The Hollywood Reporter lists Mo Abudu as one of the 25 most powerful women in global TV
Founder and CEO of EbonyLife TV recognised as an influential woman in the media industry for the second time
The Hollywood Reporter has released its annual list of the ‘25 Most
Powerful Women in Global Television’ and Mo Abudu is the only African
woman listed, amongst those from North America, Europe, Asia, South
America and Australasia.
The category recognises female executives from around the globe who
are rewriting the rules of TV, during a time when ‘women have to work
twice as hard for the same recognition’ as men. The article describes
Abudu as a woman who ‘has been at the forefront of media innovation on
the continent’ and whose goal for the coming year is ‘to successfully
produce Africa's first sci-fi TV series’. The first time she was
included in this list was in 2013, immediately after the launch of
EbonyLife TV.
Since those early days, EbonyLife TV has created over 4,000 hours of
original, high-quality content, including landmark drama series The
Governor, Sons of the Caliphate and Fifty (the series), along with the
first pan-African talk show, Moments, with different versions hosted in
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. EbonyLife Films made its debut
in 2015 at the 59th BFI London Film Festival with Fifty, the
highest-grossing Nollywood movie that year. In 2016, EbonyLife
co-produced The Wedding Party, which premiered at the Toronto
International Film Festival and went on to become the biggest movie in
the history of Nigerian cinema.
Ms. Abudu does not take the recognition from the renowned
entertainment magazine for granted. “It's an honour and privilege to be
acknowledged again by The Hollywood Reporter. I am proud to represent
Nigeria and the thousands of women in Africa, striving to make their
mark in a male-dominated industry,” she said.
The Hollywood Reporter publishes its list of Most Powerful Women in
Global Television annually, with luminaries deemed by its editors to
have made a significant impact on what audiences are watching worldwide
and how women are represented on TV.
To see the complete list, click here: https://goo.gl/Xghfas
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