As we announced last April, the 28th edition of the Pan-African Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) will take place from February 25, 2023, to March 4, 2023, in Ouagadougou, with the theme: "African Cinema and the Culture of Peace." Confirming that FESPACO will be held on the scheduled...
TRACE Afrikora becomes TRACE Teranga
TRACE Afrikora becomes TRACE Teranga, the new television channel dedicated to the music and cultures of Senegal.TRACE Teranga is the first channel exclusively dedicated to Senegalese music and culture. TRACE Teranga showcases leading Senegalese artists such as Youssou N'Dour, Ismaël Lô, Coumba Gawlo, Viviane Chidid, Positive Black Soul (PBS), and...
KONGOSSA LOUNGE, the new CANAL+ ORIGINAL series
KONGOSSA LOUNGE is the brand new comedy series written by Valery NDONGO, produced by Michael POULENARD, and directed by Boris OUE. Starring: Valerie NDONGO Prissy LA DEGAMMEUSE Charly NYOBE Juste PARFAIT Jeanne MBENTI Synopsis: The Boss, played by Valery NDONGO, announces to his employees that he is retiring from the...
Ivorian DTT channels soon to be available in HD on CANAL+ packages
A few days ago, the HACA published a statement on the situation following the broadcast of NCI in HD on CANAL+ in Côte d'Ivoire. "Following the television channel NCI's acquisition of the broadcasting rights for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the distributor CANAL+ International decided to broadcast NCI...
Four years after A+ Ivory Coast, creation of A+ Benin
The Canal+ group and the Beninese government have just announced the upcoming launch of A+ Benin, a new channel that will be broadcast on DTT and on CANAL+ packages. This channel will offer "a range of television programs focusing on entertainment, tourism promotion, and cultural outreach" and aims to strengthen...
New World: Who will be the consultants for the 2022 World Cup?
New World Sport, which will broadcast all 64 matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, has assembled a formidable team of consultants made up of prestigious names in football under the leadership of Christian Jeanpierre: Emmanuel Adebayor Stéphane Mbia Hérita Ilunga Wilfried Mbappé Jean Michel Badiane Patrick Mboma Basile Boli...
Everything you need to know about the 2022 FIFA World Cup
With just a few days to go before the World Cup kicks off, Adweknow takes stock of the situation in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa in this special newsletter and answers some of the questions people may have on the subject: Which channels will broadcast the World Cup free of charge in...
Notice to Canal+ subscribers in Ivory Coast
Press release from CANAL+ published on November 17 and clarified on November 18 CANAL+ COTE D'IVOIRE wishes to bring the following information to the attention of its subscribers: CANAL+ SPORT channels do not have the rights to broadcast the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 matches, which will take place from...
All 64 matches of the 2022 World Cup on Orange TV in Ivory Coast
Orange Côte d'Ivoire TV has just announced that it will be possible to watch all 64 matches of the competition on its app. With less than a week to go before the start of the competition, this announcement confirms New World TV's difficulty in attracting paying subscribers. Acquired at the...
The headline matches of the first round of the 2022 World Cup can be watched on free-to-air channels.
In sub-Saharan Africa, free-to-air subscribers will broadcast all the same matches: they have acquired the rights to the 28 best matches covering the group stage and then the knockout matches. So for the first round, the 48 matches are already known and scheduled. Of these 48 matches, 18 will be...