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JOHANNESBURG: Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, the CEO of Basic Lead and founder of the DISCOP markets, welcomed guests this morning to the fifth edition of DISCOP Johannesburg, which he said is “stronger and bigger” than last year.

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JOHANNESBURG: The organizers of DISCOP Johannesburg have reported a 15 percent year-to-year increase in the number of pre-registered delegates at its upcoming event, which kicks off on Wednesday.

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LOS ANGELES: The Africa Channel (TAC) will officially launch TAC Studios, a production arm of the cable channel, at DISCOP Johannesburg.

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JOHANNESBURG/LONDON: Econet Media’s Kwesé and ESPN have entered into a media partnership in Africa, one that will see the launch of an ESPN channel in 19 countries across the continent.

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Basic Lead, the organizer of DISCOP Johannesburg, is gearing up for the 2016 edition of the market and co-production forum, which is taking place November 2 to 4.

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LONDON: AMC Networks International – UK (AMCNI UK) is due to launch telenovela channel Eva+ in Africa on MultiChoice’s digital pay-TV satellite platform DStv and on DTT platform GOtv on November 1.

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DUBAI: OSN has firmed up a new long-term agreement with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, giving the channel first and exclusive access to a range of movies and series for the Middle East.

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STOCKHOLM: Ericsson has picked up more than 2,500 hours of programming from a range of providers, including Viacom and CBS Studios International, for Nuvu, its SVOD platform developed for mobile operators primarily on the African continent.

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LOS ANGELES: Frederic Chesnais, the CEO of Atari, is attending DISCOP Johannesburg this year to unveil the gaming company's television plans.

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The SVOD sector in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to have nearly 20 million paying SVOD subscribers by 2021, up from 3.7 million expected by end-2016, according to Digital TV Research. Netflix is expected to reach 3.37 million subs in the MEA region by 2021, followed by Icflix with 1.85 million, iRoko with 1.55 million, Starz Play with 1.39 million and ShowMax with 992,000.

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