Stakeholders in the African media sector are expected to meet in Nairobi to discuss how to make the sector’s revenue sustainable.
The inaugural Africa Media Festival dubbed Re-Imagine media will give industry participants the chance to share cutting-edge trends, technologies, and networks that can support the sector’s transition to sustainability.
The media industry has been particularly hard-struck by changing business models, which has resulted in revenue declines.
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The event is scheduled for February 14 and 15 2023 at Radisson Blue Hotel in Upper Hill Nairobi county and will be powered by Baraza Media Lab. The forum will bring together industry participants from around the continent to discuss the current and future state of the African media sector.
The conference’s target audience includes governments, media owners, social media platforms, investors, grantmakers, and journalists.
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“We invite media players from across different media spaces, journalists, photographers, podcasters, authors, and illustrators to join us and address cultural, social, political, and economic issues around contemporary issues affecting Africa,” said Executive Director Baraza Media Maurice Otieno
Speakers from South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Sierra Leone will also be present at the forum.
“We are targeting a total of 1,500 delegates over the two days. With the conference being a Pan- African conference, we aim to have government representatives and speakers from other countries within and outside the continent and outside” added Otieno.
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