The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has just given the green light for public channels to charge pay TV operators for broadcasting their content. This agreement now allows the SABC, which publishes South African public channels, to negotiate commercial terms with pay TV operators. The latter will have...
Thema chooses Kawarizmi to reach out to the Maghreb, sub-Saharan, and Turkish diasporas in Europe
THEMA, a subsidiary of CANAL+ International, specializes in publishing and distributing multicultural audiovisual content in Europe, notably through its offerings "Le Bouquet Africain," "Le Bouquet Maghreb" and "Le Bouquet Türk" available from ISPs, has renewed its trust in Kawarizmi by entrusting it with digital media buying to target the Maghreb,...
TV5MONDE Afrique exclusively broadcasts season 7 of "Parents mode d'emploi" (Parenting Guide), Gabonese version
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 7 of the African series "Parents, Mode d'emploi" starting April 4. TV5MONDE, which pre-purchased the series, will air this new season every day from Monday to Sunday at 9:00 p.m. (UTC). REVIEW - Two reruns will be broadcast the following day at...
Pulse Africa officially launches its activities in Abidjan
Nigerian online news publisher Pulse Africa has officially announced the opening of an office in Côte d'Ivoire! Already established in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Uganda, Pulse claims to have several million regular monthly users of its news platforms, which are deployed on the web and social media to reach...
Vibe Radio becomes Life Radio, "radio the way you want it"
Following the 2019 acquisition of Vibe Radio Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal, owned by the Lagardère group through its subsidiary LARI, Life TV's management announced the name change to Life Radio and the overhaul of these two iconic radio stations in the French-speaking African audiovisual landscape. It should be noted that...
Revenues from recorded music: +18.5% globally, +9.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021
According to the Global Music Report recently published by the IFPI, the organization representing the global recorded music industry, revenue levels in the recorded music market reached $25.9 billion in 2021 and are the highest ever recorded. The 18.5% increase is mainly due to streaming, as streaming revenues, whether funded...
L’ACCORD, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2022 Luxor African Film Festival, coming soon to theaters
LACCORD is the new film directed, written, and produced by Cameroonian Frank Thierry Lea Malle. Dealing with a serious subject, L'ACCORD promises to be a hard-hitting film. This production by Inception Arts & Com and CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL will be in all CANAL OLYMPIA, MAJESTIC, and other theaters starting April 29....
Disney+ arrives on the African continent
In August 2021, Digital TV Research predicted 15.1 million paying subscribers to SVOD services in Africa by 2026. This forecast figure represents a threefold increase on the 5.1 million expected by the end of 2021. Half of the additional 10 million will come from South Africa and Nigeria, which will...
Dakar hosts the Séries Serie 2022 festival
To highlight African creativity, Série Series Africa is organizing a second edition of pan-African meetings dedicated to series and creators from the continent. After Ouagadougou in 2018-2019, the Senegalese capital of Dakar will host this new edition. Actors from the African production sector will come together for this event. The...
Official launch of the 28th edition of FESPACO
The leading African film festival, FESPACO, will be held from February 25 to March 4, 2023. Every two years, the country of honest men honors African cinema by organizing FESPACO, well known for its supreme award, the Etalon d'Or. FESPACO awards official prizes and special prizes in two categories to...