Category: Television

On September 17, the Société burkinabè de télédiffusion (SBT), the public operator in charge of DTT in Burkina Faso, held a meeting attended by the Prime Minister to discuss the progress of the work and the adoption of DTT broadcasting costs. The participants decided to distinguish between the national offering...

In a post-election context where several channels such as RTNC and Tele 50 have been disrupted, MOLIERE TV retains its leading position ahead of TV5 Monde. NOVELAS TV takes third place from ANTENNE A, and DIGITAL CONGO joins RTNC1 in fifth place with a 5.2% audience share. PDA AC MOLIERE...

For the start of the 2019 season, CANAL+ Afrique has unveiled its latest programming additions. In addition to Le Parlement du Rire, which marks its grand return every Sunday at 7 p.m., CANAL+ Afrique has announced the broadcast of two new daily dramas starting in October: Oasis, a 20-episode series...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...