U.S. Studios to Attend DISCOP Accra

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: The TV distribution divisions of all the major Hollywood studios will be on hand for the fifth edition of DISCOP Africa, which takes place in Ghana February 9 to 11, including NBC Universal, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Sony and The Walt Disney Company.

A total of 74 content suppliers are already on board, including 13 from Africa. Participants include Caracol, Discovery Communications, E! Entertainment, Globo TV, M-NET, Mediaset, MTV Networks, Telemundo, Televisa Internacional, TV Azteca, Zee Network and many others. Additionally, more than 100 Sub-Saharan acquisition companies have committed to attending. The buyers span free- and pay-TV stations, as well as a growing number of mobile networks and IPTV operators.

Patrick Jucaud, the general manager of Basic Lead, organizers of DISCOP Accra, said, “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.”