CANAL+ is preparing an African version of the show 4 MARRIAGES FOR A HONEYMOON, which aired successfully on TF1 for six seasons starting in 2011, for release in October. Each week, this reality TV show follows four brides-to-be who put their weddings up for competition. The weddings are judged and...
The 35°Nord agency gets a makeover
35°Nord, a consulting and strategic communications agency dedicated to the African continent, announces its rebranding and launches a new website. "Africa & Advocacy" will now be the agency's new baseline. This more "committed" baseline illustrates 35°Nord's historic "Africa-Europe" focus, as well as its new international ambitions. For over a year,...
FRANCE 24 – Summit on financing African economies
As the health crisis linked to the Covid-19 pandemic weakens the economic recovery of the African continent, France is organizing a summit on financing African economies in Paris on Tuesday, May 18, attended by some 20 African heads of state as well as European leaders and major international organizations. France...
TV and radio audiences: the Ivorian audiovisual landscape dominated by the RTI group's channels
The RTI Business Meeting on May 6, 2021, at the Majestic Cinema Room of the Sofitel Hotel Ivoire, served as a forum for the RTI group to deliver the results of audience studies commissioned from three (3) leading research firms. These firms are KANTAR TNS, MEDIAMETRIE, and MARKETING CHOICE MY....
TV channels are displayed in Abidjan
In recent days, the streets of Abidjan have been flooded with visuals from communication campaigns launched by two major players in the Ivorian audiovisual sector. The first campaign promotes LIFE TV through visuals featuring the hosts of its main programs: LIFE TALK, LIFE WKD, LIFEMUSIC, and WILLY A MIDI. This...
"Junior, Golden Ideas," an animated series written by 10 African screenwriters
Ten young screenwriters from five countries (Benin, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, and Togo) have been participating in a screenwriting residency since early April to develop season 2 of the animated series "Junior des idées en or" (Junior with Golden Ideas), named after the hero of an animated...
MEDIAWAN, new developments in Africa?
According to La Lettre A, Mediawan, founded by Xavier Niel, Matthieu Pigasse, and Pierre-Antoine Capton, is about to finalize the acquisition of a major production company in Ivory Coast and set up a division dedicated to Mediawan's development in Africa, which will be headed by François Thiellet, former director of...
Death of Bechir Ben Yahmed, founder of Jeune Afrique
Bechir Ben Yahmed, founder of Jeune Afrique magazine in Tunisia in 1960, died on Monday, May 3, from COVID at the age of 93. Born in Djerba in 1928, Bechir Ben Yahmed launched Afrique Action in 1960, which became Jeune Afrique a few months later. Founded to support the emergence...
BRUT launches in Africa
BRUT, the global benchmark for viral videos founded by Renaud Le Van Kim, Guillaume Lacroix, and Laurent Lucas, has announced the expansion of its activities on the African continent. A social media news outlet specializing in social networks, BRUT has made a name for itself since 2016 thanks to its...
Pixafrica collaborates with CANAL+ to monitor its CANAL+ Africa packages
CANAL+ International (CANAL+ Group) has entrusted Pixagility with the local supervision of its TV package programs and services broadcast in sub-Saharan Africa. The tasks entrusted include: Continuous monitoring of CANAL+ streams Editorial monitoring of services Daily monitoring of all marketing offers and proper encryption of streams Daily checks on the...