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BusinessFilm & TVNewsMetro-Digital Limited To Acquire Some Multichoice Channels

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 10, 2022

An end to years of monopoly in the digital broadcasting industry, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has directed Multichoice to sublicense some of its channels to an indigenous digital broadcasting firm, Metro-Digital Limited. In a letter dated October 25, 2022, signed by the Commission’s Head of Legal, George Obi on behalf of the NBC Director-General said the directive was based on the provisions of the NBC Code as amended. The NBC letter, addressed to the...

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Award & RecognitionFilm & TVNews2023 Oscars: C’ttee Maintains ‘No Film Eligible’ Verdict for Nollywood Entries

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 25, 2022

The Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) has maintained that no Nigerian film will compete in the International Feature Film (IFF) category at the 2023 Oscar awards. The verdict was reached on Thursday, 20 October, a day before the  deadline given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for the committee to reconvene and reconsider its “no film eligible” decision. According to TheCable Lifestyle, this was how the 15-member committee voted: Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi – No Revote Mahmood...

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Award & RecognitionFilm & TVNewsNo Nigerian Movie Meets Criteria for 2023 Oscars – NOSC

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 24, 2022

Nigeria would not be submitting a movie for the 2023 Oscars. The Chairperson of the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Chineze Anyaene-Abonyi, disclosed this earlier in the week. She said none of the movie entries received by the committee met the eligibility criteria for the International Feature Film (IFF) category. “Although the committee received three epic films following its call for submissions in August, it...

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EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsBBNaija Season 7 Hits The Screen July 23

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 6, 2022

The seventh edition of the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show will begin on July 23, 2022. Multichoice Nigeria, the organisers of the show, made the disclosure on Tuesday during a press briefing in Lagos. Busola Tejumola, head of content and West Africa channels of Multichoice Nigeria, announced a grand prize of N100 million for this year’s winner, the biggest since the show debuted in 2006. She explained that the winner would have an N50...

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EntertainmentFilm & TVNewsNetflix To Debut Real-Life ‘Squid Game’, Seeks Recruits To Compete For The $4.56m Cash Prize

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 15, 2022

Netflix has announced a reality show based on ‘Squid Game’, the South Korean survival drama, and seeks recruits for the show. Squid Game, which became one of the biggest-ever hits on Netflix in 2021, was seen as a biting satire on modern capitalism. It tells the story of a contest where 456 players, deeply in debt, are drawn from different walks of life to play children’s games for the chance to win ₩45.6 billion, with...

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EntertainmentFilm & TVAMVCA Outfit Bruised My Waist — Denrele Edun

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2022

LAGOS — TV host and entertainment personality, Denrele Edun, has cried out over the effect of the outfit he wore to the recently held Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards. The West African Pilot recalls that for the grand-finale of the 8th edition of the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island on Saturday, May 14 night, Denrele wore an outfit that contained several light bulbs. Lamenting over the...

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Film & TVObituaryNollywood Actor, Leo Mezie Dies After Kidney Transplant

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 18, 2022

Nollywood actor, Leo Mezie, has passed on. Mezie, born Leonard Chimezie Onyemachi, reportedly died on Saturday after a long battle with kidney complications. The death of the actor was announced on Monday by his colleague, Chioma Toplis via her Instagram account. Sharing some pictures of Mezie, Tools wrote: “Actor Leo Mezie is dead. He died on Saturday in Abuja while recovering from a kidney transplant. His corpse has been moved to Umuahia, his hometown. RIP...

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Arts & CultureFilm & TVNewsFull List: All The AMVCA 8 Winners

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 15, 2022

It was a night of glitz, glamour, happy tears, support, and heartfelt speeches from winners at the grand-finale of the 8th edition of the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island on Saturday night. Celebrated annually, AMVCA, often referred to as Africa’s most prestigious film award ceremony, is an accolade presented by MultiChoice in recognition and celebration of outstanding achievements in the African film and TV industry. This...

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EntertainmentFilm & TVNetflix Loses 200,000 Subscribers In First Quarter Of 2022, Predicts Loss of 2 Million In Second Quarter

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 20, 2022

Netflix says it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and has projected an even larger loss of two million subscribers in the current second quarter. The streaming leader disclosed this in its 2022 first-quarter earnings report released on Tuesday. Following the development, Netflix subscribers have fallen to 221.64 million subscribers, as against the 221.84 million subscribers the streaming platform reported at the beginning of January. Netflix’s letter to its shareholders read, “Our...

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BusinessFilm & TVSenate Directs MultiChoice To Reduce Prices Of DStv, GOtv Packages

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 30, 2022

ABUJA — The Senate has asked MultiChoice to reduce the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages owing to the prevailing economic circumstances of the country. It would be recalled that last week, Multichoice announced that from April 1, 2022, the prices of both DStv and GOtv subscriptions would increase due to the rising costs of inflation and business operations in Nigeria. But during the plenary on Wednesday, March 30, Senator Patrick Abba Moro, a...

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