The Ministry of Communication and Media of the Democratic Republic of Congo has granted France 24 a license to broadcast unencrypted on the Digital Terrestrial Television network in Kinshasa, the country's capital and Africa's third largest city with 15 million inhabitants. France 24's DTT broadcasts will gradually be extended to...
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel launches AFRO NOVELAS, the first French-language channel dedicated to African soap operas
COTE OUEST audiovisuel announces the launch on April 19 of AFRONOVELAS, the first channel entirely dedicated to African soap operas. The African audiovisual landscape is already rich in romantic series, whether through channels entirely devoted to this theme, such as Novelas TV, Nina Novelas, Passion Novelas, etc., or in the...
"ICI C BABI" a new TV series filmed in Abidjan
Filming has wrapped up for the TV series "ICI C BABI," produced by Instant2Vie Studio with support from TV5MONDE, RTI, and TRACE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION. Led by Charly Kodjo, Instant2Vie Studio was founded in 2014 and specializes in audiovisual and film production, photography, broadcasting, and training in the film industry. The...
Launch of the 5th edition of Digital Lab Africa
Content creators on the continent face challenges in terms of training, access to funding, and visibility. Against this backdrop, the call for applications for the fifth edition of Digital Lab Africa has been officially launched to promote and support emerging African talent by accelerating the development of their projects. Created...
Patrice Mostepe appointed new president of the Confederation of African Football
At the 43rd General Assembly held on March 12 in Rabat, Patrice Motsepe was elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football. Aged 59, Patrice Motsepe is a South African businessman. He has been president of the famous South African club Mamelodi Sundowns for 20 years. At...
Pulse Africa expands in Ivory Coast
Nigerian online news publisher Pulse Africa has announced plans to expand into Côte d'Ivoire. Based in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal, Pulse claims to have several million regular monthly users of its news platforms, which are deployed on the web and social media to reach young African audiences. Pulse had...
6 million subscribers for CANAL+ in Africa
According to the financial report published a few days ago by the Vivendi Group, CANAL+ had a total of 5.983 million subscribers in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa at the end of December 2020. In terms of recruitment, CANAL+ exceeded the symbolic milestone of more than 1 million additional subscribers in one...
ALSHANA: Passions TV becomes Passion Novelas
Founded in 2002, ALSHANA CI specializes in distributing various audiovisual programs, such as telenovelas, Indian series, feature films, series, and youth programs in French-speaking Africa and the French overseas departments and territories. Alshana currently operates two television channels: Passions TV and Savannah TV. On April 6, Passions TV will change...
Series Africa highlights African creativity
French-speaking Africa is showing real dynamism in fiction production, which is reflected in a proliferation of increasingly ambitious projects. To highlight African creativity, Série Series Africa organizes pan-African meetings dedicated to series and creators from the continent. After Ouagadougou in 2018-2019, a new edition was initially planned to take place...
Africa Radio launches a communication campaign in Abidjan
Africa Radio is launching a new advertising campaign in Abidjan featuring its journalists and presenters. For this campaign, Africa Radio has taken over the digital billboards of the Ivorian economic capital. On TV, the campaign is supported by four commercials in which the continent's greatest artists invite viewers to listen...