Following deliberations by the jury, which included Pauline Ades-Mevel, editor-in-chief (RSF), Edith Brou, blogger and ICT influencer in Côte d'Ivoire, and Christophe Champin, deputy director of new media (RFI), three winners were announced at the 5th Francophone Media Innovation Awards on November 18. Initiated by the OIF, RSF, and RFI,...
Netflix wants to support the creation of African content
After officially launching its activities in Nigeria and West Africa this year, thanks to a partnership with production company Upper Room, Netflix is joining forces with Realness Institute, an incubator active in English-speaking countries, to train African screenwriters. Together, the two entities will set up a training workshop for screenwriters...
CFI broadcasts videos to raise awareness among young people in Burkina Faso and Niger about the civic issues involved in electoral processes.
In the context of the upcoming elections in Burkina Faso and Niger, Jocelyn Grange, Africa Director at CFI, the French media development agency, offers his insights on the civic issues surrounding the electoral process, particularly among young people. As you know, Burkina Faso and Niger are preparing to hold presidential...
Original CANAL+ productions featured in the winners list of the 5th edition of the SOTIGUI Awards
The fifth edition of the SOTIGUI AWARDS, of which the CANAL+ group is an official partner, recognizes the best actors and actresses in West Africa and the diaspora. The official winners were announced on November 14, with CANAL+ original productions well represented: The Sotigui for Best African Male Performance in...
Dérapages, the hit Senegalese series on NCI starting November 17, 2020
Dérapages is a series that has been hugely successful in Senegal. Never before seen in Côte d'Ivoire, it will be broadcast in prime time every Tuesday from November 17 on NCI, the Nouvelle Chaine Ivoirienne. This series, produced by Abdoulahad Wone (Buzz Studios), who already enjoyed great success in 2017...
Lagardère Studios, the audiovisual production and distribution subsidiary of the Lagardère group, joins Mediawan
Mediawan has just announced the completion of its acquisition of Lagardère Studios, the production and distribution subsidiary of the Lagardère Group. Founded five years ago by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Mathieu Pigasse, Mediawan has become one of Europe's leading producers of fiction, film, and documentaries, with a portfolio of...
A museum dedicated to the heritage of RTS will soon be built in Dakar
Senegalese Radio and Television (RTS, public broadcaster) will soon build a museum on its premises with a view to "giving soul to the archives," announced its director general, Racine Talla, on Tuesday. "We are going to rebuild the memory of RTS by giving soul to our archives. The images and...
Launch of the new EASY TV by CANAL+ package in Guinea
On November 5, Canal+ CEO in Guinea, Mr. Aubin Mwansa, announced the launch of the new EASY TV by CANAL+ package in Guinea, in the presence of the Minister of Communication and regulatory authorities. Easy TV, which is already available in Abidjan, Brazzaville, Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Matadi, and Pointe-Noire, is now...
MyCANAL will be rolled out across Africa in early 2021.
At a time when players are competing for the global VOD market, the CANAL+ group has officially unveiled a new version of its MyCANAL platform. Initially designed as a platform dedicated to replay and live television, the MyCANAL platform will focus on aggregating several video-on-demand service applications such as Netflix,...
Senegal: FOTTI supports training in audiovisual professions
Training the younger generation in various professions is a real challenge for African countries. In some sectors, there is a considerable gap between expectations and the skills available locally. Many private actors are choosing to invest in training to help professionalize their sector. To support training in audiovisual professions, FOTTI,...