Blackmagic Design Appoints MacAfrica as Southern Africa Distributor

Cheshire, UK .- Blackmagic Design today announced the appointment of MacAfrica as distributor for Southern Africa.

MacAfrica’s operation, based in Johannesburg, will work together with Blackmagic Design’s EMEA office in the UK, from which sales, business development, customer service and technical support are managed across the region.

“The appointment of MacAfrica will make our products more accessible to the increasing number of video professionals throughout Southern Africa,” said Simon Westland, Sales Manager EMEA, Blackmagic Design. “MacAfrica’s knowledge of the local markets and their ability to deliver a high level of customer service make them a great partner for the next exciting period of our development in Southern Africa.”

“We are delighted to become the first Blackmagic Design distributor in Southern Africa,” commented Rakesh Gupta, Managing Director, MacAfrica. “Blackmagic Design is a leading brand in the industry and we will bring local sales support and technical support to resellers and end users with the same passion as Blackmagic Design themselves.”

MacAfrica is responsible for sales and shipping of Blackmagic Design products immediately and servicing Blackmagic Design’s existing EMEA regional network of resellers. They will carry the full line of Blackmagic Design products including the new DeckLink Studio and DeckLink SDI, DeckLink HD Extreme, Broadcast Videohub and Mini Converter products.