The second annual AfricaCast 2012 is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa on 14 and 15 November and will once again be brimming with South Africa and Africa's top TV executives and digirati to talk and hear about the massive changes and trends sweeping the African continent when it comes to pay-TV, television, video and social media as the media eco-system continues to converge.
AfricaCast 2012, taking place again in the Cape Town International Convention Centre alongside the broader AfricaCom 2012 conference, is a fascinating two day conference specifically for sub-Saharan Africa broadcasters and attracts the largest number of delegates to talk about and hear more about the TV and broadcasting industry on the continent.
Sivan Pillay, the managing director of Endemol South Africa will be the keynote speaker this year at AfricaCast 2012 taking about "Unlocking the potential of African TV through digital transformation".
Nick Thomas, a principal analyst, will be examining the Outlook for the pay-TV market in Africa.
Alex Okosi, the senior vice president and managing director for Viacom International Media Networks Africa (VIMN Africa) - the man responsible for launching MTV Base in Africa, is also on the talk roster, together with representatives from MultiChoice, ABN, Rovio, Amazon.com, YouTube, SouthTel and Facebook.
AfricaCom 2012 has a truly fascinating line-up according to this year's broschure.
Panel discussions and presentations include Understanding the TriplePlay offering in Africa and how TriplePlay is impacting on African broadcast revenues, How satellite will share the future of broadcasting in Africa, Looking at the role of TriplePlay on African viewing trends, Assessing the potential impact of the digital switchover, How are preparations going for Africa's digital switchover, and the continued and growing importance of local TV content in the African market.
AfricaCast 2012 and AfricaCom 2012 will have Mike Aldrige from the community TV station CTV in Cape Town talk about the role of local TV content players, and a panel discussion will look at the major challenges and key success stories of being a global broadcaster based in Africa.
Eutelsat's Marc Welinski will talk about satellite in the new TV landscape and what are the current trends and how that will impact on satellite operators and the development of the broadcast business.
People can register for AfricaCom 2012 and AfricaCast 2012 taking place on 14 and 15 November by visiting www.africacast-event.com.
