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...
CAN 2019: France 24's coverage
On the occasion of the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, taking place in Egypt from June 21 to July 19, 2019, France 24 is mobilizing and offering comprehensive coverage, including dedicated news bulletins on the competition. France 24's special correspondents in Egypt, Cédric Ferreira, Yann Buxeda, Xavier...
CRTV Sports & Entertainment enters the audiovisual landscape
On June 8, Cameroon's public television station officially announced the launch of a new themed channel, CRTV Sports & Entertainment. It should be noted that this new channel is part of a major project led by CRTV since 2017. As part of its transition to digital, Charles Ndongo, director of...
CANAL+ International launches Canal+ University to train African audiovisual professionals
As we mentioned in our report on cinema in French-speaking Africa, training future talent in the film industry remains a real challenge for local production. In addition to creating infrastructure and online education, private actors are supporting training to contribute to the development of careers in the audiovisual and film...
AFP: "Mistress of a Married Man," the series that lays bare the taboos of Senegalese society
Sheikh lifts his second wife, hoists her onto his shoulder, and then manfully throws her onto a bed strewn with rose petals. The giggling couple embrace, and the door closes on a final image of white slippers swaying in unison. Aired since January on the Senegalese private channel 2STV during...
DISCOP Abidjan 2019: Studio CO2 unveils some of its productions
STUDIO CO2's latest productions were presented at the fifth edition of DISCOP ABIDJAN, held from May 29 to 31 at the Radisson Blu. These programs were shown during private screenings. STUDIO CO2, the short film studio of Groupe Côte Ouest, presented various programs during a private screening, such as: "ABIDJAN...
Startimes launches a pan-African online film festival
Satellite television operator Startimes has launched the first edition of the Pan-African Online Film Festival. Driven by its ambition to support and promote audiovisual creation in Africa, Startimes has chosen to launch this festival on its OTT platform, Startimes ON. Based on a quarterly competition, StarTimes will award prizes for...