US studios, others to participate in DISCOP 2011
The 2011 edition of annual television content market, DISCOP, will hold in Accra, Ghana, from February 9 to 11.
A statement from the
organisers, Basic Lead, disclosed that major US studios will
participate in the fair also featuring 74 international content
suppliers, including 13 from Africa.
Companies that
featured at past editions including Caracol, Chello Zone, Discovery
Communications, E! Entertainment, Globo TV, M-NET, Mediaset, MGM
Worldwide Television Group, MTV Networks, and NBC Universal Television
will also be at this year’s market.
Others are Paramount
Pictures International, Sony Pictures International, Telemundo,
Televisa Internacional, The Walt Disney Company, TV Azteca, Zee Network,
and Zodiak Rights, amongst others.
General Manager of
Basic Lead, Patrick Jucaud, said of the interest shown by participants,
“We are delighted to see the world’s leading content suppliers ready to
join us in Accra. This commitment, along with attendance of the many
companies from the huge African region itself, is a great compliment. In
just two years DISCOP Africa is now established as the place to do
business, to exchange ideas, and to learn for all those interested in
this burgeoning part of the globe.”
He added that free
and pay-TV stations, and a growing number of mobile networks and IPTV
operators eager to take advantage of Africa’s fast-expanding
communications infrastructures have also indicated interest in the
event.
Several activities
including training and networking programmes will be held in the course
of the three-day market. Amongst other issues, participants will examine
the challenges and opportunities facing the co-production of television
content aimed at audiences from culturally different parts of Africa.
A host of speakers
including Alain Modot, vice president, Media Consulting Group, who will
speak on ‘Trans-cultural Co-productions’ have been lined up. Leticia
N’Cho, head, sales, Cote Quest, will examine ‘The Allure of
Telenovellas’ and Guillaume Pierre, African director, Canal France
International, will examine ‘Breaking down Language Barriers’.
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