(Press release) MultiChoice, a subsidiary of CANAL+ SA—a global media and entertainment company—announced today, March 5, 2026, that it will soon discontinue its Showmax service, following a thorough review of its streaming activities. This decision was taken by the Showmax Board of Directors and reflects MultiChoice's ongoing focus on financial...
Sahar Baghery appointed Director of Distribution, Marketing, and International Sales at TV5 Monde
A graduate of ENSAE – Institut Polytechnique de Paris, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and the University of Southern California (USC), Sahar Baghery has over fifteen years of experience working for major international media, digital, and entertainment companies. She began her career at Nielsen (United Kingdom)...
Global Africa – Telesud: audience up 62% in two years
(Press release) Driven by a young, connected target audience with strong purchasing power, Global Africa - Telesud has doubled its audience in two years, a trend confirmed by Africascope 2025. The channel now reaches 4.45 million viewers across its eight core countries (+62% vs. 2023). Weekly viewership is growing even...
Kahi Lumumba and Ishowspeed featured in February's Médiastories
Mediastories is the first television program on content creation, media, and communication in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. In this February's episode, presented by Dalinie MVEMBA and René SAAL, and produced by ADWEKNOW and Global Africa-Télésud: A look back at recent news:Kaby Lame 00:56The new bosses, 02:56Ipsos Predictions for 2026 in Senegal...
BIAMA City on Life TV
A new series produced entirely in Ivory Coast has just begun airing on Life TV: Biama City. This six-episode series features DOUMBIA, who, at almost 60 years old, is tired of being the President of the Youth of Biama City, in Marcory. But on the day he decides to give...
Cameroon Television Awards: CANAL2 INTERNATIONAL (Cameroon) and NCI (Ivory Coast) dominate the competition
The third edition of the Cameroon Television Awards was held on February 7, 2026, at the Palais des Sports in Yaoundé, with awards given in 36 categories covering news, entertainment, social programs, morning shows, and special audience awards. The event is organized by Yolande Bodiong (SUN+ TV), a well-known and...
The winners of the TV5MONDE show Les Nouveaux Boss (The New Bosses)
The finale of the show Les Nouveaux Boss, broadcast on TV5MONDEs, took place in Abidjan on January 24 and crowned two winners from among the ten finalists. Wissal Ben Moussa and her Sand to Green solution for transforming arid land into arable land. Originally from Guelmin (Morocco) and from a...
Mediastories: The 2025 Retrospective in Pictures
Mediastories is the first television program that analyzes media and communication news in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa. This monthly program is co-produced by Adweknow and Global Africa Télésud and broadcast on Global Africa Télésud. Link to watch Mediastories: the 2025 retrospective in its entirety And for those who want to get...
The call for entries for the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) is now open.
Every year, the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrate the pan-African filmmakers, actors, and technicians who contribute to the success of the continent's film and television industry. The AMVCAs are MultiChoice's flagship initiative, dedicated to recognizing, celebrating, and rewarding African storytelling in film and television. The 12th edition will...
AES TV officially launched at the end of December 2025
Announced a year ago, AES TV, the television channel of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), was officially launched in Bamako, the Confederation's headquarters, in the presence of the three heads of state that make up the AES: General Assimi Goïta (Mali), General Abdourahamane Tiani (Niger), and Captain Ibrahim Traoré...