E110: #BusinessOfAFCON – New World TV & CAF Media Rights with Dr. Gerard Akindes
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#BusinessOfAFCON is an exclusive five-part series, produced by The Football Foundation for Africa in collaboration with Africa Business of Sport Podcast, which focuses on the various business and commercial aspects of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. 🏆⚽ In this episode, Edem and Jabu are joined by Founder & CEO of The Football Foundation for Africa Brian Wesaala to discuss the various consequences of New World TV's media rights agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The trio are then joined by leading African sports media rights expert, Dr. Gerard Akindes, who analyses SuperSport's protracted AFCON sublicensing deal, the need for telecommunication companies to collaborate with CAF to deliver efficient sports streaming solutions, and the impact of data costs and internet availability on OTT users in Africa. ------------------- 📮We have been nominated for two Sports Podcast Awards! If you would like to support us in winning these awards, click the following links to cast your vote: 👉 Best Sports Business Podcast - https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-sports-business-podcast/ 👉 Diverse Voices Awards - https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/sports-diverse-voices-award/ ------------------- ⭐ The best way to support the podcast is to subscribe, share and leave us a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 📲 Follow us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🥇 Africa Business of Sport Podcast - Africa's #1 sport business podcast
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