40 min
Profitable growth: where African streaming really stands
A frank look at what is working, what is not and where the money is.
Content Streaming Summit · Africa 2027 · 23–24 February · Cape Town, South Africa
Programme
Indicative programme. Sessions and speakers are still being confirmed.
Business models and profitability
What actually makes money for African streamers, and what does not.
Tuesday 23 February
Tuesday 23 February
60 min
SVOD, AVOD, FAST or hybrid: choosing the right model for each market
Which tiers work in which markets, and how operators decide.
Wednesday 24 February
50 min
The metrics that predict profitability
What investors and boards look for in an African streaming business.
Free, ad-supported and FAST
Free viewing is reshaping the field. Who wins from it?
Tuesday 23 February
60 min
Broadcaster-led FAST channels: lessons from early African launches
What broadcasters have learnt from launching their own free streaming channels.
Tuesday 23 February
60 min
The YouTube effect: competitor, partner or distribution channel?
How platforms and broadcasters are working with, and against, social video.
Tuesday 23 February
60 min
Ad-tech, measurement and the case for advertiser trust
What advertisers need before they move budget to streaming.
Telcos, payments and partnerships
The partnerships that put streaming in front of the next 100 million African viewers.
Tuesday 23 February
60 min
Bundling, carrier billing and mobile money at scale
The telco and fintech partnerships putting streaming in front of new viewers.
Content, sport and retention
Local stories, live sport and the fight to keep subscribers.
Wednesday 24 February
40 min
Local content that performs at home and travels abroad
How to commission stories that work in more than one market.
Wednesday 24 February
60 min
Churn, retention and the economics of live sport
Does live sport pay its way, and what actually keeps subscribers?
AI and localisation
Using AI to reach audiences in their own languages.
Wednesday 24 February
60 min
AI in localisation, dubbing, subtitling and recommendation
Reaching audiences in African languages with AI, and where people still matter most.
Policy, piracy and regulation
The rules, taxes and leakage that shape the business.
Wednesday 24 February
60 min
Piracy, illicit IPTV and the cost of leakage
Putting a number on piracy and what can be done about it.
Wednesday 24 February
60 min
Local content quotas and digital tax: what regulation means for streamers
Regulators and operators on the rules shaping the business.
Across the programme
60 min
20 min
KeynoteStreamed for online pass
Welcome and opening remarks
Setting the scene for two days on profitable growth.
60 min
30 min
Join us in Cape Town
23–24 February 2027 · The Capital 15 on Orange, South Africa