{"id":1339,"date":"2013-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/2013\/08\/06\/nigeria-to-be-country-of-focus-at-discop-africa\/"},"modified":"2013-08-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-06T00:00:00","slug":"nigeria-to-be-country-of-focus-at-discop-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/nigeria-to-be-country-of-focus-at-discop-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria to Be Country of Focus at DISCOP Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">LOS ANGELES: As part of a new &quot;guest country&quot; focus announced by the DISCOP Organization, Nigeria has been selected as the first country to take the spotlight at November&#8217;s DISCOP Africa. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">The DISCOP Organization said that there will be a guest country for both DISCOP Africa and DISCOP Istanbul. Nigeria will be the focus of the upcoming DISCOP Africa, with a range of dedicated events, screenings and conference tracks to mark the 20th anniversary of Nollywood. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Richard Bell, the CEO of Wanachi Group, East Africa&#8217;s leading home-entertainment operator and the continent&#8217;s second-largest pay-TV operator, is lined up to deliver a keynote. Bell will be interviewed in a one-on-one session about the development of the pay-TV&nbsp;market in Africa. This will take place November 6 at 9 a.m. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">&quot;A guest country will be honored at each DISCOP Africa to offer attendees an in-depth look at Africa&#8217;s most vibrant marketplaces. To mark Nollywood&#8217;s 20 year anniversary, Nigeria will be our first guest country and its Film and TV industries will be honored during a special gala evening,&quot; commented Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, the general manager of the DISCOP Organization. &quot;Africa is the fastest-growing advertising, free-to-air and pay-TV marketplace in the world, our ambition is to run two events a year, in the not so distant future, one in South Africa, and the other one in Nigeria.&quot; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: As part of a new &quot;guest country&quot; focus announced by the DISCOP Organization, Nigeria has been selected as the first country to take the spotlight at November&#8217;s DISCOP Africa. The DISCOP Organization said that there will be a guest country for both DISCOP Africa and DISCOP Istanbul. 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