KEY TOPICS

Fighting the scourge of piracy:
Regulatory and industry initiatives regarding IP, broadcasting rights and licensing and legal framework development; using new technology to block piracy.

Content Production:
• Developing TV programmes that African audiences want to watch
• Educational and informative AV programmes
• The investment opportunities in African content development
• Co-production opportunities and content partnerships
• Innovative radio content development

Distribution:
• The domestic market: Selling local productions to broadcasters
• Cross-continent distribution
• Selling African content internationally

The Digital Transition: Focussing on consumer issues

Understanding the Audience:
• Media audience research: TV, radio, internet and music consumption trends
• Advertising trends
• Advertising revenue models to support free-to-air content
• International formats in Africa

Animation: A new frontier for African electronic media innovation

Sports broadcasting
• Negotiating international sports rights
• Developing domestic sports content
• Continental sports events and rights

Mobile Broadcasting
• Technology
• Business models

Technological innovation – improving services, driving down costs and extending coverage

The impact of social media – developing multi-media platforms

The impact of convergence: IP-TV and Smart TV

Media for social and political development:
• Media for healthcare, education and social cohesion
• Media and good governance, democracy and transparency