The kickoff of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2023) is imminent, and this edition promises to be particularly closely followed, marked by profound changes in the way broadcasting rights have been marketed. For the first time, several broadcasters will be showing all the matches, giving as many people...
DIGITAL TV RESEARCH forecasts for PAY TV for the period 2023-2029
Every January, Digital TV Research publishes its annual forecast for pay TV in Africa. According to these new forecasts, the number of subscribers to pay TV services is expected to increase by 12 million between 2023 and 2029: +7 million for satellite television and +5 million for digital terrestrial television. ...
Top Facebook channels in Ivory Coast at the end of December
In December 2023, NCI, La 3, and Life TV still occupy the top three spots in the rankings based on the number of Facebook subscribers. These three channels, which have been in existence for barely three years, have developed a strong digital strategy since their launch that has enabled them...
The CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup kick off on CANAL+ SPORT
With a month and a half to go until the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations, the continent's best clubs are competing in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The CAF Champions League brings together the continent's 16 best club teams, while the Confederation Cup brings together the...
CANAL+ modifies its service plan and places Ivorian channels at the top of the channel list
CANAL+ regularly modifies its service plan (channel numbering) to take into account changes related to the creation or disappearance of channels or to comply with local regulations. Since November 14, CANAL+ has changed the numbering of its channels in sub-Saharan Africa to comply with, among other things, the decision taken...
RTS secures broadcasting rights for African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™
RTS has signed an agreement with Marketing & Media Solutions to obtain the broadcasting rights for the African qualifying matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. As we announced a few weeks ago, Marketing & Media Solutions (MMS) and PC Plus Group Holding SA (PC Plus Group) have partnered to...
AFO MEDIA, the new group launched by Alain FOKA
Journalist, producer, and presenter at RFI since 1994, Alain Foka announced his departure from RFI a few weeks ago. The renowned Cameroonian media personality will now focus on developing his newly created AFO Medias group, with the ambition of turning it into a major media group whose intention is to...
NCI signs with New World TV for free-to-air broadcast of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
After broadcasting the best matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, NCI (Nouvelle Chaîne Ivoirienne) is doing it again by signing a sublicense agreement with New World TV allowing it to broadcast the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations matches on free-to-air television in Côte d'Ivoire. This announcement follows New World...
Benin: SRTB, a new entity encompassing ORTB and CMAJB
The Société de Radio et de Télévision du Bénin S.A. (SRTB) is a new entity created by the authorities, resulting from the merger of the Office de radiodiffusion et télévision du Bénin (ORTB), which manages the country's public media, and the Centre multimédia des Adolescents et des Jeunes du Bénin...
NCI will broadcast the Ivory Coast team's qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup
NCI has just announced the acquisition from PC Plus Group and Marketing Media Solutions of the broadcasting rights for the Ivory Coast national football team's matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Côte d'Ivoire, which is in Group F alongside Gabon, Kenya, Gambia, Burundi, and Seychelles, will play 10...