FOX International Channels Appoints Hannelie Bekker as MD of FIC Africa

Johannesburg, November 5th, 2014 - FOX International Channels Europe & Africa has announced today the appointment of Hannelie Bekker as Managing Director (MD) of FIC Africa. With first-hand knowledge of the television market in South and East Africa, and strong relationships with African broadcasters, international content distributors and international channel owners, Hannelie Bekker will assume responsibilities for all FIC brands in Africa, including FOX, FOX Crime, FOX Movies, FX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic Gold, FOX Sports, FOX Sports 2 and Baby TV.

Hannelie will be based in FIC's Johannesburg office and will report to Adam Theiler, Executive Vice President for Southern Europe and Africa.

Prior to joining FIC, Hannelie Bekker was MD of Wananchi Programming Limited, a Wananchi Group company created to develop and manage bespoke channels under the triple play and Pay-TV provider's consumer brand, Zuku. During her time in this role, Hannelie established a dynamic Nairobi-based team, which launched nine channels and created a small portfolio of original regional content. The channels include Zuku Afrika, Zuku Life, Zuku Movies (four channels), Zuku Swahili Movies, Zuku Sports and Zuku Kids.

Before joining Wananchi, Hannelie worked independently through her own company, Octant Strategy and Business Development, a services and partnering provider for the broadcast / media sector. Earlier in her career, Hannelie held several positions in content management and general management at the SABC, the South African public broadcaster.

Hannelie is a Member of the US Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, has served as a juror for the International Emmys 2013, and has twice being included in Digital TV Europe's annual Euro 50' list, DTVE's selection of influential people in the broadband and pay-TV industries.

Hannelie has the same dynamic spirit that we all share at FIC. She will be an extraordinary asset to FIC, and will lead and extend our operation throughout Africa, which is a key market with a mature business operation and strong brand and affiliate distribution. Hannelie's experience and track record in senior roles at numerous TV production companies throughout Africa not only make her the best possible person to manage FIC Africa, but also a prominent figure within Africa's TV industry who can help FIC to consolidate its objectives in the region. I am delighted to welcome Hannelie to our executive team, said Adam Theiler, Executive Vice President for Southern Europe and Africa.

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