The Media Blog

January 12, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: BellaNaija is number 1 on our top 50 online media (web) ranking

BellaNaija holds the top spot in this category for very obvious reasons. Over the years, BellaNaija has grown in leaps to become a leader in the online media space in Nigeria, by staying true to its original purpose. Bella Naija remains the go-to site for diverse content ranging from news to entertainment to fashion and... Read More

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Bellanaija, LIB, newswire, online media, Premium Times, Sahara Reporters, The YNaija Ranking, top50media web, web ranking

January 11, 2017

The Media Blog: Did Buzzfeed finally cross a line?

Buzzfeed published an ‘unverified memo’ about Trump and Russia – and all hell has broken loose across America’s media (and on Trump’s timeline, of course, but that is no longer news). Should Buzzfeed have published what amounted to a rumour, even though it made clear the news was unsubstantiated? Shouldn’t Buzzfeed have published, considering American... Read More

America, Buzzfeed, cnn, donald trump, Politics, The Media Blog

January 11, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: Urban 96.5 is Number 1 on our Top 10 Radio Station Ranking

The official Media Ratings haven’t come in, but the social media feedback and our un-official Uber-driver poll makes it clear Urban FM is the leader in the radio category. It is closely followed by Wazobia FM, which has the benefit of multi-year research solidifying its leadership. It continues to be the mass market delight, and... Read More

Cover Stories, The Media Blog, Thinking Through

countdown, Faaji FM, Lagos Talks, Metro FM, nigeria, Radio Continental, radioranking, Rainbow FM, Star FM, The YNaija Ranking, Top10, top10countdown, Unilag FM, WFM

January 11, 2017

The YNaija Ranking: ONTV is number 1 on our Top 25 TV Station Ranking

ONTV continues to lead the TV ratings as far as the respected Media Facts ratings can tell, and since the Geopoll survey hasn’t yet gained mainstream currency, we will stick with what we have for now. ONTV continues to gather the viewers, including on its cable extension, ONTV Max, as well as the advertising dollars... Read More

Featured, The Media Blog

Arise TV, MiTV, nigeria, NTA 10, NTA 2, Superscreen, top10tv, top10tvcountdown, tv stations, TVC Entertainment, Vox Africa, wazobia tv

January 11, 2017

The Media Blog: Abeg, Bola Tinubu should go and find several seats

Every now and again, people – including questionable characters who have not satisfactorily answered corruption allegations – mount a bully pulpit to accuse ‘the social media’ (a ridiculous term that speaks to a type or illiteracy) of being the cause of all the problems in the world. It is an easy target, because with hundreds... Read More

bola tinubu, dele giwa, Dr Taiyemiwo Ogunade, Media Blog, Politics, The Media Blog

January 10, 2017

The YNaija Rankings: Every month, we will rank the top films, TV and radio stations in Nigeria

YNaija will, from Wednesday, January 11, release a monthly countdown of platforms leading and lagging in the Nigerian media space. The online matrix will rank the Top 20 TV channels, Top 20 Radio channels, Top 20 Online Media (Web), Top 10 Online Media (Social), and the Top 10 Film countdown. All countdowns will be graded... Read More

Reviews, The Film Blog, The Media Blog, Thinking Through

film, Media, nigeria, online, platforms, Radio, ranking, social, social media, Top10, top10ranking

January 5, 2017

The Media Blog: This Medium investor is doing us ‘boju boju’

Evan Williams wrote his own letter declaring that Medium has to fire 50 percent of team, and ‘re-position’, which only ever means one thing – ‘we got it wrong, we’ve lost money, we now want to try something else. This investor figured out that wasn’t a good enough letter to inspire confidence, and so he... Read More

Evan William, Media Blog, Medium

January 5, 2017

The Media Blog: Evan Williams letter captures the BIG PROBLEM with premium platforms

From the guy that brought you Twitter, a hugely influential platform – that makes no money, and refuses to grow. He also brought you, amongst one more, Medium. Also hugely influential, makes no money, and refuses to grow. There is a reason Mass Media and Mass Communication was the popular term of choice. And it’s... Read More

Evan Williams, Media Blog, Premium platforms

December 31, 2016

The Media Blog: Mania Magazine returns

We probably shouldn’t call it a return, seeing as they never officially “left” or went anywhere to begin with. But like we said before, their appearances now are fairly unpredictable, as they’ve quietly switched to a release schedule that’s fully known by only them, so it’s a thing of note whenever they come out to... Read More

Jidenna, Mania, Mania Magazine, The Media Blog, Uju Marshall

December 30, 2016

The Media Blog: Soundcity came out swinging with the MVP Awards Festival

We won’t compare them to The Headies. That would be unfair, because they are clearly operating at completely different levels. But what a show, eh? Sure, there were issues. The music festival + awards show format still has kinks that need to be worked out. Awkward transitions between performances and awards presentation, absent stars, an... Read More

December 29, 2016

The Media Blog: The fall of NaijaGistLive has been spectacular to behold

Who would have thought? A news story on a major canadian network about a Nigerian gossip blog? But, it happened. We watched. With caution. Same way we did when we heard the ‘co-founder‘ of the site in question, NaijaGistLive had been captured, after which, before we knew what happened, the infamous Matharoo sisters had been roped... Read More

Femi Otedola, matharoo sisters, NaijaGistLive, sticky, The Media Blog

December 29, 2016

The Media Blog: We’re curious about this Buzzfeed video

It might be nothing. And lord knows we fuss over things that turn out to be nothing sometimes, but we can’t say this buzzfeed video didn’t make us think. The past few years have taught us (and anyone paying attention, really) that Buzzfeed is nothing if not incredibly strategic. And as such, we find ourselves... Read More

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December 29, 2016

The Media Blog: Big Brother Naija has us cautiously optimistic

No, we don’t have any inside info. We haven’t seen or heard anything in particular to suggest that this won’t be a complete waste of time. But something tells us that this will be a good season. We know there’s no shower hour this year, which, to be honest, we’re thankful for, because we can’t... Read More

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December 27, 2016

The Media Blog: RED TV might have its first hit on its hands

We’ll be honest. We had reservations about RED TV’s new reality/travel show, ‘Here and Now: The Adventures of TASA.’ But clearly, we either didn’t know what we were saying, or it didn’t matter at all, because it’s turning out to be the platform’s biggest hit thus far. Sure, there’s been a concerted marketing push for... Read More

adventures of tasa, here and now, RED TV, The Media Blog

December 23, 2016

The Media Blog: Mazino on Men’s Corner is not bad at all

We think EbonyLife TV is onto a good show here. Sure, some of the topics are a bit inane, and some of the contributors on the confessional segments come off incredibly vapid, but we think it’s all very well done. Its success in our eyes is largely due to the 3 hosts and their chemistry. From the... Read More

Andre Blaze, EbonyLife TV, Ebuka, Mazino, Mens' Corner, The Media Blog

December 22, 2016

The Media Blog: The digital TV transition is finally happening

It turns out Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed meant it when he said the Digital TV Switchover (DSO) would happen in Abuja in 2016. After starting the transition in Jos in April, the Federal Government today launched the Abuja move, announcing that residents will be getting 30 free channels (even though you probably... Read More

Cover Stories, The Media Blog

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December 19, 2016

The Media Blog: In praise of BellaNaija’s quiet discipline

2016 has been a pivotal year for BellaNaija. Every year is probably pivotal for BellaNaija, to be honest, but this year saw a number of marked moves into new territory. Moves, which, because of their steady, consistent nature, went largely unnoticed. Discipline tends to take a back seat to noise, after all. We talked before... Read More

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December 19, 2016

The Media Blog: Betty Irabor just told a very important story

We said it before: publishing magazines in Nigeria is a difficult, largely thankless job. This morning, the publisher of one of Nigeria’s leading (and one of the most consistent) monthly magazines, Betty Irabor, took to her Instagram to share a bit of her story in the industry. “Monday Motivation… God doesn’t always show us the... Read More

December 19, 2016

Reading material: What you should be reading if you work in media content (12)

1. Political reporting in a new age: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/12/journalism-post-truth-trump-2016-election-politics-susan-glasser-214523 2. The Year of Podcasts: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/the-50-best-podcasts-of-2016/510698/ 3. Facebook’s Fake News problems aren’t going away so easily, but at least they’re trying: http://www.vox.com/new-money/2016/12/16/13974438/facebook-fact-checking-trump 4. PR vs. Journalism? https://theoutline.com/post/635/you-don-t-have-to-repeat-a-pr-lie 5. Shady deals, they’re everywhere: https://thinkprogress.org/trump-campaign-media-deal-for-favorable-coverage-d2a945c458c3?source=———7———-

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December 14, 2016

The Media Blog: Ndani Lifestyle is a curious development

In an age where many media platforms are making the move from text to video, it’s surprising (to put it one way) to see one pivot from video back to a more traditional text-based platform. Such is the case with Ndani TV, which has quietly launched its Ndani Lifestyle blog. The website, as the name suggests,... Read More

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December 14, 2016

The Media Blog: Emmanuella gets a CNN feature

Not bad for a 6-year-old recording comedy skits from Port Harcourt, eh? We said it before – power shall continue to change hands.

cnn, Emmanuella, emmanuella samuel, Mark Angel Comedy

December 12, 2016

The Media Blog: “What did you become?” | Someone has finally come for Toke

She’s called Iyabeji (or OroboDiva depending upon some parameters we haven’t quite figured out yet), and she has a vlog called the Iyabeji Show. The log itself has apparently been running for some time now, gaining little traction, with episodes averaging around a thousand views each, save for 2 hot-button entires (one about “the other room” with... Read More

On Becoming, the iyabeji show, The Media Blog, toke makinwa, vlog

December 12, 2016

The Media Blog: The most important detail from Toke Makinwa’s Rubbin’ Minds interview

You know when someone decides that they are putting their feet on the necks of everyone else, and they won’t be taking them off till they’re ready? That is what Toke Makinwa is doing to the Nigerian media space right now. Even if we wanted to, we wouldn’t be able to stop talking about her,... Read More

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Toke Makinwa

December 11, 2016

The Media Blog: And we thought Toke was getting ready to chill

As in. We really thought the promo blitz was dying down. How many covers does this make it now? Even we are losing count.

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December 10, 2016

The Media Blog: So we watched ‘Afropolitan Chef’ …

We want to call it a bright spot. Because we definitely needs one of those. Yetunde Shorters is a very likable person, and has the right vibe for a cooking show (we would say for any show where likability is important), but it does get annoying hearing t”Italian food, Indian food, Chinese food” and “African... Read More

afropolitan chef, RED TV, The Media Blog

December 9, 2016

The Media Blog: Accelerate TV made a good move with this one

No shade to Akah. None whatsoever. We think he’s a great person with tons of potential. But look at this video, and compare it to Akah hosting the same show, and we think there’s a clear difference. We aren’t sure what caused the switch, and this new presenter still has a few kinks to work... Read More

Accelerate TV, Akah, Akah Bants, Akah Nnani

December 9, 2016

The Media Blog: We’re not sure how we feel about Timini on The Spot

We’re not exactly thrilled. But we aren’t particularly disappointed either. Given the fact he’s filling in for Ebuka, he does the job well enough. He fills the space. But, given the fact we think he’s a genuinely talented young man, and we love to see (and tell) success stories, we were perhaps hoping for a... Read More

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