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...
What does the future hold for African broadcasting?
Every year, funding for audiovisual and film productions is the central theme of these professional meetings, which bring together buyers, sellers, and producers. These debates often fall short, as most participants can only note the chronic underfunding of audiovisual productions in Africa. Once again this year, this topic was at...
CAN 2019: UAR organizes marketing seminar with television channels
With just a few weeks to go before the kickoff of the Africa Cup of Nations, the African Broadcasting Union brought together African television channels for a marketing seminar on the exploitation and commercialization of TV rights for the competition. The participants gathered in Dakar from May 21 to 23...
Africa24: Cameroon government acquires Afrimedia SAS
End of turmoil for Africa 24. Since January 2019, Afrimédia SA, the French subsidiary of the pan-African audiovisual group Africa 24, headed by Constant Nemalé, has been undergoing judicial liquidation proceedings. At the end of this turbulent period of restructuring, the group announced that it had sold its French subsidiary,...
Discop Abidjan, May 29–31, 2019
The next Discop Abidjan will take place from May 29 to 31 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Abidjan. DISCOP Abidjan 2019 is the must-attend event for audiovisual professionals in French-speaking Africa, whether they are broadcasters, mobile operators, distributors, producers, or providers of technical services or software packages. As every...