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Digital platforms disrupt TV space Trend, experts say

MultiChoice CEO Yolisa Phahle and Wonderhood Studios Founder David Abraham

Shifting consumer audience demands and lifestyles have disrupted the television industry, eroding a good chunk of the power that pay TV and prime time free television schedules used to enjoy.

TV programmes, once assumed to be quake-proof, have been deeply shaken by the changing viewership landscape and competition for audiences’ attention has hit fever pitch. These are some of the insights that came out when players drawn from across Africa’s broadcasting industry convened for a Digital Dialogue Conference organised by MultiChoice in Dubai, United Arab Emirate (UAE) last week.

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