DISCOP Africa On Pace for Record-Breaking Event

LOS ANGELES: DISCOP Africa has already amassed record-breaking pre-bookings for the next edition of the event, taking place in November in Johannesburg.

An expanded floor plan is set to host more than 250 exhibiting distributors and a large contingent of national umbrella organizations representing South Africa, France, the U.S., Turkey, Kenya, China, Nigeria, Brazil and the U.K. A conference program will run alongside the three-day content market and co-production forum that will focus on news, sports and musical content. There will also be a Formats from Africa pitch competition and a Festivals from Africa screening event.

“The content distribution and production business in Africa will dominate headlines in 2013. Last year’s exhibitors are all back and we already have an important list of newcomers from Africa and overseas looking to make a big splash in Johannesburg,” said Patrick Zuchowicki, the general manager of the DISCOP organization. “Our initial research shows that we are expecting a 50-percent increase in the number of content buyers attending DISCOP Africa representing African TV channels, pay-TV services and other distribution platforms.”