In France and Europe, African diasporas are about to benefit from four new African TV channels. These are Senegal’s Sen TV, Cameroon’s Equinoxe TV, B-One from DR Congo and Gospel Music TV, the brand channel which offers American, urban, traditional and modern gospel music.

These channels are available on the Bouquet African Max broadcasted on Orange’s TV. The Bouquet Africain Max is edited by Thema, a company which specializes in the broadcasting of African channels.

With the 4 new comers, the Bouquet Africain Maxnow has a total of 23 channels from 11 African countries. Until January 13, 2016, these new comers are free. The Bouquet African Max provides the same channels as Thema’s Bouquet Africain but it includes a few other channels and costs €13 per month.

Established in 2005 by François Thiellet (photo), Thema is the leader in terms of broadcasted African channels on the French market. It presently has 4 subsidiaries abroad and more than 100 channels in its portfolio. The company over the years has established various partnerships with pay-tv platforms from France and Europe in general, but also from the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Northern America, all targeting African Diasporas present in those regions. Thema also has its own TV channels namely Nollywood TV, Novelas TV, and Gospel Music TV.