The Media Blog

November 6, 2016

The Media Blog: BellaNaija’s video war

Bella Naija is waging war on this our internet. Shebi you people said video is the future? Okay now. BN is not arguing. They’ve embraced it with the same kind of ruthless discipline that has inspired a million other online entrepreneurs. (Never mind that one of them, Linda Ikeji, has gone on to “chance” BN and... Read More

November 5, 2016

The Media Blog: Accelerate TV is hustling

They may not be getting Ndani traction just yet, but that isn’t about to stop Accelerate TV from trying. Just see: That’s 16 new videos in one week. Which is fast becoming par for the course for the guys over there. In the past month alone, they have released what amounts to an average of... Read More

Accelerate TV, Access Bank, gtbank, Ndani TV, online tv, TV

November 4, 2016

The Media Blog: Blanck Magazine lives

We love Franka Asindi. We think she is an unequivocal genius. And no, this isn’t just because of her stint as Editorial Director at our sister company, (even though we’d say the work she did more than serves to underscore this fact.) Take, for example, Complete Fashion which should only be spoken of in the terms “During... Read More

Blanck, Blanck Magazine, Chris Attoh, Complete Fashion, Damilola Attoh, Eku Edewor, Franka Asindi, yvonne nelson

November 3, 2016

The Media Blog: Toke is doing something sha

We still have no clue what the something is about but well, clearly she’s been busy. She first teased her “Becoming” project months ago and the past few days have seen more references to it on her social media. Now she’s gone and released a trailer. Or is it even a trailer? We’re pretty confused, to... Read More

becoming, Kemi Adetiba, The Media Blog, toke makinwa

November 3, 2016

Bobrisky, Naij.com’s new format and everything else on Uncensored this week

Ifeoma Areh of Wildflower PR & Company hosted Uncensored this week while Chude Jideonwo’s away (again) – she is joined by Lekan Olanrewaju and Roqeebah Olaoniye. They talk about the rise and rise of Bobrisky, the controversy over his participation in the New Media and Governance Conference in Abuja, Naij.com’s online media disruption, arrest of... Read More

Alder Consulting, enough is enough, Ifeoma Areh, lekan olanrewaju, Roqeebah Olaoniye, Snapchat, The Media Blog, uncensored, ynaija

November 2, 2016

The Media Blog: We’ve been watching Dolapo Oni’s new show

We were disappointed in Dolapo (Oni) Sijuwade’s The Marcy Project. That’s putting it mildly, really, but because we acknowledge the effort that went into her trying something different, and because we generally think she’s a cool person with lots of potential, we’ve been checking out her latest offering. The first thing you’ll notice about “So... Read More

Dolapo Oni, EbonyLife TV, moments, talk show, The Marcy Project, TV

November 1, 2016

The Media Blog: So DSTV didn’t let us down too much

Let it not be like we are talking about DSTV too much. But. It has to be said. We want to say we are disappointed, but that would imply we were expecting much to begin with. We weren’t. So we will settle for saying we are underwhelmed. Mostly. It’s not like we don’t know that... Read More

africa magic, DSTV, Hush, Tinsel

November 1, 2016

The Media Blog: What is DSTV up to?

DSTV is up to something. That’s the only way to put it because we’re not quite sure just what it is yet. It can’t be for nothing that they are promoting a hashtag in Lagos. Business Unusual? Okay oh. Of course, we checked. We had to. But following the hashtag only leads to this picture:... Read More

basket mouth, DSTV, Mnet, The Media Blog

November 1, 2016

The Media Blog: Techpoint is moving to the North – and we’re loving it

There are so many reasons why Techpoint is our favourite tech blog. As in, literally our favorite. Earthy, real and innovative. They don’t make them like that anymore. And now they are coming to the rescue of the Nigerian tech eco system, which sadly, often pretends there are no signs of life anywhere else. There are now: (“Team Humane,... Read More

innovation tour, Nigerian Techies, Northern Nigeria, sticky, TEchpoint, The Media Blog

November 1, 2016

The Media Blog: Iyanya the Mavin? We have questions

You’ve probably heard by now. Iyanya is now a Mavin. You’ve probably already heard his explanation for joining as well. It makes sense, really. He wants to focus on his music and leave the business to someone else. Why distract yourself with the numbers when you can channel that energy into your creativity. It’s the... Read More

Don Jazzy, Iyanya, mavin, MMMG, The Media Blog, Ubi Franklin

October 31, 2016

The Media Blog: Is Davido coming to slay?

So yeah, our resident haters at Uncensored might have found Davido’s Son Of Mercy EP underwhelming/uninteresting/uninspired/whatever. Don’t mind them. But their bad belle doesn’t matter. Because, guess who likes it? Exactly. That’s Oscar and Emmy nominated Taraji P. Henson shouting our boy out on Instagram And of course, Davido, sharp Naija boy, wasted no time in... Read More

Davido, empire, Taraji P. Henson, The Media Blog, uncensored

October 31, 2016

The Media Blog: Onyeka Nwelue is looking for trouble

Our favourite rebel without a cause (a title he’d likely cop to, himself) is at it again. This time in what is essentially a 990-word sub (yes, we counted,) he’s weighing in on the just concluded Lagos Fashion and Design Week. No, that’s not quite right. He’s coming for the “pretty boys” as he puts... Read More

Bobrisky, Lagos Fahion and Design Week, onyeka nwelue, The Media Blog

October 31, 2016

The Media Blog: Congratulations are in order for Anthony Osae-Brown

Start out handling external financial communications for a bank we’ll always remember for their ads. (Who can forget the melodrama of this one, or this other one about cars running on water?) Join BusinessDay as Contributing Editor. Remain in that position for a year. Move up to lead the publication’s Business Intelligence and Research Unit.... Read More

Anthony Osae-Brown, Bank PHB, BusinessDay, The Media Blog, UBA

October 31, 2016

The Media Blog: The Ibrus are fighting

If you know the inner workings of the Guardian, you know that peace has departed the top floor of that house, along with its patriarch, Olorogun Michael Ibru, who was the oga at the entire top of the Ibru clan and leader of the Ibru Organisation (and burial rights have yet to be announced since... Read More

Cecilia Ibru, guardian, Michael Olorogun, The Media Blog

October 31, 2016

Reading material: For those who work in media content (6)

Because sometimes, you’re here today and gone tomorrow. (RIP Vine) Read. It’s 2016, nobody is going to let you get away with blatant lies. (Especially you, Mr. Trump.) Read. You’d never think it, but a horror TV show has a lot to say about the media today. Read. They keep saying video is the future.... Read More

amazon, American Horror Story, Buzzfeed, donald trump, sticky, The Media Blog, twitter., vine

October 28, 2016

The Media Blog: Our new fav show? The Real Househelps of Kawangware!

How many minutes until we say something like: why don’t we see such ingenuity when we choose to ‘copy’ foreign formats in this market? The Real Househelps of Kawangware takes an American reality TV trope and gives it an authentic Kenyan narrative. Where Americans have The Real Housewives of Somewhere or the Other. The producers... Read More

DSTV, Kenyan tv, Maisha Magic, The Media Blog, The Real Househelps of Kawangare

October 27, 2016

The Media Blog: That’s how they captured the ‘co-founder’ of NaijaGistLive.com

In today’s episode of What A Major Wawu, they say they have caught the founder of the notorious NaijaGistLive.com – and they caught him for, predictably, blackmail. They say his social media identity is Baudex, he is 23, and that he tried to do remote control with Femi Otedola and his wife. Which is apparently... Read More

Baudex, Bellanaija, NaijaGistLive, oyebode, The Media Blog

October 26, 2016

The Media Blog: Naij.com just launched an interesting network – except for one small problem

Naij.com made an announcement: a new platform that will enable it aggregate content from all over the blogosphere to be published on their website and app. It’s called the Naij.com Blogger Network. Content from any blog owner -from writers to photographers and everyone in between. To be sure, Pulse and Naij are doing the Nigerian... Read More

blogger network, gossip, Linda Ikeji, Naij, online, PulseNG, The Media Blog, TMB

October 26, 2016

The Media Blog: 11 questions to help you understand the TV digital switch over

We realize many people, including very many media professionals, are deeply confused about what exactly Nigeria’s television digital switch over means. So, as we promised last week, we got a professional, who was deeply involved in the process under the former director general of the National Broadcasting Commission, but sadly refuses to be named, to... Read More

analogue, Digital, MCR, NBC, nigeria, PayTV vod, Set Top Boxes, switchover, The Media Blog

October 26, 2016

The Media Blog: Agatha Amata is one of only two women who own TV channels – and Rave TV is back on air

It went off StarTimes for a bit, but no one ever got rich counting out Agatha Amata. The presenter and producer of the almost 15-years-running Inside Out with Agatha has bounced back with the station now on GoTV channel 112. RAVE TV NOW ON GOTV, CHANNEL 112 – Rave TV https://t.co/wLM3XzoDUk — Insideout wit Agatha... Read More

Agatha Amata, GOtv, inside out, nigeria, rave tv, The Media Blog, TMB

October 26, 2016

Reading material: For those who work in media content (5)

Let’s go! 1. The death of print media has been greatly, and deathly exaggerated. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/newspapers-digital-first-214363#ixzz4NP0T8Ny8 2. Newspapers are paying a price for speaking their minds in America. http://www.poynter.org/2016/this-newspaper-is-paying-a-price-for-endorsing-donald-trump/434972/ 3. Sometimes, journalism takes your dignity. https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/12681 http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/301553-sorry-not-sorry-politicos-thrush-doubles-down-on-podesta-emails 4. The media and the political establishment are in cahoots – unavoidably. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/10/john-podesta-emails-wikileaks-press-214367 5. Someone got veeeeeery excited about... Read More

Emails, facebook, Hillary Clinton, John Podesta, journalism, print media, reading material, The Media Blog

October 26, 2016

The Media Blog: People of God, please which one is Bing TV?

So we we minding our business when we saw this in the press release for Innoson Group’s latest investment – in Cable TV infrastructure, in collaboration with some Chinese people: “Also, an investment of $100 million to establish technology-based Direct-To-Home Digital Bing Television Stations in Nigeria, among others.” Digital Bing? Digital Bing? We have never... Read More

cable tv, China, Google, ING, Innoson Group, Mae in Nigeria, Media, microsoft, search, The Media Blog, TMB

October 26, 2016

The Media Blog: See what Bobrisky has caused o

So the Special Assistant to the President on New Media says he will not attend a New Media conference.. Because Bobrisky is on the same panel. We like Bashir Ahmad. He’s a fine young man – who appears to do his work with a charming single mindedness. But, sorry, dude, that don’t make sense. The... Read More

Abuja, Bashir Ahmad, Bobrisky, New Media, nigeria, NMCGC, The Media Blog

October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: AT&T just assured us of the future of the media

We saw this headline, and our minds were blown. As yours would be if you are a media entrepreneur working in a world where it’s future is supposed to be ultimately swallowed by Facebook. Or someone. We are loathe to quote the editor-in-chief of this site (and be accused in the newsroom of sucking up!)... Read More

AT&T, Chude Jideonwo, facebook, future, Media, The Media Blog, TMB

October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: So we dropped by the last day of Africast

Africast 2016 ended on Thursday. Yes, I know you didn’t know even though you work in the media or in TV. Because the people at the National Broadcasting Commission and the Nigerian Television Authority still don’t understand the place of a new generation (call it New Television). We almost missed it. But we caught the last day,... Read More

Cool FM, Silverbird TV, Startimes, The Media Blog, TMB, Wazobia FMNigerian Television Authority

October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: DStv is not afraid of Nigerians again, you know

In Kenya, because they have sense, they have begun to move away from DStv and its high subscription rates. The company had announced an increase in price due to operation costs, so the customers in that same market, decided to move to other options – and save DStv more operations. Less operations = less operation... Read More

Channels, DSTV, Kenya, nigeria, Premium bouquet, sticky, The Media Blog, TMB

October 24, 2016

The Media Blog: Naij.com now has a Hausa version

Because, in case no one had told you: the Nigerian online space has become a war zone. Everyone’s firing canonballs.

Aisha buhari, canonballs, Naij, nigeria, online, sticky, The Media Blog, TMB

October 22, 2016

The Media Blog: ‘Titi K’ just told Genevieve one hell of a story

Tinsel’s Titi K was absolutely one of our favorite characters on Tinsel before we stopped watching the soap entire because we value our sanity. But we just finished this remarkable tale about her battle with autoimmune rheumatic disease called Scleroderma, and wow. Wow, not in pity, because she continues to live a life that inspires.... Read More

genevieve magazine, Interview, magazine cover, Media, print, The Media Blog, Tinsel, TV Show

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