Two initiatives targeting young children were announced simultaneously this week. Bayard Afrique is offering two major innovations in its range of products for young children to coincide with the start of the school year: - A new format for "Planète J'aime Lire," aimed at children aged 5 to 10 The...
Gondwana City Productions launches the African Comedy Awards
On Saturday, December 11, 2021, in Niamey, Niger, the first edition of the African Comedy Awards (ARA) will be held. For the first time, the world of African comedy is organizing a grand ceremony to reward its best talents across the continent. This celebration of the comedy family is organized...
Netflix launches free offer in Kenya
In recent years, Africa has become the new challenge for streaming giant Netflix. After officially launching its African series production in 2019 with its first original African creation, Queen Sono, Netflix has strengthened its position in Nigeria, the world's second largest film industry with its Nollywood productions. Still with a...
France Médias Monde and the CANAL+ Group extend their distribution agreement in Africa and the Indian Ocean
France Médias Monde (RFI, France 24, and Monte Carlo Doualiya) and the CANAL+ Group have renewed their distribution agreement, extending their long-standing partnership and enriching CANAL+'s offerings in Africa and the Indian Ocean. This new agreement allows France 24 and RFI to continue broadcasting as part of CANAL+'s offering to...
CANAL+ becomes largest shareholder in Multichoice Group
In a letter to shareholders on Thursday, September 23, Vivendi announced that it had increased the stake of its subsidiary CANAL+ Group in the capital of the operator MultiChoice Group. With 15.37% of the shares, CANAL+ and its parent company Vivendi have become the largest shareholders in the South African...
Gulli AFRICA airs a commercial aimed at combating piracy
Since September 25, Gulli AFRICA has been broadcasting a commercial aimed at combating piracy. This 40-second spot, presented by Moussier Tombola and also broadcast on social media, explains how watching programs on free websites can be harmful to children. @protegeTaTélé is an initiative launched a year ago by the CANAL+...
Ivory Coast: Pathé Gaumont multiplex cinema set to open by 2023
As we announced at the beginning of the year, the Pathé Gaumont group is accelerating its development in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. The goal is to open a multiplex in Dakar and a second one in Abidjan. Things are taking shape in Côte d'Ivoire. On social media, SETAO, a subsidiary of...
Return of La Télé d’ici, the show hosted by Cheick Yvhane, on Monday, September 20
Cheick Yvhane, who presents Télé d'ici, the channel's flagship program since its launch in December 2019, returns to the airwaves after the summer break. Starting September 20, Cheick Yvhane will be joined by new members of his team. Accompanied by Lincey Sibai, who was already present during season 2, Gliss,...
MANJAK, on CANAL+ Afrique starting October 4
Manjak, the series commissioned by CANAL+ International from Anna GOMIS, will be broadcast on CANAL+ Afrique starting October 4. Creator of the series Renaissance broadcast on TV5Monde and artistic and literary coordinator of the series Sakho et Mangane broadcast on Canal+ Afrique, Anna Gomis is the showrunner and co-writer of this...
CANAL+ AFRICA will broadcast the UEFA Champions League until 2024
CANAL+ has renewed its long-standing partnership with the UEFA Champions League for three more seasons. This means that UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup matches will continue to be broadcast in French on CANAL+ for subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa, exclusively until 2024. To mark the occasion, CANAL+SPORT channels will...