Disbook #9 by Disbook Magazine

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New frontiers of television in Africa

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CONTENT DISBOOK #9

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28 – Events & Numbers

Proust Questionnaire With Paula Cohen McHarg

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Trends & Business

Fresh Talents on Display

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CONTENT PREVIEW

Animation, Kids & Educational Content

Game Shows & Formats

Music Content

Packaged TV Channels

Documentaries & Factuals

TV Series & Scripted Programs

Lifestyle Entertainment & Live Events

TV Movies & Feature Films

Editor in Chief Françoise Lazard francoiselazard@basiclead.com Art Direction Caroline Fabès www.carolinefabes.com contact@carolinefabes.com Contributing Editor Sylvain Béletre sbeletre@balancingact-africa.com Translation Daniel Hoffman mail.danielhoffman@gmail.com Advertising Rachel Jucaud racheljucaud@basiclead.com

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DISBOOK #9 | 2016 — EVENTS & NUMBERS

DID YOU MISS SOMETHING? A REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2016 IN THE AFRICAN AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY AND OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT TOPICS (*) jan. 2016 DTT: THE MAJORITY OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES MISSED THE ITU’S JUNE 2015 DEADLINE. In a shuffle to the finish line: As predicted, the majority of African countries did not make the ITU’s June 2015 deadline. Six months later, only a handful of countries have actually finished the transition process. VOD: 4G-LTE HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN 24 AFRICAN COUNTRIES! SVOD: NETFLIX TAKES THE CONTINENT BY STORM. Netflix announcement that it will roll out across Africa came as a big and rather welcomed surprise. Netflix will spend US$ 5 to 6 bn. on content in 2016. S.A. FILM RAKES IN ZAR 1,1 MILLION AT THE LOCAL BOX OFFICE ON OPENING WEEKEND. Koos Roets’s new Afrikaans movie, “ ’n Pawpaw vir my Darling” has earned Zar 1,1m after only five days on the local film circuit and has been seen by approximately 25,000 people.

THERE ARE NOW OVER 130 VOD PLATFORMS RELATED TO AFRICA! TRIGGERFISH STORY ANNOUNCES TOP STORIES FROM CONTINENT-WIDE SEARCH. Triggerfish Animation Studios (South Africa) has selected 4 features and 4 TV series for development from the inaugural Triggerfish Story Lab, established with the support of The Department of Trade and Industry. AFRICANEWS GOES LIVE! Euronews’ new African channel, Africanews, was launched on 5th January 6PM West Africa time in Congo Brazzaville. Euronews has hailed the channel as the first pan-African news media service.

FEB. 2016 S.A. FILM CHOSEN FOR THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. A South African film made its world premiere at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival: “Shepherds and Buthcers”, directed by Oliver Schmitz.

“AN AFRICAN CITY” FOLLOWS ON THE HEELS OF ITS SUCCESS. Dubbed “Africa’s version of Sex in the City”, online show “An African City” is about to air its second season. DTT AT LAST: MULTICHOICE, M-NET TO LAUNCH GOTV IN SOUTH AFRICA. MultiChoice and M-Net launch GOtv service as its digital TV product and service in South Africa’s DTT market. CAIRO’S NILESAT TO INVEST ADDITIONAL $50M IN EAST AFRICA. CANAL+ REACHES OVER 2 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS IN AFRICA. ETHIOPIA: MOBY GROUP LAUNCHES FREE-TO-AIR SATELLITE STATION KANA TV. Dubai-based Moby Group is launching a new satellite entertainment channel in Ethiopia in a joint venture with local partners. For years the TV sector in Ethiopia was just Government channels.

“THEY WILL HAVE TO KILL US FIRST” MALIAN MUSIC DOCUMENTARY IS HEADING TO U.S. THEATRES. The feature-length documentary, directed by Johanna Schwartz, follows a group of musicians in Mali in the wake of the 2012 jihadist takeover and a subsequent banning of music. ANIMATED FILM FESTIVAL: A FIRST FOR AFRICA. The first International Animation Film Festival in Africa to take place at the Labia theatre, Cape Town. IROKO + NOLLYWOOD APP LAUNCHES IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA. Canal Group and iROKO launch the iroko SVOD service for French-speaking Africa. STARTIMES SECURES AFRICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE.

MARCH 2016 KENYA: SAFARICOM’S M-KOPA TARGETS 1 MILLION BUYERS OF SOLAR TV BY NEXT YEAR.

(*) Source Sylvain Béletre, Consultant and Senior Analyst at London-based firm Balancing Act (www.balancingact-africa.com)

DTT IN CAMEROON: CRTV TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO REINVENT ITSELF WITH 5 NEW DIGITAL CHANNELS. SOUTH AFRICA: THE NFVF RELEASES 2015 BOX OFFICE REPORT – 36% GROWTH! The 2015 box office reveals a remarkable year for theatrical releases in South African cinema with an impressive +36% gross. U.S.: AFROTAINMENT LAUNCHES 2 HD BLACK CHANNELS ON VERIZON. ECONET’S SOON-TOBE PAY TV ARM BUYS FREE-TO-AIR ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS. ZUKU SIGNS DEAL WITH THREE MALAWI TV STATIONS. VOD: GOOGLE LAUNCHES PLAY MOVIE SERVICE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

APRIL 2016 BBC WORLDWIDE INVESTS IN SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCTION COMPANY RAPID BLUE. DEUTSCHE WELLE LAUNCHES ECO@ AFRICA: A PRIMETIME PRODUCTION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.

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TURNER’S TOONAMI CHANNEL IS LAUNCHED IN FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX SIGNS THEATRICAL DISTRIBUTION DEAL IN WEST AFRICA. Twentieth Century Fox has entered into an agreement to distribute its film slate in a distribution deal with Nigeria and West Africa’s fastest growing theatrical film distribution company, FilmOne Distribution, under which FilmOne will distribute all Fox titles directly to theatres in Nigeria and Ghana. This is the first deal of its kind in West Africa for Twentieth Century Fox. JONGO: AFRICA’S FIRST SUPERHERO This action packed 16 part series makes its free-to-air debut on e.tv and also features on DStv’s channel 194.

MAY 2016 “PARENTS MODE D’EMPLOI” (FRANCE 2) TO BE ADAPTED FOR AUDIENCES IN GABON (TV5MONDE AFRICA). “I AM THALENTE”, A SKATEBOARDING DOCUMENTARY FROM S.A. MAKES IT TO ITUNES. It follows a once homeless South African street youth on his journey to be a professional skateboarder. SES MOVES OVER 25 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA TO DIGITAL.

KAGISO MEDIA CLOSES GLOW TV. As from 30 June 2016, the entertainment channel Glow TV will no longer be available on media platforms.

CANAL + AFRICA TO SHOW ALL COPA AMERICA, EURO 2016 GAMES.

SHOWMAX EXPANDS TO 36 COUNTRIES ACROSS SUBSAHARAN AFRICA. ShowMax (South Africa) has officially launched its Internet TV services to 36 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.

SOUTH AFRICAN ACTION-ROMANCE “HARD TO GET” SECURES USA NETFLIX DEAL. South African film sales company, AAA Entertainment, has announced a US distribution deal with Netflix for the South African action-romance “Hard to Get” from first-time feature director Zee Ntuli.

june 2016 GABON LAUNCHES ITS FIRST 24-HOUR NEWS CHANNEL. MTN OFFERS 30 FREE DIGITAL TV CHANNELS, AVAILABLE TO 200,000 TV VIEWERS IN NIGERIA. PAN-AFRICAN TRIGGERFISH STORY LAB SCORES WITH SHORT FOR DISNEY. Triggerfish Animation Studios is releasing “A Dogshow with Cat”, a South African animation short that has been licensed by The Walt Disney Company. NETFLIX ACQUIRES HISTORY-MAKING AFRICAN FILM: “WHERE THE ROAD RUNS OUT”. “Where the Road Runs Out”, the first film to ever shoot in Equatorial Guinea and picked up by Fairway Film Alliance, has been acquired by Netflix for US distribution.

ZIMBABWE: ECONET & ERICSSON TO LAUNCH VIDEO-ONDEMAND PLATFORM.

STARTIMES IS INNOVATING FURTHER FOR THE AFRICAN AUDIOVISUAL MARKET WITH DEVICES, COPRODUCTIONS AND STUDIO.

july 2016 SES REACHES 2.81 MILLION TV HOMES IN NIGERIA. MOZAMBIQUE TO LAUNCH INTERNA TIONAL DTT TENDER. CÔTE D’IVOIRE LAUNCHES INTERNA TIONAL DTT TENDER. STER-KINEKOR EXPANDS IMAX FOOTPRINT WITH THREE THEATRE AGREEMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

AUG. 2016 FRANCOPHONE AFRICA WILL BE GETTING FIBRETO-THE-HOME ROLL-OUTS.

AFRICAN MOVIE CHANNEL LAUNCHES SERIES ON AZAM TV. DISNEY COMMISSIONS ITS FIRST LONGFORM LOCAL SERIES PRODUCTION IN SA. The series – “Disney Cookabout” – is a weekly comedic adventure gameshow that uses food preparation, cooking and outdoor exploration to showcase local ingredients and a fun-filled approach to healthy eating. VODACOM PLANS VOD EXPANSION. Vodacom plans to take its VOD service, Video Play, to other countries in Africa − after attracting over 80,000 users in South Africa so far. AFRICA PAY TV SUBSCRIBERS TO REACH 30 MILLION IN 2021. SOLAR-POWERED TELEVISIONS BRIGHTEN HOMES IN RURAL KENYA. PERITEL TV TO OFFER OVER 100 HD CHANNELS IN SENEGAL. Peritel TV has announced the introduction of optical fiber transmission that will replace the cable system.

SEPT. 2016 AFRICAN ADVERTISING SPENDING SET TO GROW FURTHER (5% PER YEAR). VOD: IROKO LAUNCHES AFRICAN MULTI PLATFORM NETWORK – IROKOX.

VOD: TELKOM AND SHOWMAX PARTNER TO PROVIDE ZERORATED DATA FOR STREAMING CONTENT. CANAL+ SECURES CÔTE D’IVOIRE FOOTBALL. The Vivendi-owned pay TV outfit has struck a deal with the West African country’s football federation to air Cote d’Ivoire Ligue 1 matches for the next 5 years. AFRICA CHANNEL AND COMCAST EXPAND PARTNERSHIP WITH VOD DEAL. The Africa Channel announced it has expanded its partnership with Comcast Cable in Video On Demand content targeting multicultural audiences. “INCREDIBLE TALENT IN AFRICA”: REALITY TV SERIES NOW ON SMALL SCREENS. More than 5,000 young people of Central and West Africa have passed auditions to showcase their talent and have a chance to participate in the new TV show which will air on 6 TV channels in West and Central Francophone Africa. CÔTE D’IVOIRE: “MA FAMILLE”. The cult TV series is back and now named “Ma Grande famille” DIGITAL AD ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 10% TO 15% OF ADVERTISING REVENUES IN AFRICA.

DO YOU KNOW YOUR NUMBERS? SYLVAIN BÉLETRE, CONSULTANT AND SENIOR ANALYST @ BALANCING ACT, HELPS YOU NAVIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF THE MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY ON THE AFRICA CONTINENT

2.000.000.000

18.000.000

MOBILE PHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN AFRICA – 2016 (*)

MIDDLE CLASS POPULATION IN AFRICA (ESTIMATION)

NUMBER OF LEGAL PAY TV SUBSCRIBERS IN AFRICA TODAY (*)

NUMBER OF PAY-TV SUBSCRIBERS FORECAST FOR 2020 IN AFRICA (SOURCES: DATAXIS AND BALANCING ACT)

8 NUMBER OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHERE MOBILE OPERATORS HAVE LAUNCHED 4G-LTE – 2016 (*)

1.000.000.000

300.000.000

NUMBER OF LEGAL PAYTV PLATFORMS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT THAT GENERATE 90% OF LEGAL REVENUES – 2016 (*)

POPULATION IN AFRICA BY 2050 (SOURCE: ESTIMATE FROM THE UNITED NATIONS, 2016)

10.000.000

110.000.000

145 NUMBER OF AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS EQUIPPED WITH A TV SET IN AFRICA – 2016 (*)

5.000.000.000 NOLLYWOOD’S SHARES OF REVENUES IN THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY (SOURCE: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, 2015)

REVENUES IN US$ GENERATED BY ADVERTISING IN AFRICA IN 2015 (*)

9.000.000.000

20.000.000 TO 47.000.000

NIGERIA: NUMBER OF PEOPLE WORKING FOR THE NOLLYWOOD INDUSTRY (SOURCE: NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT, 2015)

NUMBER OF AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS EQUIPPED WITH A DTT DEVICE – 2016 (*)

COUNTRIES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE DTT SERVICE IN AFRICA – 2016 (*)

NUMBER OF VIDEO ON DEMAND PLATFORMS DEDICATED TO AFRICAN CULTURE IN THE WORLD (EXCLUDING YOUTUBE CHANNELS) (*)

147.000.000

1.000.000 NUMBER OF MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS IN AFRICA IN 2014 (*)

1.4% TO 2%

NUMBER OF MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS IN AFRICA BY 2020 (**)

1.000.000.000

US$ REVENUES GENERATED BY TV ADVERTISING IN AFRICA IN 2015 (*)

12.400.000.000

REVENUES IN US$ GENERATED BY ADVERTISING IN AFRICA BY 2020 (ESTIMATES) (*)

NUMBER OF MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS IN AFRICA BY 2020

(*)SOURCE: BALANCING ACT (WWW.BALANCING ACT.COM) | (**) SOURCE: OVUM

1.500 TO 2000

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THE WINNING FORMULA What are the consequences of the current explosion in content consumption? How do you break through the noise and win viewer loyalty in today’s multiplatform / multiscreen environment? Bernard Azria, CEO of Côte Ouest, answers and speaks out against some preconceived ideas about African TV content.

Q: How does content strategy evolve in Africa? Bernard Azria: Content is designed to be consumed. Today, it’s part of a “mass market” strategy. Questioning content is first and foremost a way to question how it’s being consumed. Evolving behaviors, new habits of consumption … these are issues that we must consider seriously. We are witnessing evolutions. I would even call them “revolutions” – whether technological, societal or cultural. They define the current and ongoing changes in terms of content. For example, on the technological level, as it’s been said again and again, the multiplication of distribution channels (DTT, DTH, Broadband, 4G) will bring access to an incredible amount of audiovisual content, whether linear or non-linear. The models will be free, with a consumer fee, or mixed. The shrinking costs of infrastructures and the upcoming price slump of satellite imagery and bandwidth will enable a larger democratization of this access. We’re talking about TV packages for US$3 a month, which is five times cheaper than what a middle-class family spends today on phone calls in certain countries. And obviously, the electrification projects will do the rest, since the market is one of the most promising in the world.

Bernard Azria, CEO of Côte Ouest, during the Discop Joburg 2014 panel discussion “Mobile Loves TV”.

Q: What are the repercussions of this exponential explosion of consumption? B.A.: The access to images keeps growing throughout the world. The increase in the number of consumers has consequences. The level of expectation rises as the viewer can compare prices. Another consequence: in a wider and richer audiovisual market, the local contents are diluted and their relative value decreases. Therefore, this profusion of contents brings about the absolute necessity to win the loyalty of viewers.

Q: Earlier on, you referred to ongoing cultural “revolutions.” What are they and what are their repercussions on the consumption of content? B.A.: The societal and cultural evolutions are extremely influential factors. The list is countless. Let’s mention, for example, the sexual revolution, the increasing freedom of speech and thought, the improvement in the education level, the penetrability of physical borders, the abolition of electronic borders, the urbanization of societies, the fragmentation of families’

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ways of life (which has been increased by the multi-device phenomenon),…

A whole book would not be enough to cover this topic!

There is also the emergence of a new generation with its own codes and its models of identification in terms of trend or music. This generation is urban, multicultural and has no borders. From Dakar to Washington, from Fort de France to Nairobi, the youth is the same. This is what our friends at Trace TV have understood long before the others.

Q: Will the winning formula be to develop as much content as there are consumption patterns? B.A.: Not only. The true stake will be to stand out of the crowd and make an impact with a simple and memorable offer. This is true both for individual programs and for the channels themselves. No human being is able to keep in mind the broadcast programming of dozens or hundreds of channels.

Among the youngest, a new social phenomenon has appeared: while their voice was not heard before in African culture, children now start to be listened to. They can express themselves and claim things, which translates into a focus on the creation of Kids Content.

Attract and win the loyalty of viewers is the real challenge. Whether the business model is financed by advertising or a consumer fee, no media is looking for a fortuitous viewer.

Also, women are freer, more modern and more involved in citizen activities. They are more concerned with their well-being: they don’t only spend their day simmering dishes while watching Telenovelas. Consequently, there will be more content specifically devoted to them, such as magazines, talk shows, etc. With the spread of international media and less self-censorship, the dream becomes accessible. TV games and talent shows can flourish.

Q: How do you tackle the issues related to the different kinds of formats? B.A.: For me, the question of the formats is not a real one. The most important thing for a creator of content is to create a rich, attractive universe with a story, heroes and an action that can be turned into a web series, a TV show or a movie. The format is not an end in itself. It’s only a more or less practical element to be consumed under certain circumstances and via such and such media.

Q: It seems that you’ve defined very specific targets. Will you have to define ad hoc content for each of them? B.A.: Absolutely not. These targets are, by definition, moving and changing. Consider the idea of beverage consumption: an individual can, within the same day and depending on the time or circumstances of the day, drink coffee, water, wine, beer, whisky, cognac, herbal tea, milk, etc. Similarly, a viewer, whether he uses his mobile phone or his TV screen, whether he’s alone, with his family or with friends, will consume short videos on YouTube, music clips, movies, Telenovelas, etc. So the right questions to ask are: Which contents? For whom? To be consumed when? Under which circumstances?

Q: What is your opinion on the Africanization of content? B.A.: Here’s another worn-out issue that we hear about all the time. Obviously, content coming from your country or region, if well written, will always be a hit when compared to a foreign product. The television (from the Greek “tèle”, meaning “far” and “visio”, meaning “sight”) will keep working as a mirror and a window: the mirror that we love looking at and the window through which we enjoy escaping our daily routine. Obviously, it will be easier to connect with the programs with a predominantly “black” universe. (I’m not talking here about the so-called pan-African content since its value is so low.)

Of course, local or multi-local programs are a must, but it does not exclude content from other places. Even if the initiatives for hyper local content thrive, nobody advocates for a ghettoization of the African audiovisual landscape. And to say the truth, I personally believe in the emergence of a content that reflects a transversal Africanity (Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, Indian Ocean) or a mix of southern cultures, which I call the Sunbelt culture. This has been Côte Ouest’s strategy over the past five years. Besides, I believe that Hollywood’s domination comes to an end. Last year, on the 12 best TV shows in the US, 7 were adaptations of foreign series. Q: How do you attract new viewers and how do you keep them? B.A.: In the audiovisual industry, the consumer has now more power than in any other mass-consumption industry. These new conditions give the consumer the choice and the power to decide what he or she will or will not consume. “Whatever, Whenever and Wherever” is his creed. It does not lessen the importance of the content, but I can’t help reminding the title of my talk at Discop 2013: “Content is Nothing, Marketing is Everything!” Q: You were the first one to export African content outside Africa, you created a business incubator for new talents and you invest in the creation of original content. What is your ambition behind it all?  B.A.: I believe that time has come for Africa to reach the place it deserves in the international arena. Internet is a huge pipe and a pipe is a two-way mechanism. We can use the bandwidth to export our content to the whole world. The technological costs now enable us to produce contents with a small budget. We have the most important diaspora in the world. We have talent and youth. What are we lacking? The courage to take initiatives? The patience? The taste for risk? At least not at Côte Ouest.

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Disbook: Turner broadcasts a number of hugely successful channels in various territories; which would you say are the strongest performing channels in the African markets in which you operate? Pierre Branco: Turner prides itself in being a consumer-centric global media company providing some of the most valuable entertainment and news brands in the world. All our programming seeks to place the consumer experience at the centre of our offering by delivering engaging and seamlessly connected branded experiences across linear and non-linear platforms. Turner Africa currently operates pay TV channels in 49 countries on the African continent. We have enjoyed great success in the African market with two of our brands, namely Cartoon Network and Boomerang. Altogether, our Kids brands rank #1 amongst all targets reaching 15 million people every month. A leader in South Africa, Turner kids maintains its competitive advantage with an 8% YOY increase of its monthly reach across all targets (Sources: ABG Nielsen – South Africa TAMs Data – DSTVi HH – YTD 2016 (Jan-June 16) vs 2015). Turner kids recently scored its highest performance in five years with an 11.3% market share (August 2016) and has achieved to date an increase of 23% in ratings compared to the previous year (DSTV I-Measurement MAugust 2016 kids 4-14 yo). First kids channel in South Africa,

Cartoon Network is also perceived as being the 2nd best TV channel according to the Generation Next 2016 brand survey (gaining 4 places since last year). 2nd most performing kids channel Boomerang host flagship franchise such as revamped Tom & Jerry series, perceived as best television characters and cartoon show by the Generation Next 2016 brand survey. Outside of our family content, our news channel CNN International also enjoys great success in our African markets. The latest independent research from Ipsos Mori shows that CNN is the undisputed number one international news brand in Africa, reaching 59% of Africa’s upscale population via TV and digital platforms every month. While the platform itself delivers exceptional news value, I think what makes it particularly successful in the African market is the fact that a large number of shows are locally produced in Africa, thus ensuring relevant content for our audiences. Another one of our channels that is starting to enjoy the success of our other platforms is TCM. Following an

extensive rebranding exercise and refreshed programming strategy during 2015, the movie channel’s new-look line up performed extremely well achieving an increase in ratings +8% YOY in ratings and in shares. (Source: AGB Nielsen, South Africa TAMs Data, Adults15+ in DSTV HHs, TVR, Mon-Sun, All day, August 2016). D: What do you think has contributed to this success? P.B.: As a broadcaster, creating high quality shows and productions is of great importance to us, and one of the major contributors to our success. Throughout our platforms, but perhaps even more so with our kids’ channels, we broadcast franchises such as “Tom and Jerry” that speak to audiences from one generation to the next. While we remain faithful to our brand DNA, we are conscious of continually renewing our content to keep it relevant and engaging for both our existing and new audiences alike, by producing familiar shows in a contemporary manner. This assists us in matching the current expectations of our audiences in an ever-changing television landscape. For example, during 2016, Turner’s kids’ channels launch 700 new episodes of programming across its

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British newcomer Laurie Davidson is the title role of “Will”, a TNT high-end drama productions chronicling the wild 20’s of William Shakespeare

various African channels, ensuring that our younger viewers enjoy more than 200 hours of fresh content across the two channels, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. One of the strengths of our corporate group Time Warner are the opportunities that present themselves to partner with our sister company Warner Bros Production, to create new, original and entertaining content for this audience. This year on Boomerang, we launch original Warner Bros productions such as “Wabbit”, or “Be Cool Scooby-Doo”, now ranked among the top 5 shows on the channel in Africa. One point of differentiation from our direct competitors is our original production facility located in Burbank, California. Cartoon Network Studios has always delivered unique storytelling and attracted innovative creators. In the last few years, we have produced global hits such as “Adventure Time”, “The Amazing World of Gumball”, “Regular Show” and, more recently, “We Bare Bears”. All of Cartoon Network’s series set out to entertain its audiences in the smartest, funniest and most unique ways possible. And, to do that, it all starts with the vision of a really talented and passionate creator. When the combination of these two unique elements come together well, we know we’ve got a hit on our hands!

D: What is your channel strategy for South Africa and the rest of Africa? A good starting point for us is to continue to strengthen our kids’ channels. To achieve this, we are working closely with our exclusive partner MultiChoice, to ensure we maintain market share and essentially lead the market as far as kids’ entertainment TV is concerned. We will also continue to invest in refreshed marketing and programming opportunities for TCM – Powered by Movies, to ensure it remains a truly competitive movie channel within the DStv portfolio. In terms of growing Turner’s offering on the continent, we will continue to identify market opportunities to sell our non-exclusive pay TV channel for children called Boing. This “last-born” channel of the group in Africa is used by Turner Kids to further penetrate key African markets and increase kids’ animation accessibility on various platforms across the continent. To date, the channel is available in Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa and Zambia. The channel has been be updated through a new brand identity in May this year. The logo has undergone a revamp in 2D, with the colour palette and new signature, “Better Together” reflecting the positive, optimistic and playful brand personality of the channel. Our strategic goal with Boing is to increase youth animation accessibility to a larger number of both English and French-speaking households throughout the continent. Besides its sophisticated and modern

look, the channel will offer great content from the top-end international studios such as “Sonic Boom”, “Dragons” series, “Angelo Rules”, “DC Super Hero Girls” and “Batman the Brave”. Besides channel distribution, Turner’s most significant business objective for 2016 is to develop our syndication business. There are numerous successful channels across the African content that sit on intercontinental platforms. While we have existing channels that we own and for which we can create content, we will be working with show runners this year to create content that can be syndicated to various channels. This means we will be investing heavily in content production, not only for ourselves but also for other leading television platforms. In substance we will be presenting at Discop our latest high-end productions. We have exciting TNT drama productions such “Good Behavior”, a seductive thriller from the creators of “Wayward Pine”, starring Michelle Dockery, “Will”, the epic life of Young William Shakespeare from the creators of “Moulin Rouge”. We will also present comedy shows such as season 2 of “Those Who Can’t” as well as a brand new series “Search Party”. Q: What is your strategy regarding local content on your various channels? P.B.: Our key strategy is to make our content locally relevant, engaging and entertaining. We are not always in a position to create local shows across all our platforms as we do on CNN International. However, we are able to inject local appeal into our channels and programmes by adapting the tone to speak to a particular target audience. In 2016, we have been excited to develop new content for both Cartoon Network and Boomerang. This includes the creation of a colourful dance show for Cartoon Network, “Pop Up Party”, and an exciting wildlife show for Boomerang.

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We have also partnered with electrojazz hip hop artist Toya DeLazy to localise the theme song for the much loved “Power Puff Girls” series. Finally, we have partnered with top South African athlete and Olympic gold medalist Wayde van Niekerk to create a Cartoon Network Buddy Network to raise awareness about the prevalence of bullying in South Africa. While this may not end up as a programme on the channel, it enables our audience to interact with a brand they have grown to love and trust in a tangible way, and with positive results. This strategy also translates to our news channel, CNN International. The channel has five weekly African programming strands, dedicated to stories spanning business, culture, travel and much more across the continent (Inside Africa, African Voices, CNN Marketplace Africa, Africa View and African Start-Up). Local relevance is a pre-requisite for the channel, and we achieve this not only in programming but also with our on-the-ground correspondents, such as David McKenzie in Johannesburg or Robyn Kriel in Nairobi. Q.: Do you plan to launch additional channels in Africa? P.B.: Earlier this year, we introduced a new kids’ channel into the market called Toonami. The channel was successfully launched in France in February, and is currently being rolled-out across French-speaking African territories. We are in discussions with various pay TV operators to bring this new channel to English-speaking countries in Africa too. Q: What are some of the exciting new plans and projects in the pipeline for the Turner channels on DStv in South Africa, and on other pay-TV platforms across the continent? P.B.: Creating exceptional content and relevant programmes continue to be our driving force. We have successful

franchises within the market and the plan is to strengthen these brands’ presence in our current territories and to introduce them into new markets when the opportunity presents itself. This year we relaunched our most successful series, “Power Puff Girls” and “Ben 10”. “Power Puff Girls” relaunched on 30 April with an exciting new theme song created by Toya DeLazy, and a season of all new shows. Our “Ben 10 series”, which has enjoyed enormous success in Africa and attracts a huge following from both boys and girls alike across the continent, relaunched in October, 4 months ahead of the US. Cartoon Network’s fresh take on “Ben 10” will be centred around a new animated series that reintroduces the energetic and fun-loving, 10-year-old Ben Tennyson to his fans. Q: What other plans and projects are in the pipeline for Turner Africa? P.B.: Turner is planning to launch a new mobile application, Cartoon Network Anything in December. Through this app, we will be able to provide content to our viewers beyond the traditional pay TV platform. The app will provide consumers with a safe, curated and customised experience.

Cartoon Network’s fresh take on popular “Ben 10” is centered around a new animated series that reintroduces the energetic and fun-loving, 10-year-old Ben Tennyson to his fans.

Cartoon Network Anything will host “micro-shorts”: basically, this is short content bytes of approximately 15 seconds of high-intensity engagement. These will not simply be cut-down pieces of content. They are created solely with that duration in mind, and have proved to be an interesting challenge for the show’s production team and creators. While the app will be free to download, we are confident that it will offer considerable opportunities to brands and advertisers alike. Cartoon Network Anything promises to open a number of doors to marketers to up their engagement levels with a sometimes hard-to-reach and digital-savvy young audience. We are optimistic that consumers will respond to the app with the same enthusiasm they express for our quality content offered across our various pay TV platforms. TURNER PRESENTATION @DISCOP JOHANNESBURG: NOVEMBER 2, 3:30PM (COCKTAIL AREA)

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RAPID BLUE’S GOT TALENT! Rapid Blue’s impeccable reputation extends internationally.

South African powerhouse, Rapid Blue, continues its trajectory as Africa’s trail-blazing production company. Based in South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, this Emmy award-winning establishment is renowned for its original productions and international television formats for South African, African and international audiences. According to Kee-Leen Irvine, Rapid Blue’s Managing Director and Executive Producer, 2016 has been a year of massive growth for the company. “We have a number of premium productions on air at the moment, including Shark Tank SA that enjoyed a spectacular debut on Sunday 2 October. Twitter was ablaze with rave reviews and celebrity commendations, with the show trending in the number one spot almost immediately. SA’s Got Talent continues to own the Sunday night prime-time slot with 35% market share and a

massive following of dedicated fans.” Rapid Blue’s triumphs are not limited to South Africa. Tanzania’s Got Talent has been commissioned and is scheduled to launch at the end of 2016. Negotiations are also concluding for Dancing With The Stars, University Challenge and Chef In Your Ear in Nigeria, as well as a number of productions in Angola. 2016 has also seen Rapid Blue’s reputation for high end, compelling and relevant content extend to new markets. As a result, a number of global distributors have elected to use Rapid Blue’s facilitation offering to produce some of the world’s best-loved television formats in South Africa. In addition to long-form production business, Rapid Blue is also recognised as industry leaders in on-air promotion and design; branded entertainment;

sponsorship; distribution; and brand funded sales solutions. The company is also renowned for its ability to create pioneering and innovative funding solutions for clients using a number of unique mechanisms. “Our motto is to provide excellence and integrity at every touchpoint,” concludes Irvine. “Whether developing original concepts or executing international formats, Rapid Blue is obsessed with the quality of its productions and strives to deliver a superlative offering that stands out from the crowd.”

SPEAK TO US! Rapid Blue has a number formats which they control for Africa. They would love to chat to broadcasters who are looking for exciting shows that come with both funding and a team who can help them monetise their productions. Rapid Blue also excels at creating production hubs and can readily produce a series for various countries off the back of their existing productions. They are interested in speaking to broadcasters or brands that would like to tag on to some of their shows. For more details, contact info@rapidblue.com

ON TOP OF THE ABOVE… Because it’s not just about our work, but how we work. Almost three decades experience in content creation makes us natural storytellers. And if you’re going to tell stories, you need to engage, entertain and enrich. That, in a nutshell, is what we do. So it doesn’t make a difference if we’re producing award-winning shows like The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, Got Talent, Pawn Stars, Shark Tank, Bake Off and Dragons’ Den, or developing innovative multi-platform campaigns for big brands and energetic startups, or dreaming up the next big format, or creating cutting edge broadcast design and on-air promotions, or running international production hubs, or dealing with the world’s best broadcasters, or connecting with a Pan-African audience. It doesn’t make a difference, as long as we tell good stories.

…WE’VE GOT IT DOWN. See it all on rapidblue.com.

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UNDER THE RADAR OF FIREWORX MEDIA From the bombing of a nuclear power station in Cape Town in the 80’s, to video gaming pros turned US drone pilots: two hot new international targets from SA-based Fireworx Media.

and Jawitz are currently producing “Keeping Score”, a 156-episode telenovela (flighting on SABC2) set in the world of the Africa Sports Academy in Johannesburg. In 2016 they delivered “Hustle” to ETV, a 26 x 48’ drama series set in the cut throat world of the SA music industry, also currently on air.

Modern drone warfare in the West African desert plays center stage in a coming TV series developed by Fireworx Media and Ideas For Films.

Neil Brandt, Bridget Pickering and Dan Jawitz launched Fireworx Media in 2008. They have produced films in over 30 countries across Africa, the Middle East and Latin America for theatrical, broadcast and VOD platforms. At DISCOP they are looking for international and local co-production partners for two new, striking and exciting projects.

Brandt’s films regularly pick up “Best Documentary” prizes at major film festivals and Jawitz won an Emmy for “most outstanding cultural and artistic achievement” for “A Lions Trial” directed by Francois Verster, while Brandt most recently won Best SA Documentary at the 2015 Durban Film Festival for “Dream of Sharazad”, also directed by Francois Verster.

As producers across genres, Brandt, Bridget and Jawitz have earned a reputation for quality content that reflects powerful stories about a rapidly changing continent. On the feature documentary side they have won more awards than any other production company in South Africa – and probably in Africa! For example,

On the fiction side, Fireworx Media drama shows consistently attract high AR’s for broadcasters. Pickering produces most of these for the company. She was co-producer on the Oscar nominated “Hotel Rwanda”, and most recently won a SAFTA for the “Best Editorial Team” for a political thriller series “End Game”. Pickering

This year, with a firm eye on the future and a deep belief in the story-telling revolution that Virtual Reality represents, the trio launched Cyclops (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary company that will focus exclusively on VR and 360 productions. Their first VR project, “Future Shock”, will be presented to Google & Oculus Rift at the PBS POV Hackathon in San Francisco in November, and they are going into production on their first VR commercial ad for a major bank. Fireworx Media is currently in intensive development with US-French based partners, Ideas For Films, on two international television projects: “Illegal”, a 13 x 1Hr drama series about former competitive video gaming pros turned US drone pilots, fighting terrorism in Africa. “Day of the covenant”, a 4 part mini-series based on the true story of the bombing of Koeberg nuclear power station in Cape Town in the 80’s and the role played by the French, British and the US during the attack. Dan Jawitz – Mobile: + 27 82 330 8736 Email: dan@fireworxmedia.co.za

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“Illegal” revolves around 5 young video champs-turned US secret anti-terrorism recruits.

“illegal” A TV SERIES DEVELOPED BY FIREWORX MEDIA AND IDEAS FOR FILMS

Five outcasts who found fame in the obscure, high-stake and cutthroat world of competitive video gaming are wrongly accused of match fixing and promised a new lease on life if they agree to train as drone operators and join for one year a secret D.E.A. unit fighting “narco-terrorism” across West Africa. Azhari, Choi, Rustam, Suha and Ijeoma, aged from 17 to 39, all ran away from their homelands as kids and found refuge in the US. They all became “video game stars” and took part in heated online competitions, winning prize payouts into the millions, only to rapidly find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Video gamers have a unique set of skills, and recruiting the best ones is part of a larger effort to counter drug cartels and terror groups seeking to use West Africa and its

large swaths of ungoverned territories as significant transit points for recruitment, smuggling and other criminal activities. The authority-defying group is under the command of a roguish Harvardeducated, counter-terrorism law expert, turned D.E.A. agent, nicknamed Illegal, who runs covert operations in drug-trafficking regions of the world. He is also an authority in combining remote warfare with legal loopholes to stage conspiracies and bring “most wanted” criminals to trial. The team is stationed in the West African desert, inside the world’s most sophisticated base fitted for modern drone warfare. The gigantic installation is the premier outpost for launching surveillance and intelligence-gathering missions against traffickers, terrorists,

kidnappers and their networks across the Continent. For the next twelve months, this unit will use top of the line remote warfare equipment to build at “all costs” convincing evidence for Congress to authorize perilous – but legal – capture missions to bring more terrorists and drug traffickers for prosecution into the US. In spite of their history, the five video gamers prove to be an effective and resourceful combination. At times, they feel trapped in plea-deal arrangements that put the heavy weight of civilians killed accidently by their drone strikes on their conscience. They are also tempted to use their expanded investigative power to lure into international waters the three match-fixing syndicate bosses responsible for their current ordeal and bring them to justice.

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ATARI IS BACK IN THE GAME ! THE PIONEER OF ARCADE GAMES, HOME VIDEO GAMES AND HOME COMPUTERS, UNVEILS INITIATIVES TO BECOME A GLOBAL TV PLAYER – STARTING IN AFRICA. ROBERT BLAGMAN, IN CHARGE OF ATARI’S TV PROGRAMMING FOR GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION, PREMIERES THE PLANS.

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Disbook: Atari is a known brand that has been quiet for decades. What is new for Atari? Robert Blagman: Atari has gone through many changes since the 1980’s. The one constant is the consumers’ love for the brand. Baby Boomers lived the Atari “dream” and are still vitally relevant as consumers. Millennials, X and Y Generations see Atari as a pioneer in video gaming, gaming tech music and innovative ideas that break through common thought and concepts. Bringing all that history along for the ride, in regard to offline media in television, exciting game shows and innovative content are being developed at jet speed. With TV Network and TV Station franchise partners, affiliates bolstered by sponsors, I and my sales team are assembling a new television audience covering no less than 750 million global TV homes. D.: How have TV networks and advertisers responded to Atari R.B.: There has been an overwhelming embrace of the new Atari programming. Fred Chesnais CEO / Owner of Atari is hands on in the best of ways. He has been and continues to be a total support to innovative programming. Most of the concepts and directions are derived directly from him. His understandings of the brand, the consumer, and the entertainment culture we live in, are the perfect combination for forward thinking TV executives. Great supports are major international brands and AD Agencies. Brands focused on Boomers, Millennials, X, Y and in some cases Z generations, have stepped up to sponsor the shows. Whether product placement, integration or sponsorship, they see the quantifiable value in the Atari brand. This bodes very well for the TV Networks who air Atari programming. We are also poised to help every TV network and station sales group

maximize AD revenues, as they become part of the Atari family. D.: Please discuss the shows and other projects you are bringing to DISCOP Johannesburg. R.B.: We have three core shows at this point. Each can be localized to the market or demo target of the TV network. “Game On” is a 30 or 60-minute game show combining physical challenges based on classic Atari video games from the 1980’s. Truly larger than life, the game features both daring and strategic activities, which include the skill of actual short-timed video gameplay and trivia. “Game On” brings a full physical element to the mental dexterity of the original Atari video games like “Pong”, “Breakout”, “Yars Revenge” and more. It’s really cool, kind of like combining 1980 with 2017 in a programming breakthrough. We also have “Codebreaker”. You know, it was actually said that Atari’s original “Codebreaker” was NOT for “dazed, confused or stupid people”. That remains true in the TV version. The goal of “Codebreaker” was to guess a 3 or 4-digit number in 12 tries. The computer would then let the player know when they were on the right track with vague clues. In the combined spirit of “Wheel of Fortune”, “Jeopardy” and “The Chase”, our updated TV version has three players competing against each other to “Break the Code” and open the Atari Vault revealing life changing opportunities and prizes. The process is fast, fun and compelling. The prizes are unlike any seen before on TV. Among the other projects, we are also producing “Breakout”. The best way to describe this breakthrough series is to simply have you play the original “Breakout” video game. Basically, “Breakout” is a full life size version of the original video game. Truly a sight to see, it is almost too good to put into words! I will reveal more during my presentation at DISCOP Johannesburg.

D.: What do you hope to achieve at DISCOP Johannesburg? R.B.: I expect to achieve a great deal. I have very high hopes. Africa’s media community and consumers will embrace Atari’s “rebirth” in a way not seen in other continents. Atari has so much to offer African TV Networks: innovative breakthrough programming, new and incremental AD revenues and a step into the future of offline and online content. With Atari’s online initiatives supporting all media, the TV Networks savvy enough to jump onboard will be rewarded in so many ways. I expect to detail all of the facts and figures in each of my meetings at DISCOP.  I am certainly excited in regard to the pre-convention acceptance I have encountered to date… Atari is ready to explode throughout Africa. DISCOP is the perfect event to premiere our plans and introduce so much more to the attendees. Our goal is to meet with as many programming and media execs as possible from early morning to night….no rest! Atari is coming! D: Back in time, did you play a lot Atari’s games yourself? If so, what makes Atari’s games so addictive? R.B.: Atari entered our imagination and homes back in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Everyone was playing “Pong”, “Asteroids”, “Super Breakout”, and “Missile Command” on their TV sets. It was so exciting, so new and so astonishing, right there in our own living rooms. Looking back, I believe Atari organically created a life style; they brought an entire generation into the future through a user friendly “machine” – the home console. The true precursor to desk top home computers in many ways. Atari has a fascinating history. Good times, odd times, bad times but always in the hands of brilliant future thinking executives. It is for these reasons that Atari create excitement. Robert Blagman will unveil Atari’s strategy in Africa Nov. 2, 1:50-2:20PM (main theatre, Level 2).

Exterior View of Madinat Resort DISBOOK #9 | 2016 Jumeirah — (DISCOP DUBAI location).

IS #DISCOPDUBAI TRENDING? YES! FROM A RAPIDLY GROWING MARKET PLACE REACHING 56 COUNTRIES IN THE REGION TO A DESIRABLE DESTINATION HUB – IT’S EASY TO SEE WHY DISCOP DUBAI IS TRENDING. By Sheila Enriquez

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First, Pay TV subscriptions are at all time high. The Middle East and Africa show a steady increase—almost 55 million by 2021, according to The Digital TV Research. Second, Middle Eastern markets are seeing the benefits of offering global content. “In general, the pay TV operators’ offer in Arabic content used to be very poor but, kick started by the success of Turkish dramas in the Arab world, operators are now investing in quality Arabic productions to attract a wider audience,” says Constantinos Papavassilipoulos, senior analyst from IHS Technology. Other popular productions include Hollywood, Filipino, and South Asian content, which reflect the people of the region. Third, entertainment is at its peak during holiday and festive seasons, including Ramadan. The Holy Month sees a large television viewership, especially as sales of Ramadan content rise in the countries covered by DISCOP DUBAI. During Ramadan evenings, many families and friends bond and re-connect through entertainment, including television. Strategically, television executives and producers prepare ahead to provide quality and entertaining programming during the religious season.

January 29-31 2017, DISCOP DUBAI will bring in over 1500 TV content sellers, buyers, producers and executives during a highly produced 3-day market of pre-organized meetings, premiere screenings of TV and web shows, and high-level networking opportunities. “Regional markets such as DISCOP DUBAI significantly contribute to the global content export business. Our new market will once again accompany that trend and open doors in new territories that are not well represented at major international trade-shows.” says Patrick Zuchowicki Jucaud, founder of the DISCOP franchise. DISCOP DUBAI participants will be grouped in the following categories: Sellers: International and regional distributors of content, adaptation rights and packaged channels. Buyers: Content distribution platforms operating in in the Middle East, North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and South-East Asia; international and regional distributors; and local format producers. Producers: International and local TV and web content producers with projects in development, works in progress and finished content.

Influencers: Advertising and marketing agencies, consumer brands, star bloggers and journalists. DISCOP DUBAI’s attractiveness also stems from its desirable location and its blend of culture, sophistication and state-of-the-art amenities. It’s designed for business and luxury in mind. Delegates will be welcomed with great hospitality and world-class restaurants, shops and entertainment. So yes, I say DISCOP DUBAI is trending. There are so many alluring benefits and desirable offerings that it’s hard not to ignore the buzz.

DISCOP: SERVICING THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY SINCE 1991 With three destinations offered per year, DISCOP events accelerate multiscreen content business across some of the fastest-growing regions of the world. DISCOP Dubai, DISCOP Johannesburg, DISCOP Abidjan combine a traditional market, exclusive screenings, presentations from the world’s most influential innovators in the industry, and many social events hosted by leading media enterprises.

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A view of the Burj Al Arab building from the Jumeirah beach.

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The 5 largest global agencies – WPP, Publicis, Havas, Omnicom, and Dentsu – do not have one or two subsidiary in Africa, but between 16 and 52 each! The emergence of an African middle class, which experts believe represents roughly 300 million people on the continent, is the target of marketing strategies. In Africa as elsewhere, the rising middle class wants to display social success and wealth.

By Sylvain Béletre, senior analyst and consultant at Balancing Act

Advertising is one of the pillars of growth for African countries. Free-to-air broadcasting in Africa is supported by advertising and this provides the majority of television revenues on the continent. After seven years of tracking, more than a year of research and interviews, a new report was released in July 2016 by Balancing Act (*), an independent analytic firm focused on ICT and media in Africa. The report provides a health check of the advertising industry on the continent. Here is a brief summary of the 150-page report.

This unique report answers some of these questions. It was produced to shed some light on a segment that is still very opaque and confidential. For over a year, analysts have studied market trends, innovations, weaknesses and opportunities, the impact of advertising in the media and in particular on TV advertising revenues by country.

“This story began when we realized that no source of information existed on this sector”, one of the analysts explains, “How much does advertising weighs in Africa? Is Advertising in Africa healthy? What are the key trends? Who are the big agencies?”

Flashback: Among the trends of the past 5 years, analysts note a “rush of global advertising agencies in many African countries”, also citing equity investments and purchases in African communications groups. Major advertisers are investing in Africa, new land of opportunity.

To attract these people, some creatives are doing their best. Pierre-Paul Vander Sande, CANAL + Advertising Director confirms “a significant improvement in television advertising campaigns over the last three years,” improvement driven by competition among agencies and by the coming into play of advertisers who want to stick to local expectations. These campaigns are also guided by new, more frequent media audience studies. In this area, we must salute Africascope from TNS Sofres, the first audience measurement in several countries of the continent initiated by Pierre-Paul Vander Sande while leading France Télévisions Publicité (French public national television broadcaster). “Today, the cost of this study is shared between several players, allowing small African television channels to obtain reliable data on their audiences at extremely reasonable costs,” says Stanislas Seveno, Media Director in charge of The Africascope at Kantar TNS. The 2010 FIFA World Cup had placed the continent in the spotlight for multinationals. South Africa became the gate of African advertising, displaying about half of the advertising revenues of the continent, even though as of now, Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast and other countries also serve as a bridge to neighboring regions. In the coming years, new opportunities are inviting media, advertisers and advertising agencies to accelerate growth. Here are few examples:

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Digital impact on the African advertising sector In recent years, digital ads have started to eat away at audience share from traditional media (TV-RadioPress-Out-of-Home), and advertisers are beginning to incorporate this new challenge in their offers. Nadeem Juma, director of AIM Group, a digital agency with 70 employees based in Tanzania explains: “Three years ago in Tanzania, about 2% of brand communication budget was devoted to digital. Today, digital communication is booming: our customers spend between 10% and 15% of their communications budget on this new media.” The people in charge of the Africascope study are now trying to understand how much time people spend on the Internet and on which sites, says a representative at Kantar TNS.

”Africa is in many ways more advanced than a lot of other developed countries with regards to the adoption of digital and mobile media.” Said Mrs. Silondile Jali, Director of Communications at The Loeries (based in Durban) which grant advertising awards in Africa and the Middle East. For some time now, there has been a “tsunami” of social networks’ usage, especially from Facebook’s users who on average spend 80% of their time on the platform through their mobile phone. In Africa, Facebook appears in the top 5 most visited websites behind Google and before YouTube (the video format is the most viewed format on the social network with 100 million videos viewed each day worldwide). Africa had more than 120 million Facebook accounts in November 2015. In Egypt, there were 27 million users of Facebook, while Nigeria already counted 15 million. These numbers continue to grow month after month. In addition to this, there are now over 140 VoD platforms related to Africa

according to another Balancing Act report. This is overshadowing traditional linear television. More African TV channels have started to post some of their TV programs online (used as catch up TV): they most often use YouTube and Facebook. The growing use of digital will require African economies to reinvent themselves, and thus to communicate differently. This new ecosystem already disrupts old habits of global advertising agencies, but for now, ad agencies in Africa are relatively spared: they hardly begin to speak about new technological tools such as “ad tech” or “programmatic”. If algorithmic trading platforms have not yet found their place in the world of African ad, several digital agencies appear to anticipate the needs. Consequently, the continent’s advertisers begin to take into account these changes and prepare campaigns on mobile and on the Internet.

Africa: Advertising revenues Projections 2016 to 2020 (US$)

advertising revenues

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

8,997,856,000

9,447,748,800

9,920,136,240

10,416,143,052

10,936,950,205

11,483,797,715

4,355,599,500

4,573,379,475

4,802,048,449

5,042,150,871

5,294,258,415

4,9%

increase per year

TV advertising revenues

increase per year

Source: Balancing Act

4,148,190,000

4,9%

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Increasing competition leads to differentiation The liberalization of key sectors increases competition, resulting in differentiation. This liberalization across Africa, starting with the telecommunications sector means a ruthless competition between major players. While regulations might strengthen competition rules, operators are pushing SMS, TV spots and large format posters to keep their position. After mobile telephony campaigns, financial services, food and transportation sector, we begin to see new brands from other industries. These must communicate to maintain or gain market share. National brands compete with international products. This is the case for example in the beer industry, and one of the differences is communication.

Advertising in Africa supports new emerging brands The current crisis strengthens diversification. Because of the fall in commodity prices, African states know they must diversify their economies and produce services and unique products that can be sold in their country, but also internationally. Diversification opportunities are vast, starting with the processing of raw materials and the services sector. Economists now talk about cultural industries (media, games, etc.) that could exceed revenues generated by the automotive industry if they were better structured. Graham Cruikshanks, Africa Operations Director at TBWA-Omnicom confirms this trend, ensuring that the current recession is a catalyst for local talent. Quoting famous French advertiser

Jacques Séguéla over the 2nd edition of the African Cristal Festival in Marrakech, “creativity does not necessarily mean spending big” – in other words, a crisis is on the contrary an opportunity to innovate. With this need for diversification comes an informal economy that needs to be turned into a formal one, giving lawyers, advertisers and obviously advertising agencies, work in the coming years.

Second, work ethic is back on the front stage: in this “cruel” world, citizens are willing to spend a bit more if they feel that a brand brings more to the company employees, citizens and communities. Companies must not only make a profit, but also care about the social and environmental well being of its customers, its employees and its suppliers. Ethical initiatives are valuable to corporate image, but also to seize market opportunities.

Explosion of media in Africa: Advertising fragmentation

Nespresso for example, has worked on getting a reliable supply of specialty coffees. By working directly with small farmers in rural and poor areas of some African countries, Nespresso was able to pay a better purchase price to those producers than in the past.

Since 2010, there has been an explosion of media in Africa: for example, the number of free terrestrial television channels increased from 480 to over 700. With the deployment of Digital Terrestrial Television and pay TV bouquets via satellite, this figure will continue to grow. Media fragmentation necessitates a breakdown of expenditure on more media than before. But digitization of audience should also provide more accurate data to target the right population. The idea of improving performance of advertising investments will grow thanks to these new tools, confirmed Cruikshanks.

Despite reasonably good prospects for advertising growth over the next five years, many parts of the African television industry have been under a lot of pressure over the last three years. Experts believe that the African advertising market will grow by 3% to 6% per year per country by 2020. Projections given in the report estimate the African advertising market at US $ 12.4 billion by 2020, or more if professionalization of the sector improves further.

Qualitative improvement, real life and ethical advertising campaigns On the creative side this year, two routes of communication are emerging. Silondile Jali, The Loeries Awards organizer, observed a change in brands’ strategies: the commercials show examples of real life by focusing on local scenario experiences with products and services. Products and services must be in line with local expectations and realities.

Africa’s broadcasters cannot afford to be complacent about their revenues. They now need to look at how they ensure that their content is available across multiple platforms so that they too can get a share of digital revenues. Advertising matters for anyone involved in broadcast markets in Africa.

Get data and key insights in Balancing Act new report: Advertising in Africa – Retaining Broadcast’s Share of the Pie (July 2016) – PDF (150 pages) + 24 Excel spreadsheets. Directory of 300 advertising agencies in Africa. Advertising revenues by country, projections to 2020 – Price: GB£ 1850,00 balancingact-africa.com

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE — DISBOOK #9 | 2016

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH PAULA COHEN MCHARG Against all odds, Israel’s Keshet International Sales Manager for CEE, Middle East and Africa, Cohen McHarg’s favourite TV hero is not CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Keshet’s highlights include hit drama “Prisoners of War”, the original version of prime time Emmy® winner “Homeland”), but a 8 years old highly brainy animated character.

What is your greatest fear?

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Snakes – or any animals without legs.

Indifference.

What do you most value in your friends?

Loyalty.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

I’m still the most proud of my first ever TV deal : the sale of Keshet’s romantic comedy “ The Baker and The Beauty” to Net 5 in the Netherlands.

The by-product of being very passionate is that I can take things too seriously!

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Hilary Clinton and my Mom

If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?

My cat – Meow Meow – who sits on the sofa all day long!

“Basically…”

Which talent would you most like to have?

Who is your favorite hero on TV?

Lisa Simpson my favourite unsung hero. She’s so smart – against all odds!

Who are your heroes in real life?

What is your current state of mind?

To be able to sing because I’m tone deaf!

Excited about visiting Johannesburg for the first time.

On what occasion do you lie?

When my parents ask if I’m eating healthily.

What is your favorite TV show?

The Simpsons.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Taking long baths, with fancy bath products. What is your motto?

Hang on tightly, let go lightly.

Join Paula Cohen McHarg for her workshop, on Nov. 2 @2:55PM: “Adapting scripted formats for global success – Case Study: Prisoners of War (Homeland)”.

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AFRICAN TALENT IN MULTIMEDIA TO PITCH AT DISCOP 1 PITCH COMPETITION, 4 CATEGORIES, 15 COMPETITORS… FROM 2 TO 4 NOVEMBER, DISCOP JOHANNESBURG HOSTS DIGITAL LAB AFRICA, A NEW PLATFORM DEDICATED TO AFRICAN TALENT IN MULTIMEDIA. FOR ITS FIRST EDITION, DIGITAL LAB AFRICA OFFERS A 3-DAY PROGRAM TO SHOWCASE THE BEST OF AFRICAN DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCTION.

Launched on June 1 at DISCOP Abidjan, the Digital Lab Africa call for projects closed with a bang on August 31 with 522 entries from over 30 Sub-Saharan African countries. “The number and variety of entries we received is a true reflection of Africa’s creativity and potential in multimedia production and digital content” says Frédéric Chambon, DLA Producer and Regional Head of Film & Media at the French Embassy in South Africa.

“DLA is a platform dedicated to the African digital content of tomorrow. In the age of digital convergence, TV, film, music and video game content in Africa is increasingly consumed on internet and mobile phones,” explains Frédéric Chambon. He adds “the objective of DLA is to provide a springboard for African talent and to make their project happen with the support of French reference companies that are also international leaders in their field, like ARTE, Lagardère Studios or Believe Digital.”

15 applicants have been selected to take part in the DLA pitch competition at DISCOP Johannesburg. The finalists are start-ups, entrepreneurs, producers coming from across the continent: South Africa, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and DRC. The final at DLA@DISCOP will be the opportunity for them to showcase the best of African talent in multimedia creation (web creation / transmedia, digital music, virtual reality, video game).

The winning projects (one per category) will be selected during the pitch competition on November 2. They will be awarded with a €3,000 cash prize and a ticket for the DLA incubation programme to take place in 2017, including mentorship and project development support by DLA partners. Additionally, the incubation will comprise a 1-month residency in France within digital hubs and participation in benchmark multimedia events.

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DIGITAL LAB AFRICA: AND THE FINALISTS ARE… THE 15 FINALISTS PROJECTS SELECTED BY THE DIGITAL LAB AFRICA COMMITTEE AMONG 522 ENTRIES.

DIGITAL MUSIC

VIRTUAL REALITY

SERIOUS GAME

WEBCREATION

# BIRTHDAY GIRL  VR immersive mobile app Peter Cardwell-Gardner, Made with Monster Love, South Africa   Made with Monster Love studio proposes to reinvent the way we experience music, with a 360° interactive and immersive VR video experience based on a track by South African experimental music band Birthday Girl.

# KYAAMI ONLINE  Online music platform for hip-hop artists Nonkululeko Vundla, Kyaami Creative Marketplace, South Africa   Kyaami is a Hip-Hop dedicated online music platform aims to offer content management, distribution and directto-fan marketing services to artists. The project is initiated by Nonku Vundla, AKA Black Bird, the first female artist to have released a full length Hip-Hop album in Zimbabwe.

# BAZIKS PULSE  Congolese & Afro music online platform Baya Ciamala, Baziks Entertainment, DRC Congo   Baziks Pulse is a music platform project dedicated to emergent artists, helping them to engage with their audience and create a community of listeners. Baziks Pulse gathers, connects and makes its members interact about their passion, Congolese & Afro music.

# MATHSTERMIND REBOOT  Memory and mental maths PC & mobile game Danny Day, QCF Design, South Africa   Mathstermind Reboot is a mobile game that teaches math skills through systemic gameplay integration, not by trying to cover broccoli in chocolate because a coating of sweet does not make the learning suddenly fun! Mathstermind stimulates mental calculation & memory and increases the ability to count and make simple operations.

# MTOTO FIRST AID  Learning first aid to toddlers on PC & mobile Musafiri Mbilinyi, Bongotoonz Animation studio, Tanzania   Serious Game Mtoto First Aid aims to teach adults how to administer first aid to toddlers and young children. With his first Serious Game, Bongotoonz Animation studio aims to engage, educate and raise awareness on infant mortality, a major public health issue in Africa.

# POINTS  PC and mobile app logical game Diakité Amadou Kaba, Work’D, Ivory Coast   Points is the digital adaptation of a game played by school learners in Ivory Coast. Created by Work’D, a start-up of four Ivorian students in engineer, Points is a 2 players strategic game which consists in marking points on a grid to make a square. Not that simple!

The 15 finalists will participate in a Pitching Competition, 2 November, from 9:30AM to 5:30PM (Workshop Theatre #1, Level 2)

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# VIRTUAL SCIENCE LAB  VR mobile app for scientific education Samuel Agyemang, Nubian VR, Ghana   Virtual Science Lab is a VR mobile application targeting high school students. The app allows them to virtually interact with equipments in a lab to conduct chemical experiments. This project is brought by emerging African VR studio, Nubian VR, working with educational institutions like Asheshi University to introduce Youth to VR.

# ROUND ROUND  VR choreographic experience about transgender identity Shariffa Ali, Kenya-Ethiopia-South Africa Round Round project uses VR, dance, music and 360° video to immerse the audience in a choreographic experience that questions gender transference and identity. This VR artistic project is brought by “Afropolitan citizen” Shariffa Ali, half Kenyan, half Ethiopian, who spent the majority of her formative years in Swaziland and South Africa.

# THE HUNT & EXTINCTION  VR immersive content about animal poaching Tristan Schäfer, Old Soul Films, South Africa   The Hunt & Extinction series uses VR 360 to delve into the world of animal poaching through the eyes of the poacher and ranger simultaneously. This project from Tristan Schäfer, a 24 year old filmmaker graduated from AFDA, aims to show the many sides of a story by creating dual and multiple perspectives through VR.

# AREA DADDY  2D humoristic cartoon-based web series about family life Ayodele Elegba, Spoof Animation, Nigeria   Area Daddy is a 2D animation family web series which follows the amusing struggle of a deeply traditional man in trying to raise his 3 children in quite traditional ways, what sets him in constant collision with modernization and its social media vices.

# POKOTONG TV  Web TV with vibrant African voices Nelisiwe Ngobeni, Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking, South Africa   Pokotong TV aims to be a groundbreaking multi-channel broadcaster of vibrant African voices bringing news and meaningful entertainment to mobile and web platforms. The web TV project is brought by a team of young South African television directors and producers supported by Big Fish School of Digital Filmmaking.

# IF THEY WERE AFRICANS  Parody web series that spins pop culture with an African twist Bidemi Akinade, Gpixie, Nigeria   If They Were Africans is a parody web series that spins pop culture music, TV shows, music videos, celeb gist with an African twist. The show tries to re-imagine scenes from popular movies, music videos by replacing the key characters in those scenes with typical African figures or characters.

# GO MÉCANIQUE  Web Sitcom and MOOC about African women mechanics Izabella Maya, Go Productions, Ivory Coast   Go Mécanique! project aims to offer an “African Garage” experience. Thanks to the mechanic girls from Abidjan, a web series, a surprising online repair website and a MOOC, you can repair everything in your life… a car like a broken heart!

# SQUEERS  Satirical transmedia web series about modern LGBT urban life Wendy Sprinks, Zeropoint Studios, South Africa   Based on the comic by Roberto Millan, Squeers (for the love of nuts!) is a 21st century animated satirical comedy and sitcom about two gay squirrels just trying to find love and nuts in the city-park.

# REBORN  Epic transmedia and interactive integrated web series John DeVries, TH Films, South Africa   Reborn is a transmedia web series that is based on audience choice. The series follows the story of a disillusioned government operative, Michael, who decides to exchange a life of violence for one at the service of Africa.

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DISCOP ABIDJAN 2016 THE WINNERS OF THE PITCHING COMPETITION

– FIRST PRIZE TV SERIES –

“Dowe Mba”, 8 x 52’ Samantha Biffot (Gabon), Princesse M Productions

The idea is to create the first African righter of wrongs/superhero, based on reinvented Gabonese myths and rites, so as to have a strong identity in a period when films and series featuring super heroes proliferate. Songhana. A fictional African city. Two interns work at the law court. They’re investigating on a serial killer case. One day, they are kidnapped, murdered and thrown in a lake. The next day, Dowé, one of the interns, wakes up, revived near the lakefront, with an African mask by his side. Quickly, he realized that this mask bestows powers upon him. Armed with this mask, he investigates at nightfall to understand who killed him and why, where this mask comes from and why all of this is happening. But above all, he will get to know himself by deciding to fight crime and injustice in a city plagued by corruption. His discoveries will go far beyond what he could ever imagine: in the city’s dark, a gloomy project is underway. The series is set in an urban environment and intends to be very modern, but its African DNA is inspired by Gabonese rites and myths, as well as the conflict between tradition and modernity, embodied by a rootless hero, who must go an a journey to discover his own land and traditions while understanding what happens to him. The series also deal with African societal issues, such as corruption and democracy. Contact: Samantha.biffot@yahoo.fr | +241 07771427

In July 2013, a civil war erupts in Central African Republic. It devastates the country: hundreds of thousands are killed or displaced and many find refuge in neighboring countries. The families are shattered, work disappears and hunger provokes looting. Moussa, a Muslim who owned a small business, escapes in the forest to avoid being enrolled in the Séléka, a rebel militia faction; his family is almost destroyed. In 2015, when war ends, Moussa is ruined. He remembers that, in the past, he went to Cameroon to bring back motorbikes to his boss in order to make money. These vehicles were used for mining, served as cabs or were resold. Smuggling is a dangerous activity, but because he has no other choice to survive, Moussa decided to embark on the adventure. Daniel, a young inexperienced Christian, decides to join him. They leave the country and get to Cameroon, where they meet two travellers who follow them in their adventure. The four men go to Nigeria. They make purchases and come back to their respective countries on overloaded and unbalanced motorbikes. On each motorbike, two or three other vehicles are attached. The spare parts and electronic devices complete the load. They take unbelievable roads to avoid customs and police officers. They often meet road bandits and come across rebels training camps. Along their journey, they tell each other slices of life, exchange on their war experiences and talk about peace, hope and the reasons why they are taking these excessive risks. Contact: ajsiapi@yahoo.fr | timelineinc@hotmail.fr +237 6 99.85.17.90 | 237 6 77.68.89.77 | +237 242.10.36.38

– FIRST PRIZE DOCUMENTARY –

“The Journey”, 75’ Arice Siapi (Cameroon), Time Line Inc SARL

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The heroines are four young women in their twenties who travel Africa to right wrongs and fight against Mabaka the looter. Before surrendering to French colonists, Behanzin had asked his womanlieutenant to escape with four of her best Amazon warriors from Dahomey in order to form a dynasty that would fight imperialism and injustice on African land. This secret army has been renewed every 20 years until modern days. Zanta, Kasinda, Fatou and Aaliyah – as well as the four future Amazons, aged 5, whose training has just started – are under the command of Mama Oba. They live in the depths of the tropical forest in a secret location. The great wealth of King Behanzin, made of gold and gemstones, gives them many opportunities. It is believed that ten generations (1,000 years) will be necessary to fulfill their missions. In each episode, the Amazons solve a problem linked to deforestation, looting of raw material or tyranny. Behind each of these injustices is Mabata, a powerful man who owns a multinational corporation and constantly tries to make profit, looting Africa’s natural resources. The heroines always thwart his plans. In daily life, the Amazons have ordinary jobs: Fatou owns a restaurant, Zanta is a model, Kasinda a hairdresser and Aaliyah owns a clothing store. While Fatou is convinced of being the most beautiful with her feminine body shapes, Kasinda is a tomboy and only thinks of gadgets; Zanta loves Nigerian music and rap; Aaliyah is very shy and waits for the charming prince who will propose her and start a large family with her.

– FIRST PRIZE ANIMATED SERIES –

“Afrika’s Amazone”, 26 x 13’ El Hadji Malick Seck (Senegal)

Contact: mass.seck@gmail.com | +221 77 21 24 47 51

– GRAND PRIZE –

“Invisibles”, TV Show 10 x 52’ Creator: Alex Ogou (Ivory Coast) Scenario: Aka Assie & Alex Ogou Produced by Karamoko Toure (TSK Studios, Ivory Coast)

Chaka (13 years old) is the second child of a poor family in Yopougon (a popular neighborhood in northern Abidjan), whose father (Cissé) was unfairly fired from his job as a publication manager at the government-run daily newspapers (Matins d’Abidjan) after the post-electoral crisis in 2011. His mother (Khadija), a storekeeper installed in the public domain, is driven out like several other storekeepers. This situation creates tension between his father and his mother, which soon becomes unbearable. Chaka and his older sister Hadjara (15 years old) decide to leave their family and move in at their older cousin’s in Abobo. With the help of her cousin, Hadjara becomes a Gbaka apprentice (Gbaka are local minivans) in a train station, while Chaka wanders… After many efforts, Chaka’s best friend Timo (15 years old) manages to have him join a gang of Microbes, led by Kouess (17 years old). Hadjara does everything she can to keep her brother away from the gang and sends him to see Myriam (35 years old), the director of a reinsertion center for young idlers. But a totally disoriented Charka is driven by his desire to “replace” his father, who can’t make ends meet, and by the temptation to become a well-respected thug in the neighborhood. Very quickly, he win’s Kouess’ respect thanks to his bravery and boldness during their street attacks. However, as a newcomer in the gang, he is the victim of hazing and bullying by other gang members, including the youngest ones. But Chaka, who aims at becoming a thug on his own, decides to leave the gang… During a burglary that doesn’t go as planned, he escapes, stealing a million CFA Francs. In order to hide, he decides to go see Myriam and pretends he wants to give up on being a thug. Meanwhile, he starts his own gang of Microbes… Contact: a.ogou79@gmail.com | +225 78 84 02 66

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CONTENT – ANIMATION, KIDS & EDUCATIONAL CONTENT –

– MUSIC CONTENT –

– DOCUMENTARIES & FACTUALS –

– LIFESTYLE ENTERTAINMENT & LIVE EVENTS –

– GAME SHOWS & FORMATS –

– PACKAGED TV CHANNELS –

– TV SERIES & SCRIPTED PROGRAMS –

– TV MOVIES & FEATURE FILMS –

– INDIA’S PICKS –

Amidst an industry muddled by changing viewer behaviors, great stories still lead to great ratings! Preview a selection of the amazing content brought to you by the diverse group of sellers present at DISCOP JOBURG 2016. – For more content and trailers, visit DISCOP’s Online Catalogue at: discopafricacatalogue.com

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ANIMATION, KIDS & EDUCATIONAL CONTENT

THE DALTONS Xilam Animation

The far west has never been crazier! Unshackle your laughing gas, put your ball and chain away, take a prison break and get ready to escape with the Daltons! The fab four are back! The Daltons will try every trick in the books to get out (a maze of tunnels, explosives, hot air balloons and rain dances, …). The only thing they don’t try using are their brains! 195 x 7’ – 2 seasons

THE DEEP

TEN ON LC NA

CA TIO EDU S& KID N,

English Club TV Group The aim of this educational program is to improve your communication skills by mastering different language styles. The program presents 3 different ways to express the same idea, which correspond to formal and informal styles as well as slang. 5 x 15’

The Deep follows the adventures of the Nekton family—a brilliant team of underwater explorers. With state-of-the-art technology and an unquenchable thirst for discovery, the Nektons explore the mysterious depths of the ocean, where most of our world lies unexplored and unexplained, and where a mysterious group of Guardians hide long lost secrets. 39 x 22’

IMA TIO

Xilam Animation Over four action-packed seasons and almost 20 years and 300 episodes, Oggy has relentlessly battled three horrible cockroaches. They not only squat his home, they squat his whole life! You think this is THE battle of the modern era?! Think twice. 350 x 7’ – 7 seasons

3 WAYS 2

OGGY AND THE COCKROACHES

DHX Media

T TEN ON

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BUBBLE MARIN Mondo TV

TIURBO F.A.S.T

Dreamworks Animation A speed-obsessed snail who dreams of being the world’s greatest race car driver gets his chance when an accident imbues him with highoctane speed. Following his success at the Indianapolis 500 Turbo returns home to face new challenges and enjoy his amazing ability. 78 x 30’ – 3 seasons

GO ELIXIR Mistco

Dreamworks Animation

Discover of the African Savannah through the adventures of a little European bird! 52 x 5’ – 2 seasons

BBC Follow the fortunes of the Go Jetters as Kuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz embark on an action-packed geographical adventure to save the world’s most famous landmarks from the mischievous meddlings of their nemesis Grandmaster Glitch. 50 x 11’

Keremis is a famous rock star loved by all. He lost his family in his young age and was raised in his grandfather’s farm with his sister Buse. His grandfather is a scientist who makes experiments on animals. One day he prepares an elixir, which enables people to talk to animals and command them. 85’

VEGGIE TALES The original party animal King Julien is back in a brand new series and shaking his booty harder than ever! Now that his royal highness is on the throne, the jungle will never be the same again! 78 x 30’ – 3 seasons

France TV Distribution

GO JETTERS

In the quiet under water village of QuaQua live submarine-like creatures that have built a wonderful and intricate community. After Marin moves to this serene oasis with his family, he quickly develops exciting friendships as he explores his new town. “Bubble Marin” promises adventure as deep as the ocean and as wide as the sea. 52 x 11’

ALL HAIL KING JULIEN

DIMITRI

Dreamworks Animation The award-winning VeggieTales animated faith based series produced by Big Idea, has sold over 50 million videos and seven million albums of chart-topping audio since 1993. Join Larry the Cucumber, Bob the Tomato, and their Veggie friends as they explore life lessons through wacky adventures and silly songs! 45 x 40’

LITTLE PEOPLE DHX Media

“Little People” is an animated, musical / comedy series that celebrates the power of collaborative play, developed specifically for the ever-imaginative, two to five year old audience. This series invites preschoolers to join our five, lovable “little people” as they embark on imaginative adventures, inspired by their playful antics in a typical, suburban backyard. 52 x 11’

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EDDIE IS A YETI Mondo TV

IF I WERE AN ANIMAL

Xilam Distribution Each episode of this unique Wildlife series told by kids for kids takes us inside the life of an animal child and his family. 39 x 7’

YOOHOO AND FRIENDS Mondo TV

THE ADVENTURES OF PUSS IN BOOTS Dreamworks Animation Eddie is just your average yeti – if being yeti can be average – living in the glaciers of Alaska, far away from mankind, just doing what yetis do. But being curious, Eddie ventured out of this isolated wildness and stumbled upon the quaint town of Winntka. And this is where he befriends 9 years old Polly, who helps him out of an elaborate bear trap. After this, they become instant byff’s… “best yeti friends forever”. 52 x 3’

WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA Xilam Distribution

The world’s greatest fighter, lover, and milk connoisseur is back in 78 all-new original episodes filled with daring adventures and laugh-outloud fun. 78 x 30’ – 3 seasons

“YooHoo & Friends” is a story about a group of animals, mostly based on endangered species, who, along with their habitat Yootopia, where they grow the “Tree of Life”, are at risk of extinction because of worsening environmental conditions. Children can learn about the animals through the virtual world of YooHoo & Friends and join their wild adventures, helping them on their mission to travel around the world in search of “Greens” in order to keep the environment clean. 104 x 11’

PRISONER ZERO

Transworld Television Corp

WORDS TO GROW

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Prisoner Zero is a fast-paced, sci-fi, action adventure series following the exploits of teen heroes, Tag and Gem, and their mysterious friend Prisoner Zero. Aimed at children aged 8-12, the series follows our heroes across the cosmos in the spaceship Rogue as they battle the evil Imperium. 26 x 30’

Who am I? What am I? When I wake up in the morning is the world exactly the same as I left it last night? What is a friend or a pet? Am I small only of compared to something bigger? Why do I play or cry or ask questions? What’s the big idea? 52 x 5’

Words to Grow is an animated, educational program specifically designed for children from 3 to 6 years old. The program is intended to help grow children’s English vocabulary and explore interesting facts about the world around them. In each episode children learn six new English words on a specific topic. 30 x 3’

English Club TV Group

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AALIYAH: THE PRINCESS OF R&B

MUSIC CONTENT BRING IT!

A+E Networks Neva, Reshonda and Rondre all have one thing in common – dancing. They are three, loud, flashy, opinionated and sassy dance coaches who are taking on the kids’ hip hop dance world – one dance – off at a time. It’s real life Bring It On when these three teams compete against one another in nail biting stand-offs. We’ll follow each coach and their dancers as they do whatever it takes to win week-in and week-out. 65 x 60’

WHITNEY!

A+E Networks Golden Globe® Award winner and Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett makes her directorial debut with the movie, Whitney. It chronicles the headline-making relationship between Whitney Houston, the iconic singer, actress, producer and model, and the singer and songwriter Bobby Brown, from the time they first met at the very height of their celebrity through their courtship and tumultuous marriage. Throughout it all, difficulties followed the superstar couple while they dealt with the overwhelming rewards and consequences of the fame and fortune created by Whitney’s meteoric rise, which would soon overshadow them both. 2 hours

MUSIC & THE SPOKEN WORLD

Bonneville Distribution On the air for over eighty-seven years and 4,525 weekly broadcasts, Music & the Spoken Word is the longest-running uninterrupted network broadcast in the world. Its audience continues to grow as more people tune to its half hour of uplifting music and inspiring prose.  Featuring modern and traditional arrangements of spiritual, patriotic, popular, classical and contemporary music coupled with timely, inspiring prose, Music & the Spoken Word becomes an uplifting, rejuvenating destination that listeners and viewers return to every week. 4,538 x 27’ – on air since 1929’

A+E Networks Before the reign of Beyoncé, self-proclaimed “street but sweet” Aaliyah was poised to assume the mantle of America’s urban sweetheart with top-selling albums, a hot movie career and an adoring fan base. But behind the shiny spotlight, she struggled for her independence and secretly married a major music star at 15. This movie will examine Aaliyah’s rise to fame from her debut on Star Search at 12, her battles to build her career and hold on to love. 120’

ADELE – LIVE IN NEW YORK

BBC Adele – Live in New York sees one of the UK’s most successful female artists of all time deliver a phenomenal performance at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in front of a packed crowd of fans and celebrities, featuring performances of her best-loved hits including Hello, Rolling in the Deep and Skyfall. 45’

MUZIKI NI

Africa Channel & TAC Studios See what drives some of the most talented musicians from Africa and the Diaspora in this personal and intimate music series. Each episode follows artists, such as the gifted Tanika Charles, Wangechi, Rocky Dawuni and Slakah The Beatchild as they as they go about a typical day in their hometowns in Africa or North America. Through a blend of music videos, fashion, food and live performance, we see the many influences that shape an artist’s personal sound and style. 60 x 30’ – 3 seasons

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DOCUMENTARIES & FACTUALS

72 DANGEROUS ANIMALS Transworld Television Corp

You’re in crystal clear waters, scuba diving, with fish all colours of the rainbow surrounding you. One small, beautiful shell grabs your attention, you pick it up, there’s a tiny pinch…and congratulations, you have been stung by a cone shell, one of Australia’s lesser-known nasties and, unless you get help, in one hour you’re dead! Welcome to 72 Dangerous Animals Australia. This is an unforgettable journey of horror and fascination. 12 x 60’

AFRICA ON A PLATE

Africa Channel & TAC Studios

72 DANGEROUS PLACES TO LIVE

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TUA

Explore the continent through this culinary journey as notable African chefs set out to find specific ingredients to create great cuisine – the food and culture of Africa, inspired by people encountered along the way. These chefs cook on the road, in the bush, and in the cities they visit before returning to their own kitchen where they combine these elements into a delicious fusion of contemporary Africa…on a Plate. 26 x 30’ – 2 seasons

Transworld Television Corp From its tempestuous, turbulent atmosphere to its consistently moving and shifting tectonic plates, the Earth can be a very dangerous place to live. Devastation can take on many guises: hurricanes lashing the southern United States, blistering fires sweeping Australia’s bushland, earthquakes crumbling cities in one bold seismic move, sink holes swallowing homes into darkness and walls of water hurtling toward island continents with such speed and ferocity that they leave no chance of escape. 6 x 60’

BBC Prepare to be awestruck by Africa, as we join the BBC’s Natural History Unit on a journey through five extraordinarily diverse regions – from unexplored rainforests, to never before filmed mountain ranges, even snowy deserts. Experience the continent’s diverse array of wildlife, get eye to eye with unknown species and share intimate encounters with some of the planet’s best-loved animals. From the majesty of the Atlas Mountains to the brooding jungles of the Congo, this five-part series narrated by Sir David Attenborough reveals Africa as you’ve never seen it before. 5 x 50’

AFRICA

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DR.PHIL

CBS Studios International

Dr. Phil is the Emmy®-nominated hit, syndicated, daily, one-hour talk show hosted by America’s most popular psychologist and lifestyle strategist, Dr. Phil McGraw, whose success stems from his signature “get real” approach to helping his guests solve their problems. He strips through their emotional clutter, helps them to get down to the bare bones of their issues and gives them the challenge they need to move ahead. McGraw champions those who suffer from such silent epidemics as domestic violence, child abuse, depression, racism, substance abuse and other health issues that are prevalent in society. 26 x 30’ – 2 seasons

FASHION RESCUE Only Distrib

Cristina Cordula, a former Brazilian supermodel turned into a stylist and fashion consultant, meets men and women who seriously need help finding the right style! She has a week to thoroughly change them: new clothes, new haircut, make-up lessons. In each episode, Cristina helps two different persons who have decided to change the way they look to start a new life for themselves, but also for their partners, parents, children, friends and even their bosses! 60 x 52’

Iroko Partners Ltd. A TV series surrounding the issues the Nollywood industry is facing, why people in Nollywood do not keep their marriages, what happens behind the cameras, at locations and so on. How producers and actors male and female hustle for money. 30 x 25’ – 3 seasons

JUDGE FAITH

Transworld Television Corp

AFRICA EVERYWHERE

Africa Channel & TAC Studios

FUTUREMAG

Only Distrib Meet the inventors of tomorrow! FutureMag takes you all over the world through the most incredible forms of innovation. From new technologies to great discoveries, we’ll leave for a trip in the Future meeting men and women that make it no longer so distant. Through mini-documentaries and animated sequences, each report helps us understand how innovation comes into being, and analyze how our lives will be changed by these technological breakthroughs or how society will benefit from them in the very near future. 88 x 26’ – 4 seasons

NOLLYWOOD SCANDALS

This entertaining series explores the rich influences of African / Caribbean immigrants in metropolitan cities across the globe. Each episode shines a light on people of African heritage and their day-to-day indelible contributions to local culture. The roots of Africa are vibrantly alive in and throughout the U.S., Europe and the Caribbean revealing everyone can find Africa Everywhere. 13 x 60’

A court show for a new generation, Judge Jenkins takes viewers into the real life hearings of some of the most intriguing and unusual cases ever brought to TV. Presiding over the court is Judge Faith Jenkins, a no-nonsense leader who isn’t afraid to say exactly what’s on her mind. This isn’t your grandmother’s court show. Faith Jenkins is known best for her extensive legal analysis on Fox News, MSNBC, and CNN. She has gone from a Louisiana beauty queen to a Wall Street attorney to a tough New York City prosecutor, traveling nearly every walk of life and fighting adversity every step of the way. Now, she will bring her tough no-nonsense style of justice into her own courtroom on her own show. 145 x 30’

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SERIAL TESTERS Only Distrib

A bunch of audacious testers is setting up incredible experiments in order to knock down popular believes and demystify or confirm common ideas. You will finally get all the answers you seek: Are lice invincible? Can one walk on water? Where do balloons go? Can one become invisible? Do plants grow quicker when we talk to them? 175 x 52’ or 13’ – 5 seasons

TUA

For all of them, at the end of their journey, there’s school. The conquest of a better life by education; an ideal embodied by the way the children take to reach their school throughout the planet. These kids have for horizon the black board. But to reach the benches of their faraway school, they must brave thousands of difficulties on their way. Their roads to knowledge, hanged out in majestic landscapes, are as perilous as exhilarating. 175 x 52’ or 13’ – 5 seasons

Flame Distribution Bahama Blue is an innovative series that explores the islands of the Bahamas in a search for wildlife. Past the white sand beaches and beneath idyllic turquoise water lies one of the fiercest natural habitats in the world. Its picture perfect beauty draws us into a world where life and death unfold in natural and sometimes horrifying order. The series focuses on how this struggle plays out within the unique geographical features of the Bahamas including mangroves, deep blue water, sand flats, coral, as well as caves and blue holes – features that both define and interact with the diverse wildlife. 6 x 46’

Signal Media International Do you want to become a genius in a matter of seconds without overly didactic reading or boring lectures? Then this show is for you! The host takes complex scientific matter and breaks it down into fascinating simple terms. He investigates various scientific phenomena through the help of experts from different fields. Using on point graphics, high-speed and infraredcameras, as well as animations he looks at scientific things through a new lens and illustrates his ingenious research in a thrilling way. The complex science processes behind solar power, fossils, and explosions become accessible to the ordinary viewer. 105 x 26’

BAHAMA BLUE

EXPERIMENTS

IES

France TV Distribution

NT AR

WAYS TO SCHOOL

Euronews Africanews, launched in 2016, stands out as the first pan-African multilingual media source produced simultaneously in French and English, and offering coverage of African and global news from a sub-Saharan perspective. Africans is available in 36 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.

AFRICANEWS

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MONKEY LIFE

Intra Communications Wild Life. An exciting new series following the work of Monkey World – Ape Rescue Centre in Dorset, and the day-to-day lives of the primates that live in the largest monkey and ape rescue centre on the planet. 40 x 30’

30 MINUTE TOUR

Africa Channel & TAC Studios

PACIFIC

Televisa Internacional

This show is the perfect escape for adventurous budget travelers who want to discover and experience new cultures and new places up close and personal. Explore, eat, sleep, shop, party and visit the sites the way the locals do with your very own virtual guide – all you need is your remote for your 30 Minute Tour! 13 x 30’

Three friends go on a year-long expedition in search of the most exotic, mysterious and amazing sceneries in the Pacific. More than 50,000 kilometers and 19 countries make up this incredible journey that goes from the north of Japan to New Zealand, visiting China, Southeast Asia, Borneo, the Philippines, Papua, Australia, and the Southern Seas. A different and adventurous point of view, full of contrasts, showing a journey from the most unexplored and unknown villages and islands, through the most exotic scenery and lost valleys, deep into the wildest jungles, and reaching the most modern cities, discovering the history and people hidden beneath. 13 x 30’

AFRICA WEEKLY

Agence France Presse

DANCING PLANET

Signal Media International Dance is one of the oldest arts – music and movement paint a nation’s soul. The show is a touristic adventure through dance! Host Alexander Pukhov is a jack-of-alltrades in dance choreography. He travels the world, studying a new dance style right from its country of origin. He immerses in the energy of rhythm which defines the cultural destination. From master classes of tango in Argentina, to haka in New Zealand, steamy Cuban nightclubs, and to classy Austrian balls: our audience gets authentic access to dimensions of dance in each country and the history that shaped it. We feel the groove through the screen and learn why dances everywhere are so different! 44 x 26’

Fully edited and narrated stories, broadcast-ready programme that can be edited, revoiced or used as a basis for news shows featuring guests. Coverage: summary of the main African headlines of the week; story providing insight and background to the main news of the week; feature highlighting innovative business, major development projects that are changing the face of African nations; new trends in arts and culture, music and lifestyle; main sports news and offbeat stories and a look ahead to upcoming stories.

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LIFESTYLE ENTERTAINMENT & LIVE EVENTS DISCOVERY +254

Discovery Learning Alliance

AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL All3media International This documentary series reveals what it’s really like to grow up African-American in today’s USA. The documentary follows the lives of high school students across one year inside and outside the classroom: a landmark insight in the real life for teenagers in America.

WE ARE SAVVY

DHX Media “We Are Savvy” is a YouTube-inspired TV series offering tweens an empowering spin on girl culture. This magazine-style show is hosted by three best friends from their bedrooms and sews together feature stories with inspiring peer profiles, handy DIYs, and interviews from the world of music, celebrity, sports and fashion. 20 x 30’

PET SCHOOL

Intra Communications Kids, Family. Training kids to take care of their furry friends. Desperate for your own pet? Are you sure you’ve got what it takes to look after it properly? Then come to Pet School and prove it. If you can survive a week of fun animal challenges you could go home with your very own pet. 20 x 30’

THE CHAMPIONS FACTORY France TV Distribution

Discovery +254 is a magazine-style television program which seeks to entertain, inspire, inform and connect with audiences across Kenya. With hosts Sarah Hassan and Charles J. Ouda, Discovery +254 brings in Kenya’s top personalities and celebrity guests to share their experiences, challenges and successes. Through celebrity interviews, youth reporters and inspiring stories from across Kenya, “Discovery +254” challenges audiences to reach their full potential. 13 x 50’ – 2 seasons

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Transworld Television Group Dream Build follows a group of owners lucky enough to turn the dream of building their own home into a spectacular reality. In each episode the front door opens to one of 11 contemporary and cutting edge homes, revealing what can happen when the brief is pushed on design and budget. 27 x 10’ – 2 seasons

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Today sport is the only show that unites nations all around the world. In many countries, the sport even participates fully in the construction of a national identity and specific sports have become inseparable from the nation that carries them. Champions Factory explores these cases where a sport meets a nation by showing the emergence of future champions, giving a voice to those who have become icons in their country and offering new and spectacular sport images. 12 x 52’ – 2 seasons

LIF

TV Azteca We show the most exciting historical moments in world championship fights throughout all divisions and categories, with the participation of acknowledged boxing experts and great former world champions who will comment on the great historical moments of world boxing legends.

All3media International Travel Man Richard Ayoede experience some of the most desirable city break locations, with all the boring bits taken out. Joined by a host of celebrities as his holiday companions, including Hollywood actor Paul Rudd, Ayoede shows us how to get the maximum holiday value in the shortest amount of time.

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GAME SHOWS & FORMATS WHO’S ON TOP

Keshet International

THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN BAKE OFF

BBC Strap on your apron and have your rolling pin at the ready: the ultimate baking contest is here. The Great South African Bake-Off is the ultimate baking battle where passionate amateur baking fans compete to be crowned South Africa’s Best Amateur Baker. Over the course of eight episodes, the series follows the trials and tribulations of the competitors, old and young, from every background and every corner of South Africa, as they attempt to prove their baking prowess. Each week the bakers tackle a different baking skill which becomes progressively trickier as the competition unfolds. 10 x 50’

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Stand by your scissors as Hair puts eight talented amateur stylists head to head as they battle it out to be crowned the winner of this exciting new competition. Over the course of six episodes they will face a variety of hair-raising challenges from doing their friends’ hair for a night out to devising their own amazing new styles, all under the watchful eye of the straight-talking expert judges. All the contenders believe they’ve got what it takes to be champion, but who will make the cut? Series 1: 6 x 50’, series 2: 8 x 30’

Televisa Internacional Generation Gap is a family game show where four families prove how many questions from different generations they can answer correctly for a cash prize. From the Baby Boomers to Millennials generation, from Citizen Kane to High School Musical, and from flapper skirts to UGG Boots, all ages recall the pop culture moments that shaped their generation. But to win big money, family members must take a big risk by answering questions outside their generational comfort zone. Grandpa may know who shot Abraham Lincoln, but will he have any idea who shot Mr. Burns on The Simpsons? Generation Gap is sure to bring all generations together in a hilarious and dramatic way! 30-45’

Keshet International A unique and up-lifting new entertainment format where the stakes are high! Instantly eye catching, it sees three contestants suspended in “air pods” which are scaling in-studio towers five stories high, faced with fun trivia questions to which only two answers apply, e.g. “more” or “less”, “true” or “false”. The goal of the game is to keep climbing and make sure you’re on top, because only the player who is at the highest level will make it to final round and play for the chance to win all the money accumulated by the three players throughout the game. Packed with guests, eyeopening clips and a comical hosting duo, “Who’s on Top?” is a real ride for viewers, whether is it scaled up with celebrities or played by contestants from the general public. 6 x 50’

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POWER COUPLE Dori Media Group

An international and successful prime time reality format that puts love to the test like you’ve never seen before! 8 couples move into a one villa for 6 weeks and each week they’ll have to face extreme challenges that will test how well they really know each other. “Power Couple” improved Channel 10 Israel’s average time slot ratings by 81%, SIC Portugal’s ratings by 48% and Rede Record network in Brazil by 38%. In addition increased all audiences for time slot in South Africa and reached a 31% viewing share on the channel in POPTV Slovenia. Now In production in China, Turkey and Germany and recently sold to Hungary.

IT GIRL

Dori Media Group “It Girl” is the one that every girl wants to be! She always wears the trendiest cloth, hangs out in all the right places and is the first to know what the next trend is. All the men want her, and all the women want her closet. This docu-reality follows the lives of 4 beautiful and enviable girls in their early twenties that share every detail of their lives with their hundreds of thousands of followers on the social networks (Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat etc.). The 4 girls join forces in order to build a fashion and lifestyle site, which is a platform of blogs that will determine the newest and coolest trends for young people in the country. The unique of the format is the symbiosis created between the TV show and their real life. 20’

THE MARRIED GAME

Global Agency A daily stripped show with four dinner dates and one big revelation. Four men, three married and one single, take a savvy bachelorette out on dinner dates and try to convince her that they are single. If she guesses right and choses the single bachelor, she leaves with them on an all expenses paid trip and wins the prize money. If she guesses wrong, the married man who deceived her leaves on the trip with the prize money and his own wife. The only show where a wife can encourage her husband to flirt with another woman!

BOYS VS GIRLS

Dori Media Group “Boys vs Girls” – a comic and playful game show for teenagers about boys and girls… and everything in between. Two teams (the boys and the girls), compete against each other throughout the summer in order to try and prove which is the stronger sex… over the course of the game, the boys and girls discover things they didn’t know about the other sex.

MASTER CLASS Keshet International

Master Class is a musical talent show where children sing all-time classics with only positive reviews and no eliminations. 16 children (aged 8-14) with the most promising voices in the country are taught by four teachers – leading artists in the music industry – who train them to make the most of their potential. The program is set at a music school and its auditorium, where weekly performances take place. Attracting a family audience, Master Class is celebrated for its warmth and “feel-good” factor. There is no ruthlessness, desperation or despair in Master Class – only the excitement and delight of seeing brilliant, fresh young talents giving new interpretations to classics. 37 x 60 or 90’

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PACKAGED TV CHANNELS

VINTAGE TV

3Vision Distribution

FAST & FUN BOX HD SPI International

Award winning music channel showcasing the most enduring talent of all time: Tamla Motown, Sister Sledge, Rolling Stones, U2, Elvis Presley, Beach Boys, Pink Floyd. Second highest reach of music channels in the UK. Winner of a FreeSat Award for Best Thematic Channel. 24 x 7 Live Channel

HAVOC

3Vision Distribution

Lifestyle, action sports, music and original programming in HD. Supported by social media platofrms and 2nd screen app. Havoc is a great alternative to Extreme, Red Bull, EdgeSport etc. Aimed at “Millennials” and their tastes in music, sport, fashion and lifestyle. 24 x 7 Live Channel

Viacom18 / Indiacast Rishtey Asia is Viacom 18’s Variety Entertainment Hindi Channel. It is a Variety Entertainment Hindi Channel, catering to the entire South Asian community. Available across 9 major platforms in Africa, Indian Ocean & Middle East: Mauritius Telecom, Azam TV, du, Etisalat (eLife), Ooredoo, Mozaic TV, YuppTV, etc.

Viacom18 / Indiacast This channel is Viacom18’s flagship brand and is one of India’s top rated family channels. Widely available in Africa & Middle East across 50+ countries via DStv, Canal+, Azam TV, Consat, Zuku, Zap TV, YuppTV, Etisalat (eLife), OSN and multiple cable operators in East Africa. The content on “Colors” is a unique mix of acclaimed drama series showcasing the best of Indian culture, Bollywood movie premieres and Indian versions of successful international formats like “Big Brother”, “Dancing with the Stars”, “Got Talent”, “Fear Factor”, “24”, etc. which feature A lister Bollywood stars.

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Fast&FunBox HD – offering an action packed adrenaline inducing medley of extreme sports from car racing and sailing to snowboarding and skateboarding without ever having to leave the comfort of your couch.

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BOX AFRICA

3Vision Distribution BOX Africa is the top rated African music channel already available across Africa on StarSat and Azam TV. Since 2012 it has been providing African music fans with non-stop music videos mixing the best Afrobeats and African urban flavours. The Channel showcases top African acts like Wiz Kid, Phyno, Yemi Alade and Sarkodie alongside Rihanna, Drake, JayZ, Kayne and a host of other famous names that have a huge following in African homes. 24 x 7 Live Channel

FIGHT BOX HD SPI International

A unique sports channel dedicated to combat sports from around the world. From judo to jiu-jitsu, karate to kickboxing, FightBox offers the best selection of martial arts from over 40 different disciplines. 24 x 7 Live Channel

FUN BOX 4K / HD

SPI International FunBox 4K / UHD – State-ofthe-art channel featuring breathtaking visual content which delivers the ultimate 4K / Ultra HD experience. 24 x 7 Live Channel

MTV INDIA

Viacom18 / Indiacast “MTV India” is the biggest youth brand in the Indian subcontinent & the channel is a consistent category leader in the Music / Youth entertainment space. Widely available in Africa & Middle East via Canal+, Azam TV, Consat, Zuku, Zap TV, OSN and multiple cable operators in East Africa. Content on MTV India consists of the latest Bollywood music videos, exclusive produced music formats like MTV Unplugged, Coke Studio, and unique clutter breaking reality formats like MTV Roadies, MTV Splitsvilla, India’s Next Top Model etc.

BOX HITS

3Vision Distribution

One stop, non-stop Pop! The No. 1 pop TV Channel offering a feel good lively playlist that injects the fun into your day. All the biggest names from the international stage such as: Adele, Little Mix, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, One Direction, Coldplay, Calvin Harris. 24 x 7 Live Channel

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TV SERIES & SCRIPTED PROGRAMS THE PROMISED LAND Record TV Network

After Moses’ death, Joshua is the new leader of the Hebrews. He is an experienced warrior, gifted with courage, determination and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead the people to its new destination. 150 x 60’

RAY DONOVAN

CBS Studios International Set in the sprawling mecca for the rich and famous, Ray Donovan stars Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as LA’s best professional fixer. Ray is the one man called upon by L.A.’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls to make their most complicated and combustible problems disappear. This powerful drama unfolds when his father, Mickey Donovan (played by Oscar® winner Jon Voight) is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core.

PABLO ESCOBAR Caracol Internacional

Shot in HD definition with a cinematographic lens, the series is the most ambitious production ever produced in Colombia. Based on complete journalistic facts and real life testimonies of the people that were involved with his evil genius, this series portrays the life of Pablo Escobar. Starting with his humble beginnings as the son of a school teacher in a small town near Medellín, through his initiation as a delinquent who stole tombstones and was into contraband, to finally drug-dealing his way to become one of the richest and most feared men in the world. 74 x 60’

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Antenna International Enterprises Years ago the lives of Pavlos Taxopoulos and Aliki Komninou were marked by a horrible event that scared their lives forever. Aliki had twin daughters – Agapi and Elisavet – but was blackmailed and forced to give one of them away to Pavlos. Life’s course, with its unexpected events, will force the two girls to meet and confront their shocking past. 130 x 1 commercial hour

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MY FAITHFUL HUSBAND GMA Worldwide

Melanie discovers her pregnancy right after her boyfriend, Dean, dumps her. Still heartbroken, he meets Emman, a hardworking man who falls madly in love with her. Emman vowed to marry her and father her baby like his own. Melanie reciprocates Emman’s love when she sees his faithfulness to her and the baby. 39 x 45’

THE WHITE SLAVE Caracol Internacional

THE VOICE OF FREEDOM

Caracol Internacional This is the story of Helena Vargas, a Colombian singer who longed to be free during a terribly machista time (the fifties), when women had more duties than rights and were expected to be only wives and mothers. Helena found in music a way to express her deep desire for freedom, overcoming all obstacles in a prejudiced society, beginning with her family. 62 x 60’

THE GOOD WIFE

CBS Studios International

THE GETAWAY Côte Ouest

The White Slave is a historical period drama, which takes place between 1821 and 1843. It is a shocking story of love and slavery in the Spanish colonies installed in the Colombian Caribbean. The main character is Victoria, a woman who everyone knows as a marchese who came to America to marry a prosperous merchant from the region, but the truth is a different story, because years back she was rescued from death and raised in secret by a group of slaves who became her family. 62 x 60’

This is a glamorous, witty, suspensefilled drama series about five couples that meet at the posh, exotic hotel Paradise where they go to try to forget all their problems and issues. The series exposes the dysfunction, drama, intrigues, lies and ultimately love, that abounds in their checkered lives. 13 x 26’

“The Good Wife” has been named one of AFI’s Top Television Shows, won the Television Critics Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and garnered five Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. The drama stars Julianna Margulies as Alicia Florrick, a disgraced wife who returns to work as a lawyer after her husband, Peter Florrick, is imprisoned following a scandal. After starting her own firm and finding success as a litigator alongside her colleagues Diane Lockhart and Cary Agos, Peter’s trusted advisor, Eli Gold, convinces Alicia to run for State’s Attorney, the position once infamously held by her husband.

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WHAT WOMEN KEEP IN SILENCE

HOSPITAL IT Côte Ouest

MATTER OF RESPECT Kanal D

TV Azteca

“What Women Keep in Silence” is about the difficulties that women must face every day: family conflicts, violence, addictions, disease, handicaps and food disorders, among other things. In a format that can be adapted to anywhere in the world, each episode dramatizes the situations women have to live through in their social environment and offers information about centers and institutions that can help them solve their problems. A series that was created and inspired by real stories of courageous women who have dared to break the silence. 2280 x 60’

Tanya, a newly graduated doctor, joins an avant-garde clinic that combines conventional medicine and traditional medicine. For Tanya, joining forces with Idriss, a traditional doctor, is a hardship considering their differences in views and methods but also their attraction to each other. 20 x 26’

BROKEN PIECES Global Agency

The series follows the life of two brothers, Digit and Emir, who choose very different paths as they attempt to avenge the death of their father, one using the rule of law and the other the organised crime. 26 x 90’

BEFORE 30 Diffa

BLIND TO DATES (CIEGA A CITAS) Dori Media Group

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Societal pressure is strong in Nigeria and if you are a woman, the challenge isn’t to have a great career or a lot of money. The goal is to get married before 30. This series follows the lives of four Nigerian women and the challenges they face in their personal relationships as well as their struggles with this societal pressure. The central character, Temi, through whose eyes we experience the stories, narrates it. 8 x 24’

A story of a woman trapped, as usual, in a love triangle unconsciously. The love which is not good for her blinds her and the love that could make her happy is not even on her radar screen.

Gulseren comes from a poor background, while Cihan’s wife Dilara is wealthy. They both gave birth in the same hospital on the same day 15 years ago but a mistake was made that would change their destinies. Having similar surnames, an absent-minded nurse mixed the babies and nobody noticed. As the truth about the children is revealed, fundamental problems arise between the two families because of their totally different lifestyles and economic statuses. However these events bring Cihan and Gulseren closer together. They have inexplicable feelings towards each other that they cannot run away from or ignore. 205 x 60’

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PRETTY THING

Comarex Ana Lorena Rincón is a beautiful young woman who lives in the low income Los Angeles neighborhood called La Esperanza. When she and Diego Luján meet accidentally in a store, the heir to a successful advertising agency is so impressed that he can’t get her out of his mind. Diego is about to marry a famous model, Viviana Robles, but fate has other plans and will turn this chance encounter with Ana Lorena into a stormy love story. 146 x 1 commercial hour

RESURRECTION Mistco

SIX SITERS

Imagina International Sales

The Silva sisters are always at the main high society events. Pretty, well-mannered, kind and refined, our six sisters enjoy a trouble-free life until a terrible event changes their lives forever. A story of selfimprovement, struggle and deception. Love, comedy and, above all, emotions with six sisters who are determined to change things. 400 x 50’ – 5 seasons

SEARCH PARTY In this great story from 13th century, our hero Ertugrul is struggling to find a home for his tribe and the woman he is in love with. 1 x 85’

DRESSED FOR MOURNING Televisa Internacional

With a smile on their faces, Vanessa, Jacqueline, and Katia say good-bye to their husbands at the dock. The men get on a boat ready to take a ride, but a few minutes after casting off, an explosion makes them burst in front of their wives’ eyes. These women’s plan wasn’t flawless, but the result was just what they expected:They are now a trio of free women. 52 x 60’

SECRETS AT THE HOTEL Televisa Internacional

Turner Broadcasting Africa Search Party is a dark comedy about four self-absorbed 20-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance named Chantal suddenly disappears. The cast features an ensemble of young comic actors. 10 x 30’

“Secrets At The Hotel” begins in 1908. “Secrets At The Hotel” is the place where the richest families come to spend their leisure time ignoring that, inside those rooms and hallways, love and dead circulate at once. In “Secrets At The Hotel”, mysteries accumulate on a daily basis and the love between Isabel and Julio grows stronger day by day, so they must confront the obstacles, the epoch and the society of that time put in front of them. 81 x 60’

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ROOTS

A+E Networks

“Roots” is a historical portrait of American slavery recounting the journey of one family’s will to survive, endure and ultimately, carry on their legacy despite enormous hardship and inhumanity. Spanning multiple generations, the lineage begins with young Kunta Kinte, who is captured in his homeland of The Gambia and sold into slavery. Throughout the series, the family continues to face adversity that reveals powerful truths about the universal resilience of the human spirit. 8 x 60’

VALIENTE

TV5 International Centering on two best friends: Don Armando Braganza and Damian Valiente, most especially their sons, Theo Braganza and Gardo Valiente, whose lives are opposite from one another. Theo was born rich, a playboy and was groomed as an heir to Hacienda Braganza. Gardo on the other hand, was born poor, God-fearing and was poised to take over his father Damian as one of Hacienda Braganza’s workers. Despite their differences, Gardo and Theo treated each other like brothers until the death of Don Armando. 40 x 40’

TUNDU WUNDU Diffa

GLAMOROSA

FATMAGÜL Kanal D

Young, innocent Fatmagül, is newly engaged with her whole life in front of her. One night, she is gang raped by three young men who are on a wild night out. Her engagement breaks up, and she is forced to marry another man who was present at the rape scene. Later, she turns against the evil structures in society to get justice. Fatmagül is one of the most successful Turkish drama series ever. 80 x 90’

THE NIGHT MANAGER

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Based on John le Carré’s novel of the same name, “The Night Manager” is a crime drama following the work of former British soldier Jonathan Pine. Hotel night porter Pine is contacted by an intelligence operative who asks for his assistance to spy on international businessman Richard Roper.

Despite a life of wealth and luxury, Natalia Herrera only wanted love and approval from her parents. As a young girl, Paulina Valdes witnessed her parents’ death at the hands of the Herreras and vowed her vengeance through Natalia. She uses her boyfriend Karl to seduce Natalia, but soon Karl falls in love and fathers Natalia’s daughter. The new family faces tragedy in a car accident where Karl loses his memory and their child goes missing. 40 x 40’

Young Badara—wrongly accused of the murder of Draman, his exgirlfriend Myriam’s husband—is out on probation after spending a year behind bars. Seeking a new start in life, he breaks up with Myriam, who is still in love with him but cannot stand up to her father, a rich politician who is also Draman’s uncle. Her father is doing everything in his power to avenge his nephew’s death and to find the gold he accuses Badara of stealing from Draman after killing him. Helped by a volunteer lawyer, Badara will try to find the proof of his innocence – proof held by a couple of dangerous criminals. 15 x 26’

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THE WRONG MANS BBC

SHAMPAIGN

Côte Ouest This is a political drama series from Ghana, that follows the unruly lives of a young political campaign team who work tirelessly to make political history by getting a single mother elected as the first female President of the Country while dealing with their own personal demons. Naana Bruce Quansah is young, beautiful, a single mother of an eighteen-yearold boy and seeking the ultimate office in the country as the first female President of the Ghana. As her campaign gathers momentum and the race for the party’s presidential candidacy gets contentious, the most hardworking campaign team in the country must contend with their own skeletons, that of their candidate and the sham of politics which may well diminish their dream of winning a historical election. 13 x 45’

NDOLO

Diffa Ndolo focuses on human relationships and the challenges of daily life. The series follows the story of its eponymous heroine, who is torn between her feelings for Bigmop and her duty to her family. A variety of social issues are tackled in this rich and captivating series. 1 x 52’

FUGITIVES

Caracol Internacional

Expect thrills, spills and laughs aplenty as action-packed comedy The Wrong Mans throws ordinary office workers Sam and Phil into the centre of a deadly criminal conspiracy. Written by award-winning Matthew Baynton and James Corden (who also play Sam and Phil), this is an unmissable comedy thriller about two friends in the wrong place, at the wrong time, with the wrong skills. Sam and Phil are The Wrong Mans. 10 x 30’ – 2 seasons

LOCKED UP

Imagina International Sales Accused of a crime he didn´t commit, Julian Duarte is sentenced to 20 years in prison after Camila, the wife of his best friend, Ricardo Pradilla, was murdered. Even though his wife, Mariana, abandons him, what hurts him the most is not being able to see his son, Samuel, for whom he would sacrifice his life. His case falls into judicial limbo because all of the evidence points against him and the only witness of the crime disappears. Julian is detained in La Bendita, a prison for both men and women, separated only by a fence. In jail, he meets Esperanza, a woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering her husband to protect her daughter from the abuses the child´s father put her through. Joined by pain and tragedy, a passionate love is born between them, capable of restoring the wounds they have. 40 x 60’

Macarena is a girl with a fragile appearance that fell in love with the wrong man. She misappropriated funds from the company she worked for under the order of her lover, and boss. Finally Macarena will be prosecuted and imprisoned while he remains free. In her new and locked up life, she will discover a completely different world she was used to. Despite the everyday drama and fear she will find a new and tougher version of herself. 35 x 50’ – 2 seasons

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Latin Media Corporation

The story begins when the doors open to great mysteries when Zehra, a fourteen-year old girl who has huge dreams and sees them fade away as she is obligated to be an exchange bride to the residence of the clan leader’s son. Remaining in between these mysteries, Zehra won’t be able to stay either as a child or a teenager. She is already a little bride. 203 x 45’ – 2 seasons

Comarex A story of murder, conspiracy and secrets but above all about a great love story; Tuscan Passion tells the story of an impossible love between Aurora Taviani and Alessandro Monforte. Both belong to enemy families and both are divided by a history of blood and mystery. 80 x 60’

BILLIONS

CBS Studios International

UZALO SABC

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The drama is set and shot entirely in Kwazulu-Natal. Uzalo is a provocative, bold and authentic narrative that tells the story of two family dynasties and the two young men who carry their hopes and legacies as they face the complexities of money, family and love. At the heart of the drama’s raison d’être is the question: in a country with a history as complex and multifaceted as South Africa’s what are the ties that bind? Is it blood-ties that make up the family unit, or the bonds forged with “perfect strangers” who often become dearer to us? 156 x 22’ – 2 seasons

Côte Ouest

Paul Giamatti (Oscar nominee, Emmy and Golden Globe winner) and Damian Lewis (Emmy and Golden Globe winner) star in the Showtime Original Series “Billions”, a bold drama that examines the profits and perils of chasing the American dream. In the sexy, ego-driven world of high finance, two of New York’s most powerful titans are locked in an epic battle. Tenacious U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) wields the power of the justice system with purposeful authority. Ruthlessly brilliant hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Lewis) rules an empire built on inside information and dirty backroom deals. Axe is driven to win at all costs but Chuck will do anything to make the self-made billionaire pay for his crimes. It’s a high stakes war where each is forced to answer the question: What is power worth?

BOBODIOUF, THE RETURN

Who are the Bobodiouf? The Bobodiouf are like you and I; especially like you! Why do problems never end in the Bobodiouf family? Maybe because everyone gets involved in finding new ones! After the amazing success of season 1, here is the return of the Bobodiouf with even funnier stories, and always the same humor to die for. 20 x 26’

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The Girl is a production based in real life events. It tells the story of a young girl recruited by force by the guerrilla, where she lived in first-hand the horror of war. After many years she flees from the armed group and guided to set on a new path, returning to ordinary life which will not be easy due to the struggles of reintegration into society, the challenge of understating this new side of herself and confronting her own family. 82 x 60’

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THE GIRL

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NATIONAL TREASURE All3media International

A prevalent drama written by Jack Thorne about a fall from grace, National Treasure follows an ageing celebrity after he is arrested following a historical allegation of rape, in a story that goes behind the headlines to look at the human impact when a whole life is called into question. 4 x 1hour

AMONG US

TV Azteca An art restorer and saint expert will convey messages of hope and help for those who are under difficult circumstances to carry on, encouraging them to overcome their own demons and temptations. This is a series that tells the stories of people who have faith in justice, not only the justice of men, but also a supreme justice, one that is more powerful and which nobody can escape: divine justice. 22 x 60’

BEAUTIFUL STRANGERS GMA Worldwide

TO BETTER WAYS Mistco

Every marriage deserves a second chance! To Better Days is a soap opera about family and the increasing number of divorces, especially in Turkey. Surely, divorce is the most serious crisis related with the family concept. The series aim to mention all of the aspects of family, and to save marriages preventing divorces. Each episode brings you a new family on the brink of divorce. And at the end of each episode there will be a new message. Nisa, Nazlı and Yusuf are the three main characters of this story. Nazlı is the Marriage Counselor, Yusuf the Legal Counselor and Nisa the Negotiator. They all have their own families, financial difficulties, dilemmas and secrets. 69 x 1:50’ – 2 seasons

Aspiring interior designer Joyce Rodriguez will do anything to fulfill her dreams. She can hardly wait until she earns enough money to start a family with her boyfriend, Noel. One day Joyce meets Ronaldo, a big client and owner of a huge real estate company. Through no fault of hers, Joyce gets mistaken for a high-class prostitute… 43 x 45’

FILINTA Mistco

Filinta is the most clever and handsome officer in the Ottoman Police Station. As a detective, he is trying to rescue himself from a big trap. 149 x 45’

BREAKING BAD AMC Networks

Mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher Walter White thinks his life can’t get much worse. His salary barely makes ends meet, a situation not likely to improve once his pregnant wife gives birth, and their teenage son is battling cerebral palsy. But Walter is dumbstruck when he learns he has terminal cancer. Realizing that his illness probably will ruin his family financially, Walter makes a desperate bid to earn as much money as he can in the time he has left by turning an old RV into a meth lab on wheels.

MOON

Imagina International Sales

A judge arrives in the remote mountain village of Calenda hoping to rebuild her life alongside her husband and their daughter. Her husband’s murder is the first of a series of strange deaths that devastate the area. The judge searches desperately for the truth while her teenage daughter falls in love with their mysterious neighbor. Both women will come to accept that the old legends about werewolves are more than just a myth. 23 x 50’ – 2 seasons

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INCOGNITA

Latin Media Corporation

“Incognita” tells the story of Alejandro, a journalist who writes for a newspaper thru its column “Incognita” about current events that are important to the country. His friend Mariela, is his partner when it comes to investigative reporting. The events occurring are very dangerous and Alejandro becomes a victim of his own column. 6 x 45’

SEDDULBAHIR 32 HOURS

They know what they are looking for… But have no clue what they’re about to find. When one man vanishes from the face of the earth, the two inherently different women in his life must learn to work together to reveal the truth in this fresh, funny and original detective drama. Offering broad audience appeal to both men and women, Clues is packed with gripping investigations and fastpaced action, set against a background of smart female relationships, lively comedy and sex appeal. 9 x 35’

MS RA OG PR ED

IPT CR

Mistco Seddulbahir 32 Hours tells about the outstanding resistance of Turkish army during World War I. It is beyond legendary and bravery. 4 x 105’

Keshet International

Global Agency The magnificent century of the Ottomans begins… The magnificent ascent of Sultan Suleiman the Lawgiver to sovereignty commences… At the age of twenty-six, when he began his reign, Sultan Suleiman aimed to make the Ottomans invincible, building a realm more powerful and extensive than that of Alexander the Great. He ruled for 46 years, and during this time Sultan Suleiman became the greatest warrior and ruler of both East and West. 311 x 60’ – 4 seasons

IES

Aleka a beautiful 20 year-old is the only daughter of Alexandre Goffry, a rich businessman based in Belgium. When Alexandre Goffry decides to return to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and devote himself to his local company, Westafricom, Aleka follows him in order to spend her vacation and to reconnect with Céline, her mother that she barely knows. Céline is also pleased with this return as she hopes to win back Alexandre Goffry; but the latter remains unmoved by her advances… 13 x 26’

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Côte Ouest

THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY

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UNDERCOVER BBC

NEW BEGINNINGS

Côte Ouest Lives changed a family torn. New Beginnings is a drama from Kenya about a three-way love affair between Julia, Derek and his best friend Sean. The show explores their lives and relationships from the point Sean wakes up from a five-year coma. 52 x 24’ – 4 seasons

GENERATIONS SABC

TRAFFIC

Prepare to enter a tangled web of deceit and betrayal in Peter Moffat’s hard-hitting political drama Undercover as high-flying defence lawyer Maya (Sophie Okonedo) strives to resolve a miscarriage of justice and in doing so discovers that her husband of 20 years Nick (Adrian Lester) is hiding a dark and potentially explosive lie. 6 x 50’

SLAVE MOTHER Record TV Network

Some stories are so striking they span generations. Such is the case of The Slave Isaura. The life story of the light-skinned slave girl who was obsessively pursued by Mr. Leôncio, won the world through page and screen. But every story has a beginning, and none of her story would have come about without the characters and plot of The Slave Mother, loosely based on the novel by Gustavo Reiz, a literary classic. 150 x 60’

Côte Ouest Traffic! is an investigative drama / thriller following the central character, Detective Lungi Mtaba (Bonnie Mbuli) who, in the course of a murder investigation, finds her own integrity is severely put to the test. Despite being a brilliant cop, she is first and foremost a compassionate human being with her own needs and insecurities, trying to balance the demands of her home environment in the township with her working life in the suburbs. Lungi is deeply disturbed by the murder of two young girls in her Table View precinct: one an apparently homeless teenage street walker, the other, nineteen-year-old Mia Joseph, a beloved daughter from a “good home”. In Lungi’s eyes, the two victims should be given identical treatment, regardless of their social standing. 26 x 30’

Cast in the traditional soap-opera mould that has made others of its kind famous, Generations is a character and story driven dramatic series about the lives of two families. A large and multi-generational core family is the centre from which various story lines emerge: the welfare and survival of this family is a vehicle for the conflict and contrast, and serves as the fire that fuels the drama between two social factions. Various strands run through this popular and award-winning series: action, intrigue, love, in-fighting and the battle of the sexes all play out in the daily lives of the two families. 260 x 24’ – 25 seasons

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TV MOVIES & FEATURE FILMS

CRYING FREEMAN Iroko Partners Ltd.

THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE A+E Networks

A happily married man returns home from work to find the dead bodies of his wife and gateman. The mystifying case is assigned to an agent and during the process of investigation, a confession is made that leaves the agent dumbfounded.

L’EPOUSE DU PRIINCE

Aforevo The story is about a prince of a very wealthy king who wants to pick a wife for his son who happens to be a flirty prince.

CALCULATOR

Iroko Partners Ltd.

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A miser is in search of a suitable wife, however his foul attitude and selfishness prevents him from achieving this objective.

VIE

Discovery Learning Alliance The gig of his life. The fight of his life. The Lucky Specials are a small-time cover band in a dusty mining town in southern Africa. Mandla (Oros Mampofu) works as a miner by day, but is passionate about playing guitar and dreams of making it big in the music industry. When tragedy strikes, Mandla, his friend (Sivenathi Mabuya) and the band must find the strength to make their dreams reality. 108’

DHX Media Welcome to a world where dogs cannot only talk – they can SING! Tiny, a cute little Yorkie pup with a big voice gets a chance to audition for the singing competition for dogs, “Pup Star.” After she earns a place in the finale, she’s suddenly dognapped! But with the help of her new friend, Charlie, a retired rock-and-roller, she escapes. Together they leave on an incredible journey through some of music’s most iconic cities. Pup Star is part of the much-loved Air Bud franchise, which includes 14 other films (43 total half-hours of content) starring a host of talking dogs and other animals. 92’

THE LUCKY SPECIALS

PUP STAR

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe offers new and surprising insights into one of the most fascinating and elusive icons of the 20th century. 2 x 2hours

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THE JEZEBELS

Iroko Partners Ltd.

THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL Seed Entertainment

Curious friends decide to know how their classmates make money which they use in intimidating them on campus, in their desperation they join in doing the same business.

BETTY AND CORETTA Seed Entertainment

Focusing on the extraordinary women behind the two men who would change history, “Betty & Coretta” tells the similar true stories of Coretta Scott King (Angela Bassett), wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Malik Yoba), and Dr. Betty Shabazz (Mary J. Blige), wife of Malcolm X (Lindsay Owen Pierre). When their husbands were tragically assassinated, these two women not only inherited the mantle of the civil rights movement in America, each also found herself to be a single mother who had to find a way to raise and support her children with no husband or father. 92’

Carrie Watts lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie, and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. No longer able to drive and forbidden to travel alone, she wishes for freedom from the confines of the house and begs her son to take her on a visit to her hometown of Bountiful. When he refuses, Mrs. Watts is undeterred and makes an escape to the bus station, where she befriends Thelma, a young woman traveling home. When Ludie and Jessie Mae discover she is gone, they call in law enforcement to help, but Mrs. Watts is one step ahead of them, she convinces local sheriff to join her. 108’

WOMEN OF COURAGE Côte Ouest

THE QUEEN’S Aforevo

While Raymond,Terry and Genesis are on the look out for their next brides, a competition is started to identify the most Eligible Queen.

Each of us has a mother, a sister, an aunt, or a cousin, whose strength in adversity amazes us. This collection of TV movies honors them, and consists in 5 stand-alone films tracing the unfortunate subjects that are so prevalent in our society. My underage daughter is pregnant, my husband is an alcoholic, my son is a drug addict, I lost my job,… Each of these TV movies tells the adversities that plague “women” of today. 5 x 92’

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INDIA’S PICKS

THE YOUNG BRIDE (BALIKA VADHU)

Viacom 18 / Indiacast Set in rural India, “Young Bride” narrates the story of child bride “Anandi”. Married at the tender age of eight, she has to accept and accustom herself to a new family of strangers and accept her roles as a friend, lover, wife and a daughter in law during childhood itself. Now, as a young adult, she faces new challenges as she tries to carve out her own identity in the world. Balika Vadhu is one of the longest running series on Indian Television and its lead character, “Anandi”, has reached iconic status in the country and wherever the show has been syndicated. It is also our No. 1 syndicated property across the globe. 104 x 23’ – 19 seasons

SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH UPSIDE-DOWN GLASSES

S ICK

An inspiring story of a child widow characterized with an indomitable spirit and will to survive. Considered to be a threat to age-old society customs, her resilience ensures that she emerges a winner. 400 x 30’

Zee Entertainment Entreprises Ltd. India

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Zee Entertainment Entreprises Ltd. India The true story of the Royal Family of Ameerkot. In order to cope with the loss of the family fortune, the royal family arranges the marriage of their son, the prince, with the daughter of the state’s biggest moneylender. The marriage causes a scandal, and sets off a chain of dramatic events within the family and the royal servants, causing them to change forever. 400 x 30’

GANGAA

IND

EK THA RAJA, EK THI RANI (ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE LIVED A KING & QUEEN)

Mahdu Entertainment and Media The serial is set in a fictitious “Gokuldham Co-Operative Housing Society” in Mumbai, a society where people from different religious and social backgrounds live together and which is well known for its culture, unity, love and care for each other and the fun that happens there. In each episode, the families are shown to live the lives of typical Indian families. However, the characters get into petty troubles cropping up from daily life activities. Whatever the nature of the problem that a member of the Society encounters, all the other members stand by him. The beauty of this show is that it can run equally well in any country with a thriving middle class. 104 x 23’ – 19 seasons

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AMBARSARIYA

Mahdu Entertainment and Media

Jatt Ambarsariya, alias Diljit Singh, lives a dual life as a RAW (Foreign Intelligence Agency of India) agent and insurance agent. He is put on a mission to save the honest and idealistic Home Minister of Punjab from a drug mafia who is plotting the minister’s murder. Smiles, tears, laughs, heartfelt moments and ample thrills are Ambarsariya, steady companions. This roller coaster of entertainer brings smiles and laughter.

ALL IS WELL

Mahdu Entertainment and Media Inder Bhalla is an aspiring song composer who has settled abroad, far away from his family and from his father who he finds arrogant, selfish and not caring. But fate brings him back to India when his father’s lawyer lets him know that his father wants to sell his bakery.

KUM KUM BHAGYA (WEDDING BELLS)

Zee Entertainment Entreprises Ltd. India A modern series featuring a mother who runs a marriage hall, trying to get 2 daughters married, each who have distinctly opposite personalities. 700 x 30’

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The exportation of Indian content is expected to increase by 20% in the coming year and I can predict that Indian films will capture markets all over the world. Today, Indian films are technically at par with other film industries around the world. Songs are part of the majority of Indian films since it is the best way to convey feelings – wether happy or sad, – and Indian films are very popular in Africa due to music, emotions and dances. African countries are very important for Indian film industry because of the close ties between Indians and Africans of Indian origins.

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Mr Hirachand Dan, Honorary Secretary of Film Federation of India (the apex body of indian film industry), President of Indian Film Exporters Association, and COO Mahdu Entertainment and Media.

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D AY 1 : 2 N O V E M B E R MAIN THEATRE

1:00 PM – 1:20 PM

3:25 PM – 3:45 PM

9:00 AM – 9:20 AM

THE AFRICAN ANIMATION OPPORTUNITY – With: Nick Wilson, Chair of the Export Missions Committee, Animation SA (South Africa)

BALANCING THE BRUTAL REALITY OF FRONTIER MARKETS WITH THE ASPIRATIONAL DIGITAL AREA – With: Elias Schulze, Managing Director, Kana Television (Ethiopia)

1:25 PM – 1:45 PM

3:50 PM – 4 :10 PM

FINDING NGOZI. OUR THEORETICAL CUSTOMER Iroko will discuss how they search for and connect with their customers, both in Africa and globally. – With: Jason Njoku, Founder, Iroko TV (Nigeria)

STARSAT SHARING – With: John Yan, CEO, Startimes SA (South Africa)

OPENING REMARKS

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM WOMEN IN MEDIA Opportunities for women in media are improving and are brighter than ever. Success stories beyond gender and race in leadership, entrepreneurship, will help unlock audiences and help launch record-breaking projects. Women are bringing new perspectives on production and packaging content for local and global audiences. Some of Africa’s brightest female talents share their experiences and vision of the future in media. – Moderator: Zain Verjee, Co-Founder & CEO, Akoma Media With: Paula Madison, Co-Owner & Consultant, The Africa Channel | Sara Blecher, Co-Founder, Cinga Productions & Founding Member, South African Women in Film and Television (Swift) | Bongiwe Selane, ViceChairperson, IPO (Independent Producers Organisation) & Creative Producer, Blingola Media | Denise Epote, Director, TV5 Monde

12:10 PM – 12:30 PM NHK: A JAPANESE FOCUS ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND MORE What the Japanese broadcaster NHK can do for the television business in Africa through raising some programs which feature women and children. – With: Shin’ichi Isobe, Senior Manager: Group Planning & Management Department, NHK (Japan)

12:35 PM – 12:55 PM EVOLVING YOUTH CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE ENTERTAINMENT – With: Monde Twala, Vice President, Viacom International Media Networks Africa – BET (South Africa)

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1:50 PM – 2:20 PM UNVEILING THE STRATEGY TO TURN ATARI FROM A VIDEO GAME COMPANY TO A TOP TELEVISION COMPANY STARTING WITH AFRICA – With: Robert Blagman, Global Content Distribution, Atari (USA)

2:25 PM – 2:45 PM LOOKING AT THE FUTURE FOR AFRICA BROADCASTING – With: Nicolas Baravalle, Regional VP Africa, Eutelsat (South Africa)

2:50 PM – 3:20 PM THE FLAMBOYANCE OF TV IN FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA – With: Sandra Coulibaly, Head of Distribution, RTI (Côte d’Ivoire) | Serge Noukoue, Business Development Manager, Côte Ouest (Cote d’Ivoire) | Clémentine Tugendhat, SVP Content, Thema (France)

4:15 PM – 4:35 PM BROADCASTERS IN AFRICA: PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF! – With: Hans Geldenhuys, Managing Sales Director, Intelsat (South Africa)

4:40 PM – 5:05 PM ADAPTING YOUR BUSINESS TO A FAST CHANGING AUDIOVISUAL LANDSCAPE – CASE STUDY: CÔTE OUEST – With: Bernard Azria, CEO, Côte Ouest (Côte d’Ivoire)

5:10 PM – 5:30 PM NEWS AND THE NEXT GENERATION What do young people want from their news? How do they want to consume it? Is there still a place for long-form in-depth journalism and analysis in a short-form hungry digital landscape? – With: Solomon Mugera, Editor, BBC Africa (UK)

5:35 PM – 5:55 PM EMBRACING THE VIDEO ERA, RESHAPING THE TELECOM INDUSTRY – With: Reinier van der Merwe, Video Senior Manager, Huawei Technologies (South Africa)

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D AY 1 : 2 N O V E M B E R – P I T C H I N G C O M P E T I T I O N S WORKSHOP THEATRE 2

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM DIGITAL MUSIC – Jury members: Olivier Laouchez, CEO, Trace | Milena Taieb, Head of Video France / Africa-Mena, Believe Digital Studios; Frédéric Chambon, Producer, Digital Lab Africa

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

2:00 PM – 3 :30 PM

3:30 PM – 5 :30 PM

VIRTUAL REALITY – Jury members: AntoineCayrol, Producer, Okio-Studio | Ingrid Kopp, Co-founder, Electric South & Senior Consultant, Tribeca Film Institute | Alizée Dallemagne, Project Manager, Digital Lab Africa

VIDEO GAME / SERIOUS GAME – Jury members: Jordy Embun, Producer, CCCP Studio | Nicholas Hall, CEO, Interactive Entertainment South Africa & Founder, Make Games SA | Frédéric Chambon, Producer, Digital Lab Africa

WEB CREATION / TRANSMEDIA – Jury members: Audrey Kamga, Sales Manager – Web Series Acquisitions, Arte France | Alexandre Rideau, CEO, Keewu Productions / Lagardère Studios | Alizée Dallemagne, Project Manager, Digital Lab Africa

D AY 2 : 3 N O V E M B E R – W O R K S H O P S LEARN FROM DLA EXPERTS & INDUSTRY KEY PLAYERS AND KEEP UP WITH THE NEXT GENER ATION OF AFRICAN PRODUCERS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD

WORKSHOP THEATRE 2

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM DIGITAL MUSIC Online music: what business model and what distribution platforms in Africa? In the digital jungle, music is king but to reach an audience and to make money out of it remain a challenge. First-hand experiences and insights about challenges of today and alternatives for tomorrow. – With: Olivier Laouchez, CEO, Trace | Milena Taieb, Head of Video France / AfricaMena, Believe Digital Studios | Gillian Ezra, Head of African Operations, Deezer SA | Tshepang Kgoitiane Ramoba, Independent Music Director and CEO, Post Post Music | Yoel Kenan, CEO, Africori Moderator: Sylvain Béletre (Analyst, Senior Consultant, Balancing Act)

11:15 AM – 12:30 PM VIRTUAL REALITY Does VR have a future in Africa? State of play and feedback from experts and practitioners on tech developments, content trends, business models, market and audience for VR in Africa and elsewhere in the world. – With: Antoine Cayrol, Producer, Okio-Studio | Ingrid Kopp, Co-founder, Electric South & Senior Consultant, Tribeca Film Institute | Ulrico Grech-Cumbo, CEO, Deep VR Moderator: Dan Jawitz, Producer, Fireworx Media

2:00 PM – 3 :30 PM SERIOUS GAME Serious Game, an international trend and an opportunity for the gaming industry in Africa. Big brands corporates, international governmental organisations increasingly use video game to educate or communicate a message,

and engage with the youth audience. A new market for new customers and new users? All you need to know about Serious Games with case studies and first-hand experiences from those who are making them. – With: Jordy Embun, Producer, CCCP Studio | Marco Rosa, Managing Director, Formula D | Tsitsi Chiumya, Designer, AIM Moderator: Nicholas Hall, CEO, Interactive Entertainment South Africa and Founder, Make Games SA

3:30 PM – 5 :00 PM WEB CREATION / TRANSMEDIA TV production in the digital age, what content for tomorrow’s screens? How to make the best of new media and use them in TV production? What do web creation and transmedia really mean? How to produce and distribute content relevant to the audience and usage of the web and mobile screens? Producers and other industry

stakeholders talk about it and share their experience. – With: Audrey Kamga, Sales Manager – Web Series Acquisitions, Arte France | Alexandre Rideau, CEO, Keewu Productions / Lagardère Studios | Nick Wilson, MD, The Car Toon, TV, Producer of My Child: Teenage Mutant Azanians web series | Olivia Kipré Dadié, Digital and Communication Manager, Côte Ouest Audiovisuel Moderator: Marc Schwinges, CEO, Transmedia Africa & Underdog Productions

DAY 3: 4 NOVEMBER COCKTAIL AREA

12:00 – 1 :00 PM DIGITAL LAB AFRICA COCKTAIL AND AWARD CEREMONY

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D AY 1 : 2 N O V E M B E R WORKSHOP THEATRE 2

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM DTT – THE DIGITAL DISASTER WE WERE NEVER READY FOR Policy process and implementation: what are the implications for the industry and audiences? Technical specifications and implications for the business of making and selling TV in the new market. This will include the impact of encryption, screen size, HD and interactive potential of DTT. – With: Marc Schwinges, Producer/ Digital Content Strategist, Transmedia Africa, Underdog Productions | Sekoetlane Phamodi, National Coordinator, SOS Coalition

10:35 AM – 1 1:35 AM TV CONCEPTS AND FORMATS What makes a project eligible for consideration as a TV Concept or Format? How to create formatted shows, finding the sweet spot (unique aspect) of a television concept as well as how to pitch a TV concept to buyers. – With: Duncan Irvine, CEO, Rapid Blue | Anahita Kheder, Senior VP SEEMEA, Fremantlemedia International | Paula McHarg, Senior Sales Manager CEE, Middle East and Africa, Keshet International

11:40 AM – 12:40 PM THE ANATOMY OF AN ADAPTABLE SCRIPTED TV SHOW – CASE STUDY: LOVE THAT GIRL (US SITCOM) How to write and to produce a successful comedy sitcom in Hollywood? Budgeting, casting and shooting multi-cam with time and budget in mind. This workshop will show how to prepare an efficient scripted Comedy Sitcom shoot by looking at time and money without relinquishing the highest possible quality.

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With: Trenten Gumbs, Producer, Harvest Studios (USA) | Bentley Evans, Producer, Harvest Studios (USA) | Ettore Botta, President, Spacewow Inc. (USA)

2:55 PM – 3:55 PM

With: Marc Schwinges, Producer / Digital Content Strategist, Transmedia Africa, Underdog Productions

ADAPTING SCRIPTED FORMATS FOR GLOBAL SUCCESS – CASE STUDY: PRISONERS OF WAR / HOMELAND Keshet International (KI) has a substantial track record in the successful adaptation of its scripted formats around the world. Perhaps the best example of this is the US smash hit series Homeland which is based on the original Keshet format, Prisoners of War. This session will include an introduction to KI and its scripted format adaptations, before focusing on Prisoners of War – which in addition to the US has also been remade in India and Russia, with Mexican and Korean versions in the pipeline. Paula will talk the audience through the property’s universal themes, the similarities / differences between Homeland and other international versions versus the original as well as how KI prepares scripts for other territories, helps attach talent and oversees the whole process from script to screen. – With: Paula McHarg, Senior Sales Manager CEE, Middle East and Africa, Keshet International

1:50 PM – 2:50 PM

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY DRAMA SERIES FOR BROADCASTERS – CASE STUDY: HIGH ROLLERS (SABC3) How to retain high production qualities on a tight budget for the small screen, from writing to production to post? Executive producers delve into the challenges they and their team faced in transforming the award winning 26 part hour-long drama series “High Rollers”, an inter-generational drama set in a fictional casino in Johannesburg, into a 5 x a week daily drama for the SABC. – Speakers: Luke Rous, Co-Owner & Executive Producer, Rous House Productions | Meren Reddy, Co-Owner & Executive Producer, Rous House Productions

FUNDING 101 FOR AFRICAN WRITERS Interactive panel discussion that will equip African writers to source funding for their screenplays and productions both locally and internationally. The panel will be composed of four accomplished writers and a representative from a reputable funding body. They will discuss the opportunities and challenges that African writers face when looking for funding and how to overcome these obstacles. The discussion will cover both traditional and non-traditional funding models such as development grants, crowdfunding and writing competitions. – Facilitator: Sihle Hlophe, Filmmaker & Chairperson, Writers’ Guild of South Africa With: Nompi Vilakazi, Script Development Executive, Coal Stove Pictures | Ernest Nkosi, Writer & Director, Monarchy Group | Zamo Mkhwanazi, Writer & Director, Big Bad Wolf Productions | Andile Mbeki, CEO, Gauteng Film Commission

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM VOD & TRANSMEDIA IN AFRICA – SHOW ME THE MONEY! A CONTENT CREATORS GUIDE What is Transmedia, what various kinds of VOD are out there, where Africa is heading and at what speed in terms of these new platforms for reaching audiences, and what audiences are demanding in various sectors of the market? Africa is already seeing a massive mobile audience where the audience themselves are becoming content makers, and the audience, therefore, itself has an extended audience. Useful pointers to reach a VOD audience, create interactive content and help you find the money to do all this.

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curated film content at their own convenience during and after the Joburg Film Festival.

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM JOBURG FILM FESTIVAL LAUNCH NEW VOD PLATFORM The inaugural Joburg Film Festival is proud to announce the launch of “Joburg Film Festival On Demand”, the Festival’s VOD platform. The platform will see film lovers across South Africa enjoy world class

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10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Review of Classification Guidelines and awareness around FPB’s Classification Course – With: Takalani Muvhali, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator, Film & Publication Board

MEET THE FUNDERS NFVF, Wesgro, IDC, DTI, KZN Film Office, DFO, GFC, DAC

D AY 2 : 3 N O V E M B E R WORKSHOP THEATRE 2

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM SUBTITLING & DUBBING: WHAT ARE THE LATEST INNOVATIONS TO BEST REACH THE AUDIENCE OUT & MAXIMIZE REVENUES? The importance of dubbing and subtitling in the process of selling a program and reach the widest target / How proper localization can impact and increase revenue and market share? The importance of keeping a good quality of dubbing and subtitling if not, this might alter the life of the program and the revenues. Keeping the works as close as possible from target audience (accents, translation in target countries). How Hiventy is developing new tools and worflows to keep the highest quality possible and control the costs. Hiring and training freelancers. New requests for multiple language configuration works done at the same time through the expertise of Hiventy Le Hub. – With: Bertrand Chalon, Executive Vice President, Hiventy Le Hub | Juliette Vivier, Deputy CEO, Hiventy Asia

10:35 AM – 11:35 AM ENABLING ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT IN AFRICA BY FILMBOX In a time of change, when the Africa continent is getting more and more connected, entertainment TV is the most affordable leisure time. SPI International makes the entertainment TV accessible to millions of viewers through an OTT platform already integrated with most of the platforms available and they are sharing and discussing how this is done and what benefits these service have for the content producers.

With: Amit Karni, Sales Director Africa, SPI International

11:40 AM – 12:40 PM INNOVATE, CREATE, TOGETHER WITH THE BBC Exploring key insights from BBC News’ audience research we ask the question – What are the opportunities for innovation in African journalism? And how can we as broadcasters reach the next generation of audiences with quality, creative, African content? Join a panel of industry leaders to debate and discuss the barriers and opportunities for African production. – With: Sophie Ikenye, Presenter, BBC Focus on Africa | Solomon Mugera, Editor, BBC Africa

12:45 PM – 1 :45 PM GETTING CONTENT ON SABC PLATFORMS This interactive session will focus on the various models that the South African Broadcasting Corporation utilizes to acquire content for broadcast on its 19 radio stations and 5 televisions platforms. – With: Danie Swart, Head SABC Education, SABC | Nokuthula Msimang, Head SABC Children, SABC | Blessed Katiyo, Head Commissioning, SABC | Che Che Makoza, Head Funding & Partnerships, SABC

1:50 PM – 2 :50 PM THE THREAT OF EARLY STAGE PIRACY, AND HOW TO PROTECT YOUR MEDIA In 2014, a pre-release copy of “The Expendables 3” was leaked online, costing

Lionsgate Studios over $10 million in lost revenue on just the opening weekend. One might assume that this is something that only happens to the big studios – yet piracy affects all creative industries. Over 30% of all Academy Award nominated movies are leaked prior to release. For smaller studios, early-stage piracy can be the difference between a successful release, and a career-ending disaster. Custos Media Technologies will discuss the specific threats of early stage piracy, and give actionable guidance on the global best-practices to protect yourself and your revenue. – With: G-J Van Rooyen, CEO, Custos Media Technologies

2:55 PM – 3:55 PM “THINK LIKE A NIGERIAN”: HOW TO MAKE A LIVING AS A SMALL INDEPENDENT MEDIA PRODUCTION ENTREPRENEUR IN THE CHANGING AFRICAN LANDSCAPE This session is an independent producers guide to addressing practical and commercial questions like: What should I produce? What production costs can I recoup? How long will that take? How can I produce at that cost? The objective is to enable new producers to identify commercial opportunity and take advantage of it profitably. We will look at who is buying African content; what they can pay; what terms license they want; when to say “No”; what all this means for your production business and how you can recoup your costs to make a profit? Nigerian producers have been doing this successfully for 20 years – by learning form one of the biggest production industries in the world, you can too! – With: Craig Kelly, CEO, Africa XP | François Schreuder, Head of Sales & Channels, Africa XP

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D AY 2 : 3 N O V E M B E R ( C O N T I N UA T I O N ) 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

DESIGNING A DIGITAL VIDEO STRATEGY FOR YOUR BRAND Learn how short form video and social media can help build brand awareness, audience and increase ROI for your brand. Including: How audiences discover content, Content format best practice right now, How to develop successful content and Measuring success (monetization and ROI). – With: Katrina Pallant, Digital Media Manager, The Africa Channel

THE IPO – WAY FORWARD – With: Akin Omotoso, Chairman, Independent Producers Organisation (IPO) | Bongiwe Selane, Vice-Chairperson, Independent Producers Organisation (IPO)

SOUND POST PRODUCTION The panel will cover the need to improve the quality of sound acquisition, the postproduction workflow, QC & final international deliveries. – Facilitator: Lauren van Rensburg, GM: Post Supervisor, Refinery With: Jim Petrac, Sound Re-recording Mixer, Sound Surfers Audio Post Production | Juli van den Berg, Sound Designer, Juli Vandenberg Cc | Charlotte Buys, Final Mix Engineer, Refinery | John Brink, Quality Control, Refinery

ROOM 1

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

THE AFRICAN CO-PRODUCTION FORUM (Closed session – Invited Officials only) – Moderator: Terence Khumalo, Film Certification Manager, NFVF (South Africa)

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CO-PRODUCTION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND AFRICA, FOCUS ON DRAMA & DOCUMENTARIES – With: Yang Zheng, Deputy Director, State Administration of Press Publication Radio Film and Television (SARPPFT) | Terrence Khumalo, Film Certification Manager, National Film And Video Foundation (NFVF) | Maria Indongo-Nepaya, Head: Content Hub, Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)

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ROOM 2

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

POST PRODUCTION BEGINS IN PRE-PRODUCTION This workshop will take productions through the post-production workflow pipeline from acquisition to final deliveries. It will touch on key critical decisions that affect the final delivery. What processes affect the final product and therefore the return in investment for the filmmaker? Over the last 20 years, Lynda McKenzie has worked on feature films with Canadian Directors David Cronenberg and Norman Jewsion and for major North American cable networks, most recently, Fargo for FX Networks, Penny Dreadful for Showtime and Vikings for History Channel & MGM Television. – With: Tracey Williams, Managing Director, Refinery | Lynda McKenzie, Post Production Supervisor, South Bound Too Films (CANADA)

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM VISUAL EFFECTS – PLANNING AND INSIGHTS Visual effect is growing hugely internationally – ranging for CG intensive VFX to realistic seamless work – as though the director shot it in camera. Each panel member to show some before and afters of work that they have done, give in-sight into the pre-planning, set supervision and VFX process, pipe-line and quality required of international QC. – With: Jeremy Hattingh, Set supervisor from VFX files | Simon Hansen, VFX Supervisor Inspired Minority | Eugen Olsen, VFX supervisor, Refinery Facilitator: Ancilla Berry, VFX Producer, Refinery

SIDEBAR PROGRAM – LEVEL 2 — DISCOP JOHANNESBURG 2016

D AY 3 : 4 N O V E M B E R WORKSHOP THEATRE 1

WORKSHOP THEATRE 2

11:40 AM – 12:40 PM

9:30 AM – 1 1:00 AM

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

FILMING IN SOUTH AFRICA, FROM LOCATIONS TO INCENTIVES, REBATES AND PROFESSIONAL LOCAL CREWS – With: Monika Rorvik, Head of Film & Media Promotion, Wesgro | Jackie Motsepe, Chief Operations Officer, KZN Film Commission

THE AFRICAN CO-PRODUCTION FORUM DISCUSSION INCLUDING CASE STUDIES – Moderator: Terence Khumalo, NFVF (South Africa)

THE FUTURE OF DISTRIBUTION AND HOW IT IS EVOLVING – FROM A BUYER AND SELLERS PERSPECTIVE Television viewing as we know it, has evolved beyond imagination and will continue to do so in the near future. Are buyers and sellers able to keep up? Has this changed how deals are done and what is the experience on both sides of the table? TRX is one clear example of how TV and technology combined is inevitably part of the way forward for a more integrated process. – With: Rupi Sagoo, Africa Acquisitions Consultant, The Rights Xchange Limited (TRX)

WHAT DO AFRICAN TV PRODUCTION AND BROADCAST COMPANIES NEED TO DO TO RESPOND TO THE NEW MEDIA LANDSCAPE? – With: Joseph Hundah, Chief Executive Officer, Econet Media | Robyn Smith, Channel Director, Urban Brew Studios | Michael Dearham, VP, Startimes Group Moderator: Russell Southwood, Balancing Act

12:40 PM – 1:40 PM

10:35 AM – 1 1:35 AM

CO-PRODUCTIONS BETWEEN CANADA AND SOUTH AFRICA – With: Nicole Brooks, VP, Caribbeantales Worldwide Distribution | Lisa Wickham, President & CEO, Imagine Media International Ltd Trinidad and Tobago

US PRODUCTION IN SA The influx of films / television series into South Africa is growing rapidly, how can South Africa prepare for this influx? Training programs that are undertaken by foreign productions for South African residents and the success of those programs. The financial benefits of foreign productions shooting in South Africa. Discussion on Cast / Crew numbers as well as Terry’s experience with US Productions such as “Dominion” in 2015 and now “Blood Drive” in 2016 with respect to comparing the hiring of local Crew / Cast. – With: Terry Gould, Producer, NBC Universal (USA) | Benedikt Sabastian, Producer, Motherland Pictures | François Truter, Chief Director: Services Sector Incentives, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

11:05 AM – 12:35 PM

1:45 PM – 3 :45 PM CARIBBEAN TALES INCUBATOR ACCELERATOR Promoting Caribbean and African Co-Productions. – With: Nicole Brooks, VP, Caribbeantales Worldwide Distribution | Lisa Wickham, President & CEO, Imagine Media International Ltd Trinidad and Tobago

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION – With: Peter Kwele, Head of Marketing and Communications, National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF)

1:50 PM – 2:50 PM MINING SABC ARCHIVES CONTENT – SABC News Agency on how to access SABC news Archives material for documentaries and fiction films. Executive summary on SABC News archives, Why SABC? SOP for personal use content, SOP research only, SOP for producers including copy rights, Copyrights processes and fees structure. – With: Daphney Setho, Media Strategist, SABC News | Sias Scott, Archives Manager, SABC News

PRIVATE ROOM

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM POST PRODUCTION DOCTORING (Closed session)

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C O R P O R AT E P R E S E N TAT I O N S As of 17 October, 2016 – Information are subject to change

D AY 1 : 2 N O V E M B E R

M E E T YO U R S TA R S P RO G R A M As of 17 October, 2016 – Information are subject to change

D AY 3 : 4 N O V E M B E R

COCKTAIL AREA

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

MAIN THEATER

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

NHK Presentation & Cocktail

9:30 AM – 10:20 AM

TURNER Presentation & Cocktail

SHOW: GOLD DIGGERS | ETV – Panelists Producer: Hubert Hadebe Cast: To be Confirmed

D AY 2 : 3 N O V E M B E R 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

EURONEWS Presentation & Breakfast

INTRA COMMUNICATIONS, INC Presentation & Cocktail

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

DISCOP DUBAI Presentation & Lunch Location: TBA By Invitation Only

RTI Presentation of RTI International Coproduction Strategies

10:20 A M – 11:00 A M SHOW: BINNELANDERS | KYKNET – Panelists Producer: Human Stark Cast: Brumilda van Rensburg | Nadia Valvekens Writer: Mitzi Booysen

Panelists Producer: Danie Bester Cast: Simone Nortmann, Bennie Kruger Director: Quentin Krog

12:00 P M – 12:40 P M FILM: JOU ROMEO (YOUR ROMEO) Special pre-premiere screening

12:50 PM – 1:30 PM SHOW: NEWISH / MTV BASE

1:40 PM – 2:20 PM SHOW: SHUGA / MTV BASE

11:10 AM – 11:50 AM

2:30 PM – 3:10 PM

FILM: VIR DIE VOELS Special pre-premiere screening

SHOW: LIP SYNC BATTLE AFRICA / MTV BASE

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM AFOREVO Press Conference & Cocktail

PITCHING COMPETITION As of 17 October, 2016 – Information are subject to change

D AY 2 : 3 N O V E M B E R MAIN THEATER

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

3:30 AM

8:30 AM

SPECIAL ANIMATION WORKSHOP – With: Ariane Suveg, Africa Programming & Acquisitions Manager, Turner Africa

TURNER KIDS’ ANIMATION

FORMATS

DOCUMENTARIES

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1:30 PM TV SERIES