This week, Fespaco unveiled the official selection for its 27th edition, which will take place from October 16 to 23, 2021, in Ouagadougou. The CANAL+ Group appears 17 times in this official selection with co-productions, pre-purchases, or acquisitions of series or films. Fiction section BAAMUM NAFI by Mamadou Dia (Senegal),...
New concepts and reality TV at the heart of Life TV's fall schedule
For its second year, Life TV unveiled its new program schedule, which starts on September 13, at a press conference on Friday, September 10. The main programs from season 1 will return with a few changes: " Willy à midi" will now be preceded Monday through Friday from 11:45 a.m. by...
The 35°Nord agency launches its "China Desk"
2021 has been a year full of new developments for the 35°Nord agency! Over the past year, the consulting and strategic communications agency dedicated to the African continent has accelerated its growth. Following the appointment of Adrien Loriller and Quentin Ruffat as new partners, the agency has gradually expanded its...
Program on rape: NCI apologizes, removes the offending program, and suspends its host
The broadcast of a segment on the program "La télé d'ici vacances" presented last Monday by Yves de Mbella, which was intended to denounce rape, during which a man presented as a former rapist recounted how he assaulted his victims, has sparked outrage in Côte d'Ivoire. Ms. Nassénéba Touré, Minister...
AMBRE: new co-production between RTI and Known Associates Entertainment
Known Associates Entertainment and Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne (RTI) have signed an agreement to develop and co-produce AMBRE: a six-episode, 52-minute science fiction series. Known Associates Entertainment, co-founded by Tshepiso Chikapa Phiri and Dan Jawitz, is the production company behind the hit show Ubettina Wethu, broadcast on SABC1 (an adaptation of...
RFI launches call for applications for the 2021 Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship
RFI is organizing the eighth edition of the Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon Scholarship. Once again this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition is not being organized in a single country, but in 25 French-speaking countries across the African continent. The eighth edition of the Ghislaine Dupont...
CANAL+ partners with Universal Music Africa to bring Digster Africa to its subscribers in Africa
Digster Africa is a music playlist streaming service created and developed by Universal Music Africa. Launched in 2016, the Digster Africa app is now available on iOS, Android, and as a web browser version. The Digster Africa service is available in 16 countries across Africa and the Middle East. The...
5,944,000 subscribers to CANAL+ Africa in the first half of 2021
At the end of July, the Vivendi group presented its results for the first half of 2021. Overall, the group posted revenues of €8.2 billion, up 11.9% at constant exchange rates and scope compared to the first half of 2020. As for the CANAL+ group, Groupe Canal+'s revenues amounted to...
Ivorian programs: NCI accelerates and takes root
The summer provided NCI with an opportunity to place news, entertainment, and fiction even more at the heart of the channel's editorial project, drawing on its expertise in quality production, its in-house teams, and its partner producers. Historic meeting The historic meeting between President Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo on July...
ADAMANT, the media outlet for connected young Africans
Adamant is a digital agency and media outlet designed for the continent's connected generation. Through short programs, it covers entertainment topics on social media thanks to a network of influencers, producers, bloggers, and media experts from both French-speaking and English-speaking Africa. Thanks to these 100% mobile and free videos, the...