CANAL+ Group announces the acquisition of ZACU Entertainment, a major player in the production and distribution of content in Rwanda.
This acquisition allows CANAL+ Group to significantly strengthen its audiovisual activities in Rwanda by benefiting from a large content offer of more than 500 hours of new films and TV series produced per year and a catalog of 700 hours, all in Kinyarwanda.
CANAL+ Group is thus pursuing its development strategy in Rwanda, a country where it has been present for 10 years, with a subsidiary CANAL+RWANDA established in 2020. Indeed, in addition to its commercial activities, the Group aims to soon launch an entertainment TV channel 100% in Kinyarwanda that will promote all Rwandan talents and productions.
With production companies PLAN A in Ivory Coast, ROK STUDIOS in Nigeria and now ZACU Entertainment, the Group reiterates its commitment to support audiovisual production on the African continent to offer quality content that meets its subscribers’ expectations.
ZACU Entertainment was created in 2017 by Wilson Misago, writer and producer of a successful TV series and founder of Rwanda's first video-on-demand platform in 2019.
Fabrice Faux, Chief Content Officer of CANAL+INTERNATIONAL, declares: "We are very pleased to welcome ZACU entertainment and its teams within the Group. Rwanda has many assets for audiovisual content produced in several languages. Like our commitment in French-speaking Africa and more recently in Ethiopia, this acquisition marks our will to associate the best creative talents with our development in Africa and abroad, but also our will to produce content acclaimed by our subscribers at the highest level of quality."
"I’m very excited to continue the journey with CANAL+ Group. We all have the same vision of providing the best quality content to our beloved audience. Rwanda has enormous talent and many groundbreaking stories yet to be told. Through the support of both CANAL+ Group and ZACU Entertainment, it’s time to take made-in Rwanda content to the world! ", declares Wilson Misago, CEO of ZACU Entertainment.
ABOUT CANAL+ GROUP
CANAL+ Group is a leading media company and pay-tv operator. CANAL+ Group has a wide international footprint with a presence in Europe, Africa, and Asia. CANAL+ Group totals 23.7 million subscribers worldwide, including 9 million in mainland France. With STUDIOCANAL, CANAL+ Group is also a European leader in the production, acquisition, and distribution of feature films and TV series. It is also a leading player in free-to-air television with a pole of several channels, as well as an ads sales agency. CANAL+ Group is wholly owned by worldwide integrated content, media, and communication group, Vivendi.
ABOUT ZACU ENTERTAINMENT ZACU ENTERTAINMENT is a leading production house in Rwanda that creates, produces, and distributes original Rwandan content. ZACU ENTERTAINMENT aims at creating, and developing local talents professionally through content creation. ZACU content has over 700 hours, all in Kinyarwanda. The house produces and distributes more than 500 hours every year. ZACU holds a record of producing and broadcasting the top most watched Rwandan series which have all massively attracted both the local and the international diaspora attention.