DISCOP Africa Sees Record Attendance

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LOS ANGELES/PARIS: DISCOP Accra, which wrapped last week in Accra, Ghana, attracted the largest attendance of any DISCOP event in Africa to date, with a record 439 participants.

A total of 88 international exhibitors attended DISCOP Accra, including the major Hollywood studios, a host of Latin America’s top telenovela suppliers and a number of global TV channel brands. This also included 14 companies from Africa.

Buyer attendance was up 31 percent from the last event. There were 162 buyers, with 99 Sub-Saharan African TV stations and pay-TV platforms.

For the first time, the DISCOPRO training program, dedicated to trans-cultural co-production opportunities, took place prior to the three-day market, with strong attendance of independent African television content producers.

The next DISCOP event to take place in Africa will be held in Nairobi, from September 7 to 9, 2011.