African CEOs optimistic about growth despite challenges on the continent — PwC report

Radio dominates the advertising sector in Tanzania, contributing just over 50% of revenues, with TV accounting for about 30%

Increased Internet access will generate more consumer spend than any other media product or service in the next five years in the South African entertainment and media industry, according to a report issued by PwC today (http://www.pwc.com). South Africa’s entertainment and media market is expected to grow by 10.2% compounded annually (CAGR) from 2014 – 2018 to a...

“The line between traditional media and digital media is blurred – consumers want more flexibility and freedom in how they consume content.”

After more than a decade of digital disruption, the African entertainment and media industry has entered a new landscape – one where the media is no longer divided into distinct traditional and digital spheres, according to a report from PwC (http://www.pwc.com) titled Entertainment and media outlook: 2015 – 2019 (South Africa – Nigeria-Kenya). The...

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Issues affecting East African region’s economic progression are expected to take centre stage at this year’s East Africa Business Summit (EABS) to be held in Kigali, Rwanda as from June 4 – 6.

The two-day Summit, themed Positioning East Africa for Inclusive Prosperity in 2020 and beyond, is expected to bring together over 100 top Chief Executives Officers, financiers and government officials who will also discuss ways of exploiting...

Africa should be telling its own story

WHAT: Radio 786 (http://www.radio786.co.za), a leading South African broadcaster will be hosting a media symposium under the theme: Bolstering the African Voice. The symposium will bring together international experts from America, the Pacific, Latin America and Africa and offer an exciting opportunity to network, dialogue and collaborate in media development. Stakeholders are also invited to submit papers for presentation at the symposium.

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-PwC’s ‘Africa oil & gas review’ analyses what has happened in the last 12 months in the oil & gas industry within the major African markets

The challenges facing oil & gas companies operating in Africa continue to be diverse and numerous fuelled by fraud, corruption, theft, poor infrastructure and a lack of skilled resources, among others. Regulatory uncertainty and delays in passing laws are severely inhibiting sector development in many countries around the continent. “Some key players...