Netflix is pursuing its ambition to invest in local content production to attract new subscribers on the African continent. The VOD giant recently announced plans to accelerate its strategy of creating original content with a $62 million investment in co-production. To begin with, South Africa will benefit from this investment...
LAFAAAC wishes to develop skills in screenwriting.
"In audiovisual production, we are moving from 'artisanal' production to more professional, more structured production. This can be seen in the content, in the quality of the projects being broadcast, from the writing to the post-production. We are starting to see real quality projects," " said Alexandre Rideau, CEO of...
"EKI" and "The Future Is Ours": two new original creations from CANAL+
CANAL+ will soon broadcast two new original creations: "EKI" and "Le Futur est à nous" (The Future is Ours). As we highlighted in our recent report , the audiovisual production sector in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa continues to grow, driven in particular by a new generation of talent and increasingly significant...
856,000 new subscribers in 2021 for CANAL+ Africa: +14.2% in one year
According to the annual results published by the Vivendi group, the CANAL+ group continues its strong growth in Africa, gaining 856,000 new subscribers in 2021, representing an increase of 14.2% in one year. With 6,847,000 subscribers out of the CANAL+ group's total of 23,706,000 subscribers (France + international), Africa is...
Ekôlab wants to develop investigative journalism in Benin
How would you describe investigative journalism in French-speaking Africa today? That's the question Ekolab asked itself. In countries where political forces exert real pressure and where resources are lacking, investigative journalism struggles to develop. Investigative work is dangerous. However, it is necessary, even crucial, to encourage the development of investigative...
Launch of the first AFRO VFX training course dedicated to special effects
With around 3,500 films produced each year, West Africa is the most prolific region on the continent. However, professional training remains a strategic issue for the development and structuring of the audiovisual industry. To address this challenge, Éric M'Boua and Mbépongo Bilamba have decided to launch a new special effects...
African Media Agency wants to train journalists across the continent
Based in Côte d'Ivoire, the pan-African communications network African Media Agency has announced the launch of a training program for journalists and content editors on the African continent. This is an accredited program designed to train local media outlets and journalists to make better use of new technologies in an...
African media outlet Etoile Africaine accelerates its development
Launched by Mame Dorine Gueye, former Content Director for the E-media Invest group, the online media outlet Etoile africaine is taking a new step in its development with the launch of a print version. Etoile africaine is a web magazine created to promote cultural and creative industries and entrepreneurship among...
How can I continue listening to RFI and FRANCE 24 in Mali?
In Mali, on the morning of Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Ministry of Territorial Administration issued a statement announcing its intention to initiate proceedings to suspend the RFI and France 24 channels. By midday, all RFI FM transmitters in Mali had been shut down, as had France 24 broadcasts. France...
CANAL+ Advertising, the leading advertising agency in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa
Following the publication of Africascope's new results for 2021, CANAL+ ADVERTISING has just published its new sales pitch. As Alexandre Cohen reminded us in the interview he gave us at the end of last year, CANAL+ ADVERTISING is the advertising agency for channels published by CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL and five partner...