The Pavillon Afriques will once again be set up in the heart of the Cannes Film Festival's international village from May 17 to 26, 2022. The Pavillon Afriques is the meeting place for professionals from the continent and will be held for the third consecutive year as part of the...
Interview with Séraphine Angoula, Director of Development in the Film and Audiovisual Industry in Africa
After a career at Canal+ and then StudioCANAL, where she was in charge of programming and film release strategy in France, she joined the CanalOlympia network as Marketing and Programming Director for the network of 18 theaters in 12 African countries. After the Covid-19 pandemic brought cinema operators to a...
Netflix wants to integrate advertising into its platform
This is a major blow for Netflix, which has seen a slowdown in its business. The VOD giant lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022. This also led to a $54 billion drop in the company's market value. To remedy the situation, Netflix is changing course and has...
Françoise Leguennou-Remarck, Minister of Culture and Francophonie in the new Ivorian government
Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck, previously Chair of the Board of Directors of CANAL+ Côte d'Ivoire, has been appointed Minister of Culture and Francophonie in the new Ivorian government. Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck began her career in 1986 at Ernst & Young Paris. She then joined the CANAL+ Group in October 1992, where...
Studio Kalangou becomes the first African media outlet certified by RSF
From Niger, Studio Kalangou produces radio content in five different languages, which is then broadcast on national radio stations. Led by editor-in-chief Alhassane Abdou Mahamane, Studio Kalangou is a media outlet launched in January 2016 by the Hirondelle Foundation and supported by a network of local partners. Since its creation,...
RTI launches "YES," a program dedicated to entrepreneurship
While Côte d'Ivoire switched entirely to digital terrestrial television on October 21, 2021, competition continues between new channels to attract more and more viewers. This competition is played out both in terms of audience measurement and content production and acquisition. TV studies conducted in Côte d'Ivoire have confirmed that the...
OBATANGA: Alex Ogou's new project
The start of 2022 is proving to be very prolific for Alex Ogou and his production company Plan A. The producer and director has unveiled details of a new series project called "Obatanga" on social media. Well known for directing the hit series Invisibles and Cacao, Alex Ogou continues to...
Vivendi Africa announces partnership with Kourtrajmé film school
Vivendi Africa has officially announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Kourtrajmé film school in Dakar, Senegal. Launched in January 2022, this school project is spearheaded by the renowned director Ladj Ly. Well known for his latest film, Les Misérables, which won an award at the Cannes...
Afrobarometer highlights social media's role in spreading misinformation
A recent study conducted by Afrobarometer highlights the evolution of media use on the African continent and its impact on access to information. The media landscape has evolved rapidly in recent years, partly due to the rise of digital technology in various countries and the growing use of mobile devices....
Interview with David Monsoh, founder of BBLACK TV
Can you tell us about BBLACK TV? The BBLACK! brand was created in 2010 on the initiative of Sébastien GADJARD, and since 2013, I have been creating BBLACK Africa for the continent, so next year we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of this wonderful channel! BBLACK is a brand...