A few months after the official launch of the first French-language version of the international MTV Shuga program, the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, which is in charge of production, has unveiled the cast for the first season. Ivory Coast is hosting this first version, MTV Shuga Babi. The series traces...
Press release: A+ Ivoire strengthens its programming schedule
At a press conference held on September 5, A+ Ivoire unveiled its new program schedule for fall 2019. A+ IVOIRE is strengthening its program schedule with the arrival of new shows and original series co-produced by the channel. Launched on January 15, 2019, the A+ IVOIRE television channel has won...
Africascope 2019: press release from TV5Monde Afrique
TV5Monde Afrique, the leading international channel in French-speaking Africa among viewers aged 30 and over According to the latest Africascope* study, TV5MONDE Afrique is watched every week by nearly one in two viewers (47.4%) aged 30 and over, maintaining its position as the leading international channel in terms of weekly...
Press release: TV5Monde broadcasts the series "Population of Africa"
New on TV5MONDE this fall 2019. TV5MONDE, the French-language channel, will broadcast exclusively from Saturday, September 7, and throughout the year, a new program dedicated to the men and women who are changing Africa: "Population d'Afrique" (Africa's Population). West and Central Africa are experiencing significant population growth (+2.7% per year),...
FIFA: Fatma Samoura calls for centralization of World Cup qualifying rights
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura recently sent a letter to the presidents of the 54 African federations regarding the centralization of broadcasting rights for the qualifiers for the next two FIFA World Cups. In June 2019, Fatma Samoura was appointed, in addition to her existing duties, as FIFA's general delegate...
StarTimes acquires TV rights for Euro 2020
Chinese pay-TV operator STARTIMES has announced the acquisition of UEFA national team broadcasting rights for the period 2019-2022 across sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa). The rights acquired include the broadcasting of Euro 2020 matches, which will be played from June 12 to July 12, 2020. The rights also cover other...
TRACE and CANAL+ launch Afrikora
At a conference on "Media Business and Music in Africa " held at the French Institute in Togo in March 2019, Olivier Laouchez, CEO of the Trace group, announced a new collaboration with the CANAL+ group. The two groups announced the launch of Trace Afrikora, a new channel dedicated to...
What does the future hold for AFRICANEWS within SIPROMAD?
According to Jeune Afrique, Africanews, the pan-African news channel launched in 2016, is to be sold to the Malagasy group SIPROMAD for $20 million. Read also: Africanews launches its first pan-African advertising campaign The Sipromad group, chaired by Madagascan businessman Ylias Akbaraly, has a wide range of activities (agribusiness, aviation,...
The CANAL+ group strengthens its position in the Nollywood industry
The CANAL+ group announces the acquisition of the production, content distribution, and channel publishing activities of IROKO PARTNERS, thereby strengthening its activities in content produced in Nigeria, one of the world's most prolific film industries and a genre that is hugely popular with African audiences on the continent and in...
Is the M6 group going to launch a television channel in French-speaking Africa?
During a recent speech, Nicolas de Tavernost, CEO of M6 Group, mentioned in passing the idea—not officially confirmed—of drawing on the international expertise of the Lagardère group to develop its activities internationally, particularly in Africa. As announced at the end of May, the Lagardère Group has decided to sell the...