During the Cannes Film Festival, which is currently underway, the team from the International Organization of La Francophonie unveiled the projects selected for funding at the World Cinema Pavilion. Following the call for projects in January 2023, the "documentaries/series" selection committee selected 11 projects, two of which received the "ACP-EU...
CAF launches call for tenders for the upcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF has just launched a new call for tenders for the allocation of broadcasting rights for several sporting competitions to be held in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Broadcasters have until May 25, 2023, to express their interest to CAF. The call for tenders concerns the broadcasting rights for 10...
Ivory Coast: the DTT network covers 94.6% of the national territory
After completely switching off the analog signal in October 2022, the Ivorian government announced that the DTT network would provide national coverage of 94.6% of the territory. For the remaining 5.4%, considered to be in a "white zone," the Ivorian government announced on May 3 that it intends to conduct...
Dash TV News and Dash TV Sports & Entertainment on StarTimes
Dash Media Group, represented by its CEO Bonny Dashaco, has just signed a partnership agreement in Douala with Star Times Cameroon, represented by its managing director Henri Liu, for the broadcast of Dash TV News and Dash TV Sports & Entertainment channels on StarTimes. According to Digital TV Research, StarTimes...
A+ updates its visual and audio identity
With the aim of continuing to appeal to its viewers, the A+ channel is revamping its visual and audio identities. Starting in April 2023, A+ will feature new branding that will allow it to assert its African identity and its roots in audiovisual production. To better support and guide its...
Côte Ouest Audiovisuel dubs the first African telenovela in Spanish
"We are convinced that the same ingredients that made Latin telenovelas successful in African markets will make African telenovelas equally successful in Latin America," Kimberley Azria said via social media. And to confirm this, Côte Ouest Audiovisuel has just announced that it has dubbed the first African telenovela, "Legacy," into...
"AFROPOLITAINE" – Season 2 on TV5Monde
TV5MONDE is broadcasting season 2 of "Afropolitaine," a comedy web series highlighting Afro-French culture. Starting March 31, two episodes will be available on TV5MONDE Afrique's digital platform, followed by a new episode every Wednesday and Friday. The episodes will also be available in June on the free French-language platform TV5MONDEplus....
TIVI5MONDE, TV5MONDE's youth channel, available on digital terrestrial television in Mauritius
TIVI5MONDE, TV5MONDE's youth channel, will be available from April 3 on channel 17 of DTT in the 300,000 Mauritian households equipped with DTT. To mark the 55th anniversary of the Republic of Mauritius, the Mauritius Broadcasting Company, the national broadcasting company, has decided to offer children aged 4 to 14...
The production company Instant2Vie opens a subsidiary in Senegal
Charly Kodjo, founder of the production company Instant2Vie, has just announced the launch of its activities in Senegal, in the city of Dakar. This is a major step forward for the company, which was founded in 2014 and has gradually moved from photography to video production, notably with the production...
Sport News Africa and Orange Côte d'Ivoire launch a 100% sports channel on mobile devices
After announcing the launch of its online magazine THE MAG! and its gaming platform, Sport News Africa is continuing to diversify its activities alongside Orange Côte d'Ivoire. The two players have announced the official launch of a 100% sports channel accessible via mobile, allowing Ivorians to access all the latest...