Africanews Explained
| africanews |
| Logo Alt: | africanews logo |
| Country: | France |
| Owner: | Euronews |
| Language: | English, French |
| Picture Format: | 576i (and) (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV) |
| Headquarters: | Lyon, France
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| Terr Serv 1: | GOtv |
| Terr Chan 1: | Channel 47 |
| Terr Serv 2: | DStv |
| Terr Chan 2: | Channel 417 |
| Terr Serv 3: | Zuku TV |
| Terr Chan 3: | Channel 514 |
| Terr Serv 4: | AzamTV |
| Terr Chan 4: | Channel 235 |
| Terr Serv 5: | StarTimes |
| Terr Chan 5: | Channel 272 |
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.
Broadcast
Like its sister channel Euronews, Africanews runs news and weather summaries every half-hour.
Languages
Currently, 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
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
- 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.
Notes and References
- Web site: Africanews is now LIVE on air and online. africanews.channel. 20 April 2016. 2016-04-22.
- Web site: Parte Africanews, canale gemello di euronews, fatto in Africa, per l'Africa e gli africani. euronewsit. 4 January 2016. 2016-04-22.
- News: Africanews joins continent's TV fray - BBC News. BBC News. 21 April 2016. en-GB. 2016-04-22.
- Web site: NewsPlayer+ goes live in UK. advanced-television.com. 19 January 2021 .
- Web site: Channelbox adds news channels. May 10, 2021.
