Africanews (styled as africanews) is a 24/7 pan-African multilingual news network located in Lyon, France previously headquartered in Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. The news channel began broadcasting online, and via TV and satellite on 20 April 2016.[1] The newsroom has 30 journalists and around 55 technical staffers.[citation needed]
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | 32 African countries
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| Headquarters | Lyon, France (formerly Pointe-Noire, Congo) |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English, French |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 and 4:3) (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Euronews |
| History | |
| Launched | 20 April 2016 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| GOtv | Channel 47 |
| DStv | Channel 417 |
| Zuku TV | Channel 514 |
| AzamTV | Channel 235 |
| StarTimes | Channel 272 |
Broadcast
editLike its sister channel Euronews, Africanews runs news and weather summaries every half-hour.
Languages
editCurrently, the programs are broadcast in both English and French - most on-screen graphics and captions are bilingual. In 2016, the channel planned to expand and accommodate most of the continents' population and roll out Swahili, Arabic, Dutch/Afrikaans, Spanish and Portuguese content soon.[2]
Distribution
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The channel currently is broadcast in 33 sub-Saharan countries and is accessible to 7.3 million homes via satellite and digital terrestrial television networks.[3] Africanews is available in the UK, along with a number of other international news channels, via online video subscription service NewsPlayer+ [4] and alongside Euronews on Freeview channel 271 via the Channelbox free streaming service.[5]
Programmes
edit- Good Morning Africa: Weekday news bulletin from 6am to 11am;
- Daily News: Weekday news bulletin from 11am to 6pm;
- Prime Edition: Weekday news bulletin from 6pm to 11pm;
- The Nightshift: Weekday news bulletin from 11pm to 6am;
- International Weekend: Weekend news bulletin;
- This is Culture!: Daily looks at culture and entertainment;
- Sci_Tech: Latest science and technology news;
- No|Comment: Pictures with no commentaries;
- Météo Africa / Météo World: Your daily weather forecasts;
- The Morning Call: Get all the top stories happened overnight or early mornings, broadcast weekday mornings from 6 to 11 (only one first hour is live, others are pre-recorded);
- Business Africa: Weekly 8-minute roundup on business news and markets in Africa and worldwide, live Thursday nights at 8:15 (with repeats till 11:15 then Friday lunchtime and weekend);
- Football Planet: Weekly 10-minute roundup on football news in Africa and Europe, live Monday nights at 8:15 (with repeats till 11:15 then Tuesday lunchtime);
- Focus: In-depth world reports;
- The Global Conversation: Interview with an Africanews' journalist and an international decision-maker;
- International Edition: Weekly 10-minute analysis of the week's stories that make the headlines, powered by Euronews;
- Markets: Currencies, African markets and commodities;
- Timeout Africa: African events roundup.
References
edit- ^ "Africanews is now LIVE on air and online". africanews.channel. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Parte Africanews, canale gemello di euronews, fatto in Africa, per l'Africa e gli africani". euronewsit. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Africanews joins continent's TV fray - BBC News". BBC News. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "NewsPlayer+ goes live in UK". advanced-television.com. 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Channelbox adds news channels". May 10, 2021.