DISCOP Africa Gears Up for Inaugural Event

LOS ANGELES/PARIS,
November 24: With some three months left before the opening of DISCOP Africa,
nearly 200 participants have already signed up to take part in the first
edition of the international conference dedicated to the development of the TV
content business in Africa.

Launched by
the organizers of DISCOP East and NATPE, the three-day event will consist of a
one-day conference program, two days of pre-organized meetings between
participants and several social-networking functions.

The
conference's agenda will include round-table discussions, case studies and
tutorial sessions centered on fundamental issues, including the development of
sound export strategies for TV content produced in Africa. Social-networking
functions will include themed luncheon and cocktail parties promoting, among
other aspects, an educational channel project to be launched at DISCOP Africa
and Nollywood television content producers who will have a strong
representation at the market.

DISCOP Africa
will take place at the Sofitel Terranga Hotel in Dakar, Senegal, from February
25 to 27.

—By
Kristin Brzoznowski