About the convention

2027 theme

Sustainable broadcasting in a diverse content economy: reaching and serving new audiences

Broadcasters across Southern Africa face a familiar mix of pressures: public funding under strain, advertising moving to global platforms, the cost of digital networks, and audiences who expect content on every screen. At the same time, the region has some of the continent’s most advanced media markets, new FAST and streaming launches from local broadcasters, and growing cooperation across SADC.

Now in its 9th edition, the Broadcasters & Digital Media Convention - Southern Africa 2027 brings together public and private broadcasters, regulators, platforms and technology partners in Livingstone, Zambia, to look at how broadcasting delivers public value while staying commercially viable.