After earning a bachelor's degree in film and audiovisual studies from Paris 8 University and gaining initial experience as an assistant director, Alex Bouedy joined Côte Ouest Audiovisuel, where he held the positions of Playlist Manager and Channel Manager. He is now Director of the channels published by Côte Ouest...
Interview with Mr. René Bourgoin, President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication in Côte d'Ivoire (HACA)
AWK: Hello Mr. President, you have chosen Kantar as the operator for the single measurement of audiovisual media audiences in Côte d'Ivoire. Can you explain how the selection process for this operator went? RB: We launched a call for expressions of interest last November. Eight companies responded to this call....
Interview with Louisette Ratsivahiny, director at Art’π Prod
Passionate about cinema since childhood thanks to her mother, a photographer, Louisette Ratsivahiny quickly turned her attention to directing and producing. Production manager at Séléné Lotus S.A. in Switzerland and director at Art’π Prod in Madagascar, she founded, with Pierre Hippolyte, “La Maison du Cinéma Malagasy,” a training center dedicated...
Interview with Madéka Kouadio Timmerman, Officer of the Ivorian Order of Merit and founder of Cinekita.
(Interview by Edouard Char for Adweknow at MIPCOM) Hello, Madéka Kouadio Timmerman. You are an Officer of the Ivorian Order of Merit and the founder of Cinekita in France, then in Côte d'Ivoire. Can you tell us about your career? Madéka Kouadio Timmerman: Hello. I founded Cinekita in Paris in...
Interview with Jonathan Lett, Managing Director of Côte Ouest Audiovisuel
(Interview by Edouard Char for Adweknow at MIPCOM) Almost everyone knows Côte Ouest. Can you briefly introduce your company? JL: Côte Ouest has around 25,000 hours of content in its catalog. I say "around" because it's constantly changing. Most of our content is in French and English, but we also...
Interview with Colette OTUSHESO, CEO of the Accelerate Group
(Interview conducted by Edouard Char for Adweknow at MIPCOM on October 22, 2024) Colette OTUSHESO is CEO of the Accelerate Group, a company financed and owned by Access Bank, Africa's largest financial institution. The ACCELERATE group, based in Nigeria, comprises a creative agency, a production studio: Accelerate Studios, Phoenix, a...
Interview with Mehdi El Alj, CEO of African Cristal Festival
The ninth edition of the African Cristal Festival has come to an end in Casablanca. What are your initial thoughts? This year, the African Cristal Festival took place over one day: with an awards ceremony, of course, but also with conferences featuring inspiring speakers. We wanted a format that encouraged...
Interview with Léa Zouein, senior analyst at Dataxis
Léa Zouein is a senior analyst at Dataxis, specializing in market research for the technology, media, and telecommunications industry in Africa and the Middle East. She holds a master's degree in management from ESSEC Business School and a double degree from the Saint-Cyr Coëtquidan Military Academy.At Dataxis, Léa conducts research...
Interview with Sandra Coulibaly Camara, Head of Fiction at NCI
Sandra Coulibaly Camara holds a Master's degree in "Marketing and Innovation in the Consumer Goods Industry" from ECM in Tours (France). She has gained international experience in various sectors (communications, marketing, sales, audiovisual, etc.) during her 15 years abroad (France, Dubai, Hong Kong, Mexico, etc.). After four years at Radiodiffusion...
Interview with Yves Bigot, President and CEO of TV5 Monde
You have just announced your resignation, which will take effect at the end of June. With just a few days left in your term, we would like to focus this interview, if you agree, on your work in French-speaking Africa and on what TV5MONDE is preparing for the continent. You...