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Fight Sports, a linear channel dedicated to original programming in championship boxing, kickboxing, MMA, martial arts and other live sporting events, is set to launch its digital subscription service Fight Sports Max in MENA.

The eighth edition of DISCOP Johannesburg wrapped up with lower attendance than the previous year, leading to some changes in the 2020 edition.

The MENA-focused online content marketplace mena.tv has launched an offer of shares in the business, as it looks to raise in excess of $350,000.

With the increasing globalization of the media market, DISCOP Johannesburg 2019 hosted a panel discussion on the growing importance of dubbing and subtitling content that can travel.

DISCOP Johannesburg 2019’s The Wide World of Animation session brought together a panel of animation experts to share their takes on the opportunities present in Africa.

During the DISCOP Johannesburg 2019 first-look presentation Creating Relevant Brands for African Audiences, WarnerMedia executives spoke about how the company’s international channels create a brand experience that serves a local African audience.

The Africa Channel (TAC) presented the panel Exporting African Content to the World at DISCOP Johannesburg, with Steve Adams, a partner at the full-service media company Buffalo 8, leading executives in a debate about how to upend the low demand for the content the continent has to offer.

Kicking off the panels at DISCOP Johannesburg 2019 was a session with content buyers and sellers discussing the trends they're witnessing across their transactions in such markets as South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast.

DISCOP Johannesburg 2019, which is putting African television projects in development front and center, kicked off today (Wednesday, November 20) and will run through Friday, November 22.

Candice Fangueiro, head of content for Africa at Showmax, tells World Screen Newsflash about her overall acquisitions approach, the strategy for increasing the platform’s slate of originals and breaking through in an increasingly competitive landscape.