Broadcasters Convention · West Africa 2027 · 31 August – 1 September · Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Why attend
Who you will meet, what you will learn and why it matters.
Two days with the people building West Africa’s broadcast and digital future.
Who will attend
Who is in the room
Senior, diverse decision-makers: over half of participants are C-suite, founders, directors or VPs, from francophone, anglophone and lusophone West Africa and beyond.
- Public and private TV and radio broadcasters
- Pay-TV, OTT and streaming platforms
- Telecoms and signal distribution operators
- Technology, satellite and cloud solution providers
- Regulators and policymakers
- Content producers, distributors and rights holders
- Advertisers, agencies and audience measurement firms
Reasons to take part
What you will take home
Learn
- How West African broadcasters can share in the value of the region’s music, film, series and sport
- What digital terrestrial TV and satellite really cost, and where carriage is heading
- Which advertising, sponsorship and new revenue lines are working
- How to build audiences you can earn from on YouTube, TikTok and streaming
Hear
- Executives and innovators shaping the sector, through keynotes, case studies and panels
- Francophone, anglophone, continental and international perspectives on the sector
Meet
- Public and private TV and radio broadcasters
- Regulators and policymakers
- Telcos, signal distribution and streaming platforms
- Content producers, distributors and rights holders
- Advertisers, agencies and audience measurement firms
Topics
What the programme covers
Select a topic to see its sessions in the programme.
Also on the agenda
- Francophone and anglophone markets: what each can learn from the other
- Digital terrestrial TV and satellite: coverage, costs and carriage
- Sustainable broadcasting: diversifying income for public and private broadcasters
- Advertising, sponsorship and new revenue lines for regional broadcasters
- Broadcasters on YouTube, TikTok and streaming: from views to revenue
- Content co-production and cross-border distribution in ECOWAS markets
- Sharing in West Africa’s content economy: music, film, series and sport rights
- AI in the newsroom and in production: practical uses and safeguards
- Audience measurement in multi-language, multi-platform markets
- Regulation, licensing and content standards across the region
- Cloud and IP workflows for cost-effective operations
See you in Abidjan
31 August – 1 September 2027 · Côte d’Ivoire