EuroNews has launched on two ADSL services in Africa: Senegal’s Sonatel network and Maroc Télécom’s network in Morocco.
Following similar moves onto broadband-delivered TV services in Europe, Asia and North America, EuroNews has concluded two agreements in partnership with Multi TV Afrique, asubsidiary of MEDIA OVERSEAS CANAL+ Group.
Sonatel is offering EuroNews to its subscribers in three languages (English, French and Portuguese) while Maroc Télécom is distributing EuroNews in its basic offer in French.
Through MEDIA OVERSEAS and its subsidiary company Multi TV Afrique, EuroNews is now available on ADSL in two countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Maghreb; it is already distributed by satellite in 20 African countries through CANALSAT HORIZONS. EuroNews is also broadcast in the Caribbean (CanalSat Caraïbes), in the Indian Ocean region (CanalSat Réunion) and in the Southern Pacific (CanalSat Calédonie).
Philippe Cayla, CEO and Chairman of EuroNews said: “Thanks to these distribution agreements with Multi TV Africa, EuroNews enters the ADSL market in Africa. After the success in Europe and the further development and expansion in Asia and North America, we are confident that EuroNews will be successful in Africa. I am also delighted because of our partnership with MEDIA OVERSEAS and particularly for Africa which has been important for EuroNews in terms of our distribution. Today EuroNews is distributed by 27 ADSL networks in 19 countries.”
Dominique Faggot, CEO and Chairman of MEDIA OVERSEAS – subsidiary company of CANAL+ FRANCE added: I am pleased to extend our relationship with EuroNews by distributing the channel via ADSL as well as satellite. EuroNews is an important channel for our customers as its multilingual format means that it will benefit our subscribers across the globe.