{"id":8631,"date":"2025-10-17T10:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T08:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/?p=8631"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:44:21","slug":"streaming-platforms-from-the-global-south-27-29-october-2025-wits-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/uncategorized\/streaming-platforms-from-the-global-south-27-29-october-2025-wits-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Streaming platforms from the Global South &#8211; 27-29 October 2025, Wits Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mid-Term Meeting IRN South-Stream: Streaming platforms from the Global South. Trajectories &amp; Transnational expansions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"959\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-decran-2025-10-17-103742.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-decran-2025-10-17-103742.png 959w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-decran-2025-10-17-103742-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Capture-decran-2025-10-17-103742-768x500.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">27-29 October 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wits Club, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RSVP required before October 22 &#8211; Limited seats<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For RSVP, contact Christine Ithurbide, IRN South-Stream Project Coordinator: <a id=\"OWA8734761c-76a4-3887-d3ee-d5dbaccca2af\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\" href=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\" data-linkindex=\"7\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\">christine.<wbr data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\" \/>ithurbide@cnrs.fr<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<p><br \/>[<em>English version below<\/em>]<\/p>\n<p><br \/>L&#8217;International Research Network (IRN) South-Stream organise son colloque de mi-programme intitul\u00e9 &#8220;Streaming Platforms from the Global South &#8211; Trajectories and Transnational Expansions&#8221; du 27 au 29 octobre 2025 au Wits Club (Universit\u00e9 de Witwatersrand), avec le soutien de l&#8217;IFAS-Recherche.<\/p>\n<p>L&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRN South-Stream (2023-2027)<\/a> est un programme de cinq ans\u00a0financ\u00e9 par le CNRS et le LabEx ICCA qui\u00a0vise \u00e0 mener une r\u00e9flexion collective et critique sur les plateformes culturelles et les acteurs du\u00a0num\u00e9riques en Afrique, en Asie et en Am\u00e9rique du Sud. Coordonn\u00e9 par Christine Ithurbide (CNRS, Passages UMR 5319), le r\u00e9seau comprend neuf partenaires institutionnels en\u00a0Afrique du Sud, Nigeria, Inde, Turquie, Br\u00e9sil, Chili, France et Royaume-Uni, ainsi qu&#8217;une cinquantaine de membres.<\/p>\n<p>Cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement de trois jours rassemble les coordinateurs et les membres des \u00e9quipes du r\u00e9seau de l&#8217;IRN afin de pr\u00e9senter et de\u00a0discuter leurs recherches sur les th\u00e8mes suivants :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>La trajectoire de plateformes musicales et audiovisuelles d&#8217;Asie, d&#8217;Afrique et d&#8217;Am\u00e9rique du Sud et leur expansion internationale,<\/li>\n<li>Les flux culturels et technologiques dans et entre les r\u00e9gions des Suds et les reconfigurations locales,<\/li>\n<li>Les politiques num\u00e9riques, l&#8217;IA et les plateformes culturelles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Quatre sessions th\u00e9matiques permettront des r\u00e9flexions crois\u00e9es et interdisciplinaires sur une\u00a0diversit\u00e9 de plateformes ainsi que sur les reconfigurations et les rapports de force auxquels elles sont associ\u00e9es dans les Suds. Parmi nos invit\u00e9s, nous avons le plaisir d&#8217;accueillir le professeur Iginio Gagliardone, Department of Media Studies, Wits University,\u00a0pour une pr\u00e9sentation intitul\u00e9e \u00ab From Streaming to Sovereignty: Rethinking Digital Flows from the Global South \u00bb ainsi qu&#8217;une table-ronde sur l&#8217;AI MIND Institute de Wits University\u00a0en dialogue avec Olu Randle, Head of Digital Arts Department \u00e0 Wits University. Nous accueillerons\u00a0\u00e9galement Daniel Motaung, fondateur du Safe Content Advocacy Network, et Tian Chen, docteur \u00e0 l&#8217;universit\u00e9 du Cap et cofondateur de Wubuntu, pour partager leur exp\u00e9rience et discuter des th\u00e8mes de l&#8217;IRN dans le cadre de plusieurs tables rondes.<\/p>\n<p>Cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement est organis\u00e9 avec le soutien financier du Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), du Laboratoire Passages (UMR 5319), du LabEx ICCA et de l&#8217;IFAS-Recherche.<\/p>\n<h4>Programme ci-dessous.<\/h4>\n<h4>\u00c9v\u00e9nement sur inscription (avant le 22 octobre) &#8211; Places limit\u00e9es<\/h4>\n<h4>Contact :\u00a0Christine Ithurbide, coordinatrice du projet IRN South-Stream <a id=\"OWA8734761c-76a4-3887-d3ee-d5dbaccca2af\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\" href=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\" data-linkindex=\"7\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\">christine.<wbr data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\" \/>ithurbide@cnrs.fr<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4>Plus d&#8217;informations :\u00a0<a id=\"OWA9c13d673-e122-b102-e42e-b70164f66e45\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"8\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\">https:\/\/www.southstream.<wbr data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\" \/>cnrs.fr\/<\/a><\/h4>\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The\u00a0International Research Network (IRN) South-Stream\u00a0is organizing its\u00a0Mid-term Meeting &#8220;Streaming Platforms from the Global South &#8211; Trajectories and Transnational Expansions&#8221; from 27 to 29 October 2025 at the Wits Club, University of Witwatersrand and with the support\u00a0of IFAS-Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRN South-Stream<\/a>\u00a0(2023-2027) is a five-year programme, funded by the CNRS and the LabEx ICCA, that aims to lead a collective and critical reflection on cultural platforms and digital players in Africa, Asia and South America. Coordinated by Christine Ithurbide (CNRS,\u00a0 Passages UMR 5319), the network comprises 9 institutional partners from South Africa, Nigeria, India, Turkey, Brazil, Chile, France and the UK and around 50 members.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">This 3-day event brings together the IRN network\u2019s head coordinators and team members to present and\u00a0discuss their current research on the following key themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The trajectory of homegrown music and audiovisual streaming platforms in Asia, Africa and South America and their international expansion,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cultural and technological flows in and between Global South regions and local reconfigurations,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital policy, AI and cultural platforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">Four thematic sessions will enable crossfieldwork reflection and dialogue on a diversity of streaming platforms\u00a0as well as on the reconfigurations and\u00a0power relations they\u00a0are part\u00a0of\u00a0in\u00a0the Global South. Among our special guests, we are delighted to invite Prof. Iginio Gagliardone, Department of Media Studies at Wits University, for a lecture and discussion titled &#8220;From Streaming to Sovereignty: Rethinking Digital Flows from the Global South&#8221; and a roundtable about the\u00a0AI\u00a0MIND Institute of Wits in dialogue with\u00a0Olu Randle, Head of Digital Arts Department, Wits University.\u00a0We will be also inviting Daniel Motaung, Founder of Safe Content Advocacy Network and Tian Chen, Dr University of CapeTown and co-founder of Wunbuntu to share their experience and discuss the IRN&#8217;s themes as part of several panels.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">This event is organized with the financial support of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Laboratory Passages (UMR 5319), the LabEx ICCA\u00a0and IFAS-Research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">See the programme below.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">Event with RSVP Required (before October 22) &#8211; Limited seats\u00a0<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">Contact : Christine Ithurbide, IRN South-Stream Project Coordinator\u00a0<a id=\"OWA857d37ef-f024-affb-5a6b-d29e4d743be5\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\" href=\"mailto:christine.ithurbide@cnrs.fr\" data-linkindex=\"5\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\">christine.<wbr data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\" \/>ithurbide@cnrs.fr<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">More information :\u00a0<a id=\"OWAbcd9a997-d86a-8d97-474d-46445344fb45\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southstream.cnrs.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\">https:\/\/www.southstream.<wbr data-ogsc=\"rgb(17, 85, 204)\" \/>cnrs.fr\/<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(34, 34, 34)\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Southstream-programme.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:870px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Southstream programme.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-4b168542-31a0-47e2-a8b2-0fba97f63e40\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Southstream-programme.pdf\">Southstream programme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifas.org.za\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Southstream-programme.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-4b168542-31a0-47e2-a8b2-0fba97f63e40\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid-Term Meeting IRN South-Stream: Streaming platforms from the Global South. 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