The new event, just announced last week, will be held at the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach from  January 31 to February 2 of 2023

Following last week’s announcement, Basic Lead, the organizers of upcoming Discop Miami to be held at the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, has confirmed information about participating options and ‘Early Bird’ special offers.

Eighty rooms and suites located on low floors will be converted into basic and premium ‘showrooms’ ranging from US$ 5,750 to US$ 7,500. Non-exhibiting distributors and producers will have access to private meeting tables offered for US$ 2,000.

Incentives to register before 30 November include a 4-night complimentary stay at the Grand Beach Hotel for companies booking a showroom or a meeting table, and a complimentary Market Badge for acquisition and commissioning executives, coproduction influencers and marketers.

All delegates will have access to personalized research and meeting organization assistance four weeks prior to Discop Miami. To capitalize on new connections, post-market follow-up support will also be available to capitalize on new connections.

The news of Discop Miami came almost at the same time that Napte was forced to cancel its Bahamas event after declaring for bankruptcy earlier this year. “At Discop we are trying to be as undisruptive as possible when it comes to the dates of our events,” said Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, CEO of Basic Lead, in dialogue with ttvnews. “After 32 years of planning events, Discop Miami comes at the right time, with a series of new challenges, but also new opportunities at a time of change for the industry.”

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Within hours of announcing Discop Miami, the CEO of Basic Lead gave ttvnews details about the new event that will take place from January 31 to February 2 at the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach.

In the last 24 hours, two pieces of news were released that altered the panorama of what the beginning of 2023 will be like for the international fair market of the audiovisual community.

Right before the official cancellation of Natpe Bahamas, Basic Lead announced the launching of Discop Miami, a new event that will take place from January 31 to February 2nd at the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach, and for which the registration phase will open on November 14.

In dialogue with ttvnews, Patrick Jucaud-Zuchowicki, CEO of Basic Lead, gave some clues as to what the new market in Miami will be like, as well as the expectations generated by the novelty in the international audiovisual industry, and for which TTV Media Group has already announced that it will carry out an edition of its publication TTV, as well as a special coverage during the market.

How has the industry received Discop Miami 2023 so far?
The news has been received very positively. Everyone loves Miami Beach and the cancellation of Natpe Bahamas raised a lot of uncertainties regarding the early 2023 schedule.

What will the Discop Miami format be like?
The format of the event will be like any other Discop market: hotel-based, compact, meeting-focused, with the aim of uniting new creative and dynamic hubs from Africa, the Middle East and Asia; with the number one entertainment market in the world. We are not looking to replace Natpe Global; we are simply reviving an old plan to locate a market in Miami that was put on hold due to Covid.

On November 14, registration opens for participants. What expectations do you have about it?
Given the 100 days remaining, our ambition is to welcome 100+ global distributors, 200+ content producers, and 350+ co-production buyers and influencers.

Does Basic Lead intend to take the Natpe brand?
I cannot comment on what we will do with the Natpe brand. What I can say is that our main interest is Natpe Europe and bringing the old Discop Budapest back to the banks of the Danube in June.

A message for the industry?
At Discop we are trying to be as undisruptive as possible when it comes to the dates of our events. After 32 years of planning events, Discop Miami comes at the right time, with a series of new challenges, but also new opportunities at a time of change for the industry.

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Registration for the event, which will take place from January 31 to February 2, will open on November 14

Basic Lead has announced Discop Miami 2023, a new event, which will run from January 31 to February 2, at the Grand Beach Hotel in Miami Beach.

As reported by WorldScreen, the new event would be small-scale and focused on generating a networking environment that allows face-to-face meetings between industry players.

Online registration will begin on Monday, December 14.

With Natpe going through a complex moment – it has just announced the cancellation of its event in the Bahamas, previously scheduled for January 2023 – Basic Lead does not rule out the possibility of reaching an agreement to use the renowned brand in the future.

La entrada Discop Launches New Event in Miami in January 2023 se publicó primero en TTV News.

After two years without events due to the pandemic, Discop Dubai will once again take place at the Dubai World Trade Center.

In a 2022 in which the return of several industry markets is celebrated. Discop Dubai also announces its return. After two years of hiatus, the event will take place from May 17 to 19 at the Dubai World Trade Center.

The event expects more than 1,000 international attendees, including over 300 acquisition, commissioning, production and marketing executives representing MENA broadcasters, pay-tv services, mobile and streaming platforms, web TVs, content aggregators, production houses and advertisers.

Discop Dubai will also innovate with a Co-Production Salon that will highlight Arab film, television and animation projects that are presented in search of international partners for the distribution and financing of the titles. The Co-Production Salon is run by Discop Dubai partner HConsult.

In addition to the business opportunities generated by face-to-face meetings supported by the organization’s work, Discop Dubai will feature a line-up of live conferences, case-studies, company presentations and screenings will explore the future of live sports broadcasting, coproduction opportunities between the Middle East and Africa, and Saudi Arabia’s plans to become a strategic destination for the industry.

La entrada Discop returns to Dubai from May 17 to 19 se publicó primero en TTV News.

Two annual virtual markets will be launched to complement the organizers’ physical markets in Abidjan and Johannesburg. Each virtual market lasts three months and specifically promotes content available right away.

The organizers of the signature Discop film and television content markets, Basic Lead, are deploying a new initiative to strengthen and expand business in sub-Saharan Africa from the comfort of a desktop.

With the industry easing into the habit of distance appointments, two annual virtual markets will be launched to complement the organizers’ physical markets in Abidjan and Johannesburg.

Each virtual market lasts three months and specifically promotes content available right away and under favorable terms. During that period of time, buyers can screen trailers and full-length episodes online and have access to personalized voice/email/chat assistance to seek answers to their questions and request appointments with rights-holders.

Content will be supplied by the top 100+ global and regional content distributors who service sub-Saharan Africa and already attend Discop’s physical markets. To guarantee well-matched and well-prepared meetings, the same appointment-setting discipline Discop is known for will be applied to promote content and convert initial interest into confirmed appointments.

Over the next five months, 1000+ individual buyers in 49 African countries will be surveyed, one by one. They represent 400+ public and commercial broadcasters, pay TV operators and streaming platforms. Urgent programming needs will be at the center of a 20-minute video conference piloted by Discop’s reinforced research and networking teams.

Two virtual markets are scheduled in 2020:

Virtual Market 1: 1 May to 31 July
17 countries in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa

Virtual Market 2: 1 August to 31 October.
32 countries in Anglophone and Lusophone Africa

La entrada Discop Launches Two Virtual Markets in Africa se publicó primero en TTV News.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the events’ organization announced Discop Abidjan will move its dates from May to September 3-4, while Discop Johannesburg will postpone its dates from July to October 28-29.

DISCOP Abidjan and DISCOP Johannesburg, Africa’s leading film, television, and digital content markets, have been respectively postponed to 3-4 September 2020, and 28-29 October 2020.

Organizers said the 2020 editions – which were expected to host over 500 companies driving media, entertainment and advertising business across Africa – have been moved from their May and July dates due to growing concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus on the continent.

Both DISCOP Abidjan and DISCOP Johannesburg will return to their original May and July dates and to three-day editions in 2021.

DISCOP President Patrick Zuchowicki Jucaud said: “We were more optimistic three weeks ago but the safety of our clients and staff is our priority. The last part of the year will be busy, and we believe these new dates will provide the DISCOP community with the opportunity to achieve their business objectives in Africa.”

The latest figures show coronavirus affecting 2819 persons in 46 African countries with 73 recorded deaths.

During these challenging times, organizers will be communicating individually with registered participants and help them organize virtual meetings with their existing clients and prospects in Africa.

La entrada Discop’s African Markets Postponed to September and October se publicó primero en TTV News.

To be held from 20 to 22 November, the event will put a strong emphasis on African television projects in development, partnerships with South Africa, the booming animation sector, and the export of content produced on the continent.

A newly revamped and focused Discop Johannesburg program will see a scope that goes beyond content buying and selling.

In line with Discop Market’s vision to promote the commerce and co-production of multi-screen entertainment content across Africa, the upcoming edition, to be held from 20 to 22 November, will put a strong emphasis on African television projects in development, partnerships with South Africa, the booming animation sector, and the export of content produced on the continent.

As co-production in international television expands, Africa can play an increasingly influential role in getting projects off the ground.

Competitive incentive programs are already available in countries such as South Africa, Kenya and Senegal, and this year’s edition of Discop Johannesburg will focus extensively on African content producers, with solid works in progress, to reach out to key players in Africa and beyond who could bring added value to projects in development.

“Not since the invention of television has Africa exercised such an influence on the creation of original multiscreen content,” said Patrick Zuchowicki, President of Discop. “This year’s Discop Johannesburg will see three times more projects with cross-border potential brought to the market by African producers than in 2018.”

The renewed focus on works in progress and fostering co-productions will be brought to life via the side-bar Discopro program that will see more than 50 speakers, including many intrepid disrupters, on stage for panel discussions around the eight key pillars of the industry’s current transformation.

The pillars are: What buyers actually want; Exporting African content; The content monetization challenge; Stop fake news; Empowering women in media; The united world of animation; The nascent and super fast-growing video gaming competition sector; Why dubbed content is so important.

In an important addition to the program, sixteen works in progress of international standard and with a set delivery date will be pitched by their producers in front of key regional and international industry players that can help these projects take off. They will be regrouped into four categories: TV series, Formats, Documentary, and Animation.

Sponsored by The Africa Channel, a series of masterclasses and a panel discussion led by experts from around the world will address how independent producers can export their content and best adapt to the fast-paced world of multicultural television. Four sessions will provide a rapid course of study on what makes a project aimed at multicultural audiences actually sell in today’s challenging environment.

“Broadcasters, premium cable channels and streaming platforms from around the world are starting to recognize the value of African content,” said Narendra Reddy, General Manager, The Africa Channel.

“However, producers on the continent need to be proactive and actively participate in creating opportunities for distribution. Furthermore whilst production should continuously evolve to a global standards in terms of technical quality, producers should endeavor to develop stories that are authentic, local and culturally specific”

With many high-profile international TV series being shot in South Africa, a tutorial track will put under the spotlight the country’s rebates system and examine the benefits available through coproduction treaties that exist between South Africa and The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada and Australia.

Intertwined in the general agenda, presentations by the likes of SES, ITV, Pomegranate Media, Agence France Presse, Al Jazeera, Ubongo, Shoot Cameroon and Vubiquity will explore future opportunities and deliver further insights on the state of the industry.

La entrada Discop Johannesburg to Focus on Africa se publicó primero en TTV News.