BBC STUDIOS AFRICA SUMMER UPFRONT 2018: In photos.

BBC Studios Africa held its Summer Upfront 2018 event on Wednesday at Summer Place in Hyde Park, Johannesburg.

At the event that was attended by the press and TV critics, advertisers, TV executives and producers, BBC Studios Africa showed and took guests through its BBC First, BBC Lifestyle, BBC Brit, BBC Earth, CBeebies, and BBC World News channels.

BBC Studios Africa showed promo sizzle reels for each and talked through changes, as well as unveiling upcoming and new programming.

In attendance and speaking to guests were Joel Churcher, the vice president and general manager for BBC Studios Africa; Shireez Latief, senior marketing manager at BBC Studios Africa; and Sarah-Jane Harling, advertising director for BBC Studios Africa.

The BBC Studios Africa Summer Upfront 2018 event started with arrival cocktails including garden animals (the theme was in keeping with the upcoming new and amazing-looking natural history series Dynasties on BBC Earth), followed by the upfront presentation, and concluding with food and drinks afterwards as guests mingled.

It was interesting to note that BBC Studios Africa has done away with serving plastic straws, similar to M-Net's media event for the My Kitchen Rules South Africa second season finale pre-drinks and afterparty recently, as well as FOX International Networks Africa's upfront that gave guests metal straws.

The presentation of the BBC Studios Africa Summer Upfront 2018 took place on a very well-done and cleverly recreated version of the set of The Graham Norton Show.

Here is the BBC Studios Africa Summer Upfront 2018 in photos: