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b'One of the more surprising things that came out of a recent conversation Andile Masuku had with BT\\u2019s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Oliver Fortuin is his answer when asked (somewhat unfairly) what disruptive trend could potentially render BT redundant in the next decade. His answer? The trend towards consolidated media ownership. Listen in to this week\\u2019s African Tech Round-up to hear Oliver unpack that answer.\\n\\nMeanwhile, the French Urban television network Trace TV\\u2019s acquisition of Kenyan, pan-African VOD service Buni.tv made headlines last week. Buni.tv is believed to be one of the largest African VOD services offering home-grown content. Trace TV has revealed that this acquisition is part of their plans to gear up for the launch of a VOD platform called Trace Play later in 2016.\\n\\nNow, it does seem that aside from keeping an eye out for competitors like iROKOtv, DSTV and Netflix, aspiring VOD service providers like Trace TV might do well to anticipate the moves being made by the likes of South Africa\\u2019s Telkom, Zimbabwe\\u2019s Econet Group and offshore players like BT\\u2014 because by Oliver\\u2019s own admission, incumbents like BT don\\u2019t plan to quietly \\u201cstay in their lane\\u201d and watch the world pass them by.\\n\\nMusic Credits:\\nMusic by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\nMusic licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0'