{Econet Media\u2019s Kwes\u00e9 and ESPN have announced a groundbreaking media collaboration in Africa.
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\nThe deal will deliver the most comprehensive sports coverage in Africa, offering a wide range of sports and thousands of hours of programming. African audiences will benefit from industry-leading content from the world\u2019s leading sports media company in ESPN, in conjunction with Kwes\u00e9\u2019s premium sports offering, while Kwes\u00e9\u2019s pan-African reach and its TV everywhere multi platform distribution capability will deliver the content to viewers through TV and digital platforms making it accessible to sports fans wherever they are.<\/p>\n
The deal comes into effect in early 2017 with the launch of an ESPN channel in 19 countries, which is exclusive to Kwes\u00e9. ESPN will also produce daily SportsCenter updates for Africa, bringing the iconic sports news and highlights brand to the channel.<\/p>\n
In addition, by mid-2017, ESPN and Kwes\u00e9 will together launch an African edition of the ESPN website and mobile app. The new KweseESPN.com, and its accompanying app, will combine ESPN\u2019s industry-leading coverage of global sports and world-class digital platform with local African sports news, analysis and perspectives from Kwes\u00e9. ESPN and Kwes\u00e9\u2019s teams will feature many of the world\u2019s best sports journalists and provide up-to-the-minute news and analysis on sports from around the globe with a unique African perspective. The site will also feature live scores and data for all major sports events as well as video news and highlights from ESPN and the Kwes\u00e9 Sports channels.<\/p>\n
With the conclusion of this agreement Kwes\u00e9 adds NCAA American football and basketball to its existing broadcast rights for the NFL, NHL and the NBA, making it the home of American sports in Africa.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the significance of the agreement, Joseph Hundah Chief Executive Officer of Econet Media said, \u201cUltimately our goals are the same, to bring fans the best in global sports. The synergies between Kwes\u00e9 and ESPN allow us to achieve that goal by leveraging our collective ability to deliver premium African and global sports programming to sports fans across Africa. We look forward to collaborating with ESPN in Africa and providing African sports fans with access to global sports like never before.\u201d<\/p>\n
Added Russell Wolff, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, ESPN International, \u201cESPN\u2019s focus around the world is simple: to serve sports fans. This long-term collaboration across television and digital media will do just that — serve millions of sports fans across Africa with exceptional products, content and coverage. We are very excited about the opportunities that lie ahead as we bring ESPN\u2019s great content, including SportsCenter, and decades of experience in sports media together with one of Africa\u2019s most dynamic and vibrant companies.\u201d<\/p>\n
African viewers can look forward to thousands of hours of ESPN content which will be licensed to Kwes\u00e9. Including both live sports and award-winning original programming, the content will appear across the ESPN and Kwes\u00e9 Sport channels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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