NATPE - Press Releases

KENYA SHINES AT 4TH EDITION OF DISCOP AFRICA

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:55:36 +0100

Los Angeles / Paris, 8th September 2010 – The fourth edition of DISCOP AFRICA, the most established TV market in Sub-Saharan Africa, concluded last week in Nairobi, with distributors reporting strong demand for content in the region, notably from existing and future television operators set to take advantage of Kenya’s fast migration towards full digital terrestrial broadcasting.

80 major vendors from 25 overseas and 7 African countries attended DISCOP AFRICA 4, an 8% jump in sellers’ attendance that underscores the importance of post-World Cup Sub-Saharan Africa for television content and packaged TV channel exporters. Amongst the...

“NATPE 2011 / CONTENT FIRST” MARKETPLACE PACING FAR AHEAD

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:33:39 +0100

Confirmed Exhibitors for Miami Market Booking Earlier than ever Before

LOS ANGELES, August 23, 2010 – NATPE, the only U.S. professional video media marketplace, has commitments from more than 50 exhibitors in less than one month, it was announced today by NATPE President and CEO Rick Feldman. The market — under the conference theme “Content First” — will be held at the luxurious Fontainebleau Resort on Miami Beach, January 24 to 26, 2011.

“The move to Miami in 2011 has been incredibly well-received, resulting in quicker sales than ever before....

ANTI-PIRACY BODY TO LAUNCH AT DISCOP AFRICA

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:15:24 +0100

Los Angeles/Paris, 20 August 2010 – Organisers of DISCOP AFRICA, which takes place 1-3 September 2010 at the Hilton Nairobi in Kenya and is already the most established TV market in Sub-Saharan Africa, today announced that the AFRICA MEDIA RIGHTS WATCH initiative, an anti-piracy body monitoring the region, will officially launch next year.

Following a series of meetings that have taken place during the last two DISCOP AFRICA markets, many of the leading broadcasters and content suppliers involved in Sub-Saharan Africa have come together to form AFRICA MEDIA RIGHTS WATCH....