Janson Media Gears Up for Inaugural DISCOP Africa Conference

Janson Media announced today its support of DISCOP Africa 09, the first international event strictly dedicated to the development of the television content business in Africa, being held at the Sofitel Terranga Hotel in Dakar, Senegal, next week, February 25-27, 2009. In attendance and representing the Janson Media Rights Portfolio will be Ruben Gil of Barcelona-based distributor Enjoy Licensing. As previously reported in the pressroom in December, Janson Media entered into a Representation Agreement with Enjoy that includes several territories including English speaking Africa. The inaugural DISCOP Africa is designed to initiate and facilitate audiovisual content business across the African continent -- bringing together international content buyers, suppliers and advertisers. With February's market already reportedly sold out, the industry is already marking its calendars for the second DISCOP Africa set to take place September 16-18th in Nairobi, Kenya. Enjoy is a Barcelona, Spain based International distributor of animated series, documentaries, and television movies and series. Specializing in everything from television production, sales and licensing to licensing and retailing in fashion and art, Enjoy continues to diversify itself in many areas of business. The company"s properties include Arthur (television), Devota & Lomba (fashion), Museum Masters (art) and much more. Established in 1989, Janson Media is an independent content distribution company based in the United States, with a rights portfolio of over 1,500 hours of exclusive programming available for licensing to worldwide television, VOD, DVD/video, non-theatric, and emerging new media markets, and a publisher/ manufacturer of award-winning DVDs. The company has licensed programming to virtually every country in the world, and its clients include most major broadcasters and media companies.