Broadcast Film and Music Africa 2015

Broadcast Film and Music Africa 2015 is a conference dedicated to creative content and electronic media in Africa.

Key Topics

• Content Production
  • Educational and informative AV programmes
  • Developing TV programmes that African audiences want to watch
  • Co-production opportunities and content partnerships
  • The investment opportunities in African content development
  • Innovative radio content development
• Fighting the scourge of piracy
  • Regulatory and industry initiatives regarding IP, broadcasting rights and licensing and legal framework development; using new technology to block piracy
• The Digital Transition: Focussing on consumer issues
• Distribution
  • Cross-continent distribution
  • The domestic market: Selling local productions to broadcasters
  • Selling African content internationally
• Animation: A new frontier for African electronic media innovation
• Understanding the Audience
  • Advertising trends
  • Media audience research: TV, radio, internet and music consumption trends
  • International formats in Africa
  • Advertising revenue models to support free-to-air content
• Mobile Broadcasting
  • Business models
  • Technology
• Sports broadcasting
  • Developing domestic sports content
  • Negotiating international sports rights
  • Continental sports events and rights
• The impact of social media - developing multi-media platforms
• Technological innovation - improving services, driving down costs and extending coverage
• Media for social and political development
  • Media and good governance, democracy and transparency
  • Media for healthcare, education and social cohesion
• The impact of convergence: IP-TV and Smart TV

Who should Attend

• Radio broadcasters
• Television broadcasters
• International broadcasting services operating in Africa
• Pay TV companies using cable, IP-TV or satellite
• Animators and animation production companies
• Television, film and music production companies
• Donors, development agencies, NGOs and faith-based organisations active in media development projects
• Facilities providers including production equipment hire, post-production and outside broadcast
• Advertising and marketing agencies
• Broadcasting and film equipment vendors and satellite capacity suppliers
• Library Facilities for music, commercials and programmes
• Mobile and fixed telephone operators looking at convergence opportunities
• Regulators and policy-makers
• Market research companies
• Industry associations
• Journalists, analysts