV group, which holds the rights to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This partnership will give AIRTEL subscribers in the DRC, Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Chad, Niger, Madagascar, and Seychelles exclusive live...
Four years after A+ Ivory Coast, creation of A+ Benin
The Canal+ group and the Beninese government have just announced the upcoming launch of A+ Benin, a new channel that will be broadcast on DTT and on CANAL+ packages. This channel will offer "a range of television programs focusing on entertainment, tourism promotion, and cultural outreach" and aims to strengthen...
New World: Who will be the consultants for the 2022 World Cup?
New World Sport, which will broadcast all 64 matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has assembled a formidable team of consultants made up of prestigious names in football under the leadership of Christian Jeanpierre: Emmanuel Adebayor Stéphane Mbia Hérita Ilunga Wilfried Mbappé Jean Michel Badiane Patrick Mboma Basile Boli...
Everything you need to know about the 2022 FIFA World Cup
With just a few days to go before the World Cup kicks off, Adweknow takes stock of the situation in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa in this special newsletter and answers some of the questions people may have on the subject: Which channels will broadcast the World Cup free of charge in...
Africa Check's 10 lessons on fact checking
On a pan-African scale, the Africa Check website has been operating since 2012 to promote accuracy and honesty in public debate and the media in Africa. The organization has four official offices in Nairobi, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Dakar, which are dedicated to "separating fact from fiction" by checking false information...
Notice to Canal+ subscribers in Ivory Coast
Press release from CANAL+ published on November 17 and clarified on November 18 CANAL+ COTE D'IVOIRE wishes to bring the following information to the attention of its subscribers: CANAL+ SPORT channels do not have the rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 matches, which will take place from...