ABOUT
AfrikVision360 Networks
Creative People. Passionate. Forward Thinking.
StudioAfrica1 Media Group has brought together a team of media professionals who bring a variety of experiences, and has created strategic relationships with media groups across the globe.
The company has been operating since the mid 80's. It started as a Production company in Los Angeles, and in 1987 began Licensing/Distributing Film and Video products of independent producers, US and Foreign Broadcasters, and Video Distributors from offices in Paris, London & Amsterdam.
In 1996, based from Paris and the Ivory Coast, the company began providing African Broadcasters with targeted programming for their audiences, which led to the creating of InterCom Afrique Television (icA-TV), which develops and distributes programming specifically for African audiences.
In 1998, from a Johannesburg and Paris base the company began syndicating its programming to a number of Anglophone & Francophone Countries in West, East, Central and Southern Africa.
In 2020 the Company released its Beta-Version of AfrikVision360 Designed to program to a Sophisticated African Audience.
In 2021 with the World in a Pandemic, the company built Two New Networks: AV360NewsNet.com & AV360EntertainmentNet.com
In 2024, the company built two new Sites: AV360SportNet.com and
AV360WomenNet.com...Currently the company is building an African Shopping Network: AV360ShopNet.com which will showcase Bespoke African Fashion, Cosmetics, Art and Items for the Afropolitan growing class.
The Company will launch its OTT Platform in Q4 2025.
Our Team
StudioAfrica1 Media Group
Has a wealth of experience & resources
Here are the people that make AfrikVision360 work!
LLYNN TAYLOR - FOUNDER/CEO
Brings over 35 years media experience, which includes radio news and advertising, television production and distribution.
He was appointed Managing Director for Motown Records in Africa, developing markets in over 10 African countries.
After working for the famous Jackson musical Family in the development of its two Television series in, he began working for major American Network programmes.
Since the mid 1980's he has developed television production and distribution companies, Atlantis FilmWorks (USA), Euro American Pictures (Holland), World African Network (USA),
InterCom Afrique Television (France), Parkville Animation Productions (Wales), Home Music TV (London & Los Angeles),
Taylor, developed a Television network, AfrikVision360 Networks (South Africa, France) will launch as an OTT Platform Fall of 2025 in over 35 countries, In Africa, Europe, North America, and the Caribbean.
SIMON TCHOKONTE - MANAGING DIRECTOR
Has worked in Content Distribution for Film and Television for the last 15 years, Working with the International Distribution company ‘Novocomedy’
First as a ‘International Sales Manager, and later as International Sales Director, eventually becoming
Vice President, where he Managed a diverse portfolio of services encompassing, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Production, and Digital Post-production.
His tenacity let him to Set-up the International Sales for OTTERA, a Los Angeles based OTT Platform builder, developing the Asian and African markets for the Newly growing OTT Industry.
Simon, is Driven, and has created a Media Distribution Consultancy, for FAST channels and OTT.
Haywood Nelson - Sr. VP - Americas
Mr. Nelson is an Actor, Writer-Producer, Data Science Analyst, and Film and Digital Media Executive. Haywood Nelson has been a member of the entertainment community for over fifty
years. A New York born and raised actor he began his career as a child in advertising moving fast into theatre on Broadway, film and network television.
Haywood has gone on to function behind-the-scenes including cinematography, screenwriting, film distribution foreign and account servicing with Tanglewood Entertainment Group, lighting technician with NBC Universal (SNL,Tonight Show) and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and lighting technician and LED video wall programmer in Las Vegas proper.
Functioning in the capacity of Business Development,
Mr. Nelson has delivered in-Suite enhanced television and interactive content to the Hospitality Industry
(JW Marriott and Helmsley Hotel Group) and developed telecommunications and internet solutions as content distribution channels to niche markets in Francophone West Africa and the Caribbean.
Sandra Rose - Gussine
Managing Director - Caribbean
After earning her Master’s Degree in Educational Media Technology at The University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US, Sandra chose not to contribute to the “brain drain” but returned home to Jamaica to create and produce programmes for Television Jamaica.
These programmes included Entertainment, Information features, and Sports.Sandra conceptualized and produced the innovative and popular TV Magazine programme, Smile Jamaica, which grew by 20% audience share. It is still the top morning show in Jamaica today, and is now watch globally.
Her experience in the Jamaican Media and Music Industry has seen her working over the last 15 years as a Senior TV & Film Producer, Screen Writer, Sports Producer, and Web Content Manager. She has and created ‘YARDROSE’, a Company specializing in Music/Entertainment/Sports Programming for Television.
