Continuing its long history as an operator of optimized distribution services for broadcasters seeking to expand their international reach, Globecast, now a global provider of media management and distribution solutions, has been selected by Radio Télévision Sénégalaise (RTS), Senegal's public broadcaster, to develop its international presence. Globecast now handles the...
MultiChoice and Comcast sign partnership agreement to enrich Showmax content
Showmax, Multichoice's streaming platform, will broadcast NBC-Universal and Sky content under an agreement signed with COMCAST, in addition to the South African group's content already available on Showmax. Showmax will be 70% owned by MultiChoice, with NBCUniversal owning the remaining 30%. This partnership will significantly enrich the content of the...
"AMBITIONS" Season 2 starts March 5 on TV5MONDE
TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will exclusively broadcast season 2 of the short program that profiles influential men and women in Africa: "Ambitions" starting Sunday, March 5, on TV5MONDE Afrique. Created by the French company Onyx, "AMBITIONS" presents a series of 60 four-minute portraits broadcast exclusively on TV5MONDE Afrique, as well...
Benin officially launches digital terrestrial television
On Friday, February 17, 2022, Aurelie ADAM SOULE ZOUMAROU, Minister of Digital Technology and Digitalization, officially launched Digital Terrestrial Television in Benin. This launch marks the end of technical developments and, for viewers, the beginning of a new way of watching free television (more channels, better image quality, etc.). However,...
Dakar Series, the first pan-African festival dedicated to series
In recent years, media news in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa has been dominated by the release of new series. Audiovisual production is booming, with Côte d'Ivoire and Senegal leading the way. In Dakar, projects are multiplying, driven by a new generation of talent, fueled by the liberalization of the landscape, boosted...
Channel numbering: a crucial decision by the HACA
On January 31, the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA), the institution that regulates audiovisual communication in Côte d'Ivoire, published a decision concerning the numbering of Ivorian national channels by television channel package distributors. Following the example of France, where the traditional television channels (TF1, France 2, France 3, CANAL+,...
The CANAL+ Group now holds 30.27% of MULTICHOICE shares.
CANAL+ continues to increase its stake in Multichoice, now exceeding 30% of the capital. This "threshold crossing demonstrates the confidence of the Canal+ Group and its shareholder Vivendi in the prospects for MultiChoice and the African continent, to which they are very attached," Canal+ said in a statement. Since 2020,...
Africa 24 Group becomes a member of the African Broadcasting Union (ABU)
Following on from the partnership agreement signed in 2019 with the UAR, the African Broadcasting Union announced in a press release on February 2 that it was welcoming the AFRICA 24 Group as a member. According to Mr. Constant Nemale, founder of the Africa 24 Group, "this membership will enable...
TV series and cinema in Africa: renewal in the west
At the end of a road, surrounded by baobab trees, stands a school in central Senegal. "Silence... Action!" The camera slowly pans on its stand, focusing on the lead actor. The film crew holds its breath. "Cut!" "That's perfect!" says director Leila Sy, who is filming "Banlieusard 2," the sequel...
CANAL+ IMPACT, CANAL+'s solidarity program
Present in Africa for 30 years, the CANAL+ group launched CANAL+ IMPACT on February 1, a solidarity program whose priorities—acting, informing, and transmitting—are the sources of CANAL+'s commitment in Africa. CANAL+ IMPACT brings together all 150 initiatives carried out each year by CANAL+ in Africa around a common mission: sharing...