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...
The rights to the next World Cup have been awarded to New World TV.
New World TV awarded rights to broadcast next FIFA World Cup Everyone was expecting CANAL+ or Startimes, but in the end it was New World TV that secured the television broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup™ in French-speaking countries in sub-Saharan...
La Francophonie supports filmmakers from the Global South at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
As every year, La Francophonie will be present at the Cannes Film Festival, which will take place from July 6 to 17, 2021: it will support French-speaking filmmakers from the Global South through the activities of the World Cinema Pavilion and its support for films selected for the official selection....
THINKING, the new marketing and communications consulting firm established in Abidjan
Joyce Sagoe, Marketing and Communications Director at Société Générale Côte d'Ivoire, has officially launched a new marketing and communications consulting firm in Abidjan. Named "Thinking," this new firm aims to support companies in the areas of communications and marketing and raise awareness of the challenges they face through training, experience...
IPTV in Ivory Coast in April and May 2021
TV advertising data published by Omedia for April and May show strong growth in April (+27%) and a slight decline in May (-3%). In total, since the beginning of the year, the Ivorian TV advertising market has grown by 24.5% in gross value. Following the staggered launch of four new...
TV5Monde Afrique is the official broadcaster of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Starting July 21, TV5MONDE Afrique will broadcast the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 46 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, acquired in partnership with Infront Sports & Media. TV5MONDE is delighted with this broadcast, which will promote the values of sport and the French language across the African continent, with a particular...
Death of Frank Fanny
Franck Fanny passed away during the night of July 2 to 3 at the age of 50. A talented photographer, he won the UEMOA prize at the 13th DAK'art 2018. But he was also a producer whom we met in 2016 at the launch of the Family Music Show, which...