Eutelsat Communications has exercised a purchase option for a total amount of $165 million, thereby increasing its stake in OneWeb from 17.6% to 22.9%. Eutelsat is taking another step forward in the direction it began a few years ago, toward the possibility of accessing high-speed Internet via satellite. OneWeb has...
CANAL+ POP stocks up on new programs for its launch
Since September 30, CANAL+ COMEDY has been replaced by CANAL+POP. This new "100% show" channel features ambitious programming and a range of new entertainment programs: 4 MARRIAGES FOR A HONEYMOON, African version, in which couples compete to win a dream honeymoon. See also: "4 Marriages for a Honeymoon" on CANAL+....
TV5Monde launches the series "Dream Trip"
Following the successful series Wara (8 episodes x 45 minutes) and Melody la Victoire en Chansons (12 episodes x 52 minutes), co-produced by TV5MONDE, the channel is launching the world premiere of the series VOYAGE DE RÊVE on the French-language platform TV5MONDEplus, starting October 6. This original series (26 episodes x...
Publishers Bayard and Nathan launch two initiatives for the development and education of African children
Two initiatives targeting young children were announced simultaneously this week. Bayard Afrique is offering two major innovations in its range of products for young children to coincide with the start of the school year: - A new format for "Planète J'aime Lire," aimed at children aged 5 to 10 The...
Gulli AFRICA airs a commercial aimed at combating piracy
Since September 25, Gulli AFRICA has been broadcasting a commercial aimed at combating piracy. This 40-second spot, presented by Moussier Tombola and also broadcast on social media, explains how watching programs on free websites can be harmful to children. @protegeTaTélé is an initiative launched a year ago by the CANAL+...
Return of La Télé d’ici, the show hosted by Cheick Yvhane, on Monday, September 20
Cheick Yvhane, who presents Télé d'ici, the channel's flagship program since its launch in December 2019, returns to the airwaves after the summer break. Starting September 20, Cheick Yvhane will be joined by new members of his team. Accompanied by Lincey Sibai, who was already present during season 2, Gliss,...
MANJAK, on CANAL+ Afrique starting October 4
Manjak, the series commissioned by CANAL+ International from Anna GOMIS, will be broadcast on CANAL+ Afrique starting October 4. Creator of the series Renaissance broadcast on TV5Monde and artistic and literary coordinator of the series Sakho et Mangane broadcast on Canal+ Afrique, Anna Gomis is the showrunner and co-writer of this...
CANAL+ AFRICA will broadcast the UEFA Champions League until 2024
CANAL+ has renewed its long-standing partnership with the UEFA Champions League for three more seasons. This means that UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup matches will continue to be broadcast in French on CANAL+ for subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa, exclusively until 2024. To mark the occasion, CANAL+SPORT channels will...
Ivory Coast: official launch of the second season of Creative Lab
The issue of the distribution of funding sources between public and private channels was at the center of discussions at the round table organized on June 24 by the HACA on the economic viability of DTT players, attended by all television channels and operators, representatives of the ministries of economy...
The CANAL+ GROUP well represented in the official selection at FESPACO
This week, Fespaco unveiled the official selection for its 27th edition, which will take place from October 16 to 23, 2021, in Ouagadougou. The CANAL+ Group appears 17 times in this official selection with co-productions, pre-purchases, or acquisitions of series or films. Fiction section BAAMUM NAFI by Mamadou Dia (Senegal),...