Africanews joins L'Obs TV to strengthen its position in Senegal

Africanews viewership has grown to 1.2 million additional people in Senegal

POINTE NOIRE, Congo (Republic of the), February 2, 2018/ -- Available in 38 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and already broadcast in Senegal on Canal+ offer, Africanews (www.africanews.com) is stepping up its presence in the land of Teranga, thanks to the partnership with the new media outlet L'Obs TV, a Futurs Médias Group entity, created by Youssou N'DOUR.

Launched in January 2018, L'Obs TV includes Africanews in French in its programming, every day from 9 am to 11 am WAT.

With this new partnership, Africanews is increasing its audience in Senegal.This initiative enables Africanews, the leading pan-African and multilingual news channel, to strengthen its editorial position and thereby secure the loyalty of a wider audience. Africanews viewership has grown to 1.2 million additional people in Senegal.

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Less than two years after its launch, Africanews is already available in 38 countries and 11.7 million homes* in sub-Saharan Africa. This growth is driven by Africanews availability on the leading pay-TV platforms on the continent, including Canal+ Africa, Startimes, Azam TV and more recently Kwesé TV.

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For further informations, please contact :
Solange Bodiong Chauwin
Communication Officer
T + 242 06 460 86 98
Solange.Bodiong-Chauwin@africanews.com

About Africanews
Africanews (www.africanews.com), launched in 2016 (digital in January, TV in April), stands out as the first pan-African multilingual media source produced simultaneously in French and English, and offering coverage of African and global news from a sub-Saharan perspective.

Today, Africanews TV is available in 38 countries and 9.5 million homes across sub-Saharan Africa thanks to major pay-tv players and national channels (partial broadcast). The Africanews signal covers sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean islands via two satellites: SES 4 and SES 5.

Africanews’ digital platforms, available around the world, highlights the challenges and opportunities of a connected Africa:
- www.africanews.com has a responsive website design to suited to all mobile, tablet and computer screens.
- two YouTube channels (in English and French) (https://goo.gl/RDgNGH and https://goo.gl/sz9U3D) and Facebook (https://goo.gl/PTQU8f) and Twitter accounts @africanews and @africanews.

Africanews is a 100% Euronews subsidiary. Africanews adheres to the same editorial charter as its European sister channel, Euronews.

About L'OBS TV
Launched in January 2018, L'Obs TV is a thematic media outlet, the latest entity created by Futurs Médias Group. With the partnership of KWESE TV, the Senegalese audience will have access to all the world's sporting events. A Free To Air channel, available on the Eutelsat 16A satellite.

Futurs Médias Group was founded in 2003 by Youssou N'DOUR with the purpose to upgrade the media space in Senegal. Eleven years later, under the direction of Mamadou Ibra Kane and Birane N'DOUR, respectively General Manager and Deputy General Manager.

Futurs Médias Group is not only the first press group in the country, but even of West Africa and includes several entities with a radio, a general-interest TV channel and a daily newspaper.

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