Côte Ouest Audiovisuel, a major player in audiovisual content distribution in Africa, has joined forces with the Orange group to distribute its content to all its subscribers, without using satellite broadcasting, by leveraging the Orange Media Delivery Boost (MDB) solution. The agreement between the two players introduces a new value...
CANAL+ and RFI at the CHAN 2021
The African Nations Championship is taking place in Cameroon and began on Saturday, January 16. It will end on Sunday, February 7. Originally scheduled for 2020, the CHAN was postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19. This competition pits the sixteen best African national teams against each other in four qualifying...
Guinea: the future faces of FIM 24 and FIM FM
After announcing on November 26 the upcoming launch of a radio station, FIM FM, and a television channel, FIM 24, ABOUBACAR DIALLO, CEO of the recently created Guinean group GFM (Groupe Fréquence Médias), is gradually revealing the faces of the future channel and radio station. Talibé Barry appointed Director of...
Analog switch-off in Côte d'Ivoire: what are the consequences for the population?
The Director General of IDT, Adama Benoît Yéo, announced a few days ago that digital terrestrial television (DTT) in Côte d'Ivoire now covers around 60% of the Ivorian population and that the analog signal is scheduled to be switched off from January 1, 2021, initially affecting the cities of Abidjan,...
Disney announces new African collaboration with Kugali
Disney announces a new African collaboration with Kugali, a pan-African entertainment and animation company. This collaboration will focus on adapting the comic book "Iwájú" ("Future" in Yoruba) into an original series scheduled to air in 2022 on the Disney+ platform. Steeped in science fiction, the new series will be set...
The series "Sakho and Mangane" will be broadcast on Netflix.
The original series Sakho et Mangane, produced by CANAL+, will be available on Netflix starting December 27. Filmed entirely in Dakar, this first 100% African crime series stars two international actors, Issaka Sawadogo and Yann Gael, who play a pair of police officers tasked with investigating a series of crimes...
CŒUR AFRICA: special programming on Africa on France Télévisions
Cœur Africa, organized as part of the Africa2020 Season by France Télévisions, offers a rich and varied special program—documentaries, fiction, recordings, concerts, special events, and a unique educational offering—giving viewers of all generations a new perspective on Africa yesterday and today. This special event, which will be broadcast on linear...
CANAL+, TRACE, and UNIVERSAL MUSIC AFRICA launch a pan-African music initiative
For Christmas, CANAL+, TRACE, and Universal Music Africa are joining forces for a joint initiative called "Noël ensemble" (Christmas Together), a pan-African music project. Through a song, the music video for which will be released soon, and a contest launched on social media, the three entities are inviting African countries...
TNT in Benin: the process is accelerating
In recent weeks, the Beninese government has clarified the terms and conditions for the rollout of DTT in Benin, particularly with regard to the distribution of decoders, a key element in the success of the digital switchover. The first decision taken by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, October 7,...
Dérapages, the hit Senegalese series on NCI starting November 17, 2020
Dérapages is a series that has been hugely successful in Senegal. Never before seen in Côte d'Ivoire, it will be broadcast in prime time every Tuesday from November 17 on NCI, the Nouvelle Chaine Ivoirienne. This series, produced by Abdoulahad Wone (Buzz Studios), who already enjoyed great success in 2017...