Check out the red carpet pictures from the just concluded AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards held at Eko Hotel, Lagos- Nigeria.

SEE MORE PICTURES HERE: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/03/09/pictures-from-the-amvca-red-carpet/

It’s was a big night for the African movie and television industry as the stars gather in Lagos for the AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards at the Eko Convention Centre.

Here is the full list of winners;

Best Movie Overall -Sarah Flecher for Otelo Burning

Best Movie Drama - Obi Emenloye for Mirror Boy

Best Movie Comedy -Tim Greene for Skeem

Best Movie director – Akin Omotoso for Man on Ground

Best Actor in a Drama -OC Ukeje for Two Brides and a Baby.

Best Actress in a Drama – Jackie Appiah for Perfect Picture

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama -Matthew Nabwiso

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama – Maureen Koech for Lies That Bind

Best Actress in a Comedy – Mercy Johnson for Dumebi the Dirty Girl

Industry Trailblazer award -Ivie Okujaiye

Best Short Film – Ngendo Mukii for Yellow Fever

Industry Merit Award goes – Olu Jacobs

Best Writer (Drama) – Precious Obi Emelonye/Amaka Obi-Emelonye – TheMirror Boy

Best Screenwriter Drama – Obi and Amake Emenloye

Best Television Series – XYZ Show

Best Local Language Yoruba – Tunde Kelani for Maami

Best local language (swahili) – Sameer Srivastava/Sanjni Srivastava – The Ray of Hope

Best Writer Comedy – Tim Green for Skeem

Best Lighting Design -Dave Howe for Perfect Picture

Best Art Director – Anita Van Hermert and Chantel Carter for Othelo Burning.

Best Make Up Artiste – Jacqui Bannermen

Best Costume Design – Ngozi Obasi

Best Picture Editor – Aryan Kaganof

SEE MORE HERE: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/03/09/amvca-2013-full-winners-list-video-reactions/

As Pan-African news channel, TVC News launches today from 2pm WAT, we present to you your first exclusive look inside the new channel’s facilities.

See photos below:

MORE HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/28/exclusive-check-out-the-behind-the-scene-pictures-from-tvc-news-studio/

Pan-African news channel, TVC News launches today (28th February, 2013) at 2pm WAT and can be watched at launch on Sky UK and on the StarTimes platform across Africa. There are plans to roll out on other platforms including MultiChoice’s DStv, as information reaching us indicates talks are still on-going.

See below for some of the Frequently Asked Questions about the channel and a response from TVC News;

1. Why TVC News and what does it aim to achieve?
TVC News was set up to look at the world through African eyes. For so long, issues concerning Africa and Africans have been overwhelmingly reported by the foreign media.
The 24-hour pan-African News channel will serve as a voice for Africa and Africans on the street to be heard on the global scene.
TVC News aims to become Africa’s leading News channel bringing you the latest new, breaking news and other informative programmes from across Africa and the world.

2. What makes TVC news, a pan African news channel?
TVC News is an African news channel by Africans that will project Africa’s voice at the global scene. It is a medium for all Africans living in Africa and the Diaspora to be heard. TVC News will look at the World “Through African Eyes”.

3. What measures have been put in place to ensure TVC News doesn’t end up like NN24?
I’ll rather you ask what measures are we putting in place to be a dominant news channel like CNN, Al Jazeera etc. TVC News with its state-of-art equipment, veteran broadcasters and visionary leadership is on the right track to achieving the set target

4. What efforts are you making to ensure viewers get quality news programmes?
To ensure viewers get the best quality programmes, TVC News will be broadcasting with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, with which it will be connecting its network of bureaus across the continent, Europe and the United States.

TVC News has also contracted some top local broadcasters in Nigeria and other African nations, who will be joined by foreign expatriates and has commenced intensive training of more than 350 members of staff of the station.

TVC News dynamic team will keep viewers up-to-date with accurate, and relevant information and all with an African feel.

5. What’s TVC News area of focus?
News (Politics & Business), features
Documentaries
Current Affairs
Interviews
Sports
Weather Report

6. What will distinguish TVC News from other news channels (Competitive Advantage)?
Coverage of under-reported regions from an African perspective
In-depth and reliable journalism and news coverage across Africa and world
TVC News is committed to excellence that will engage the viewers with reportage that are as fearless as they are informative.
TVC News has veteran broadcasters

7. On what platforms will TVC News be broadcasted?
TVC News channel will be available on platforms across Africa, BSkyB in the UK and IPTV in the USA.

Will the news channel run at all times? And on what areas will the news channel focus on?
TVC News is a 24-Hour pan-African News Channel offering a fresh perspective to African and world events. The news channel will focus on areas of News (Political & Business) features, documentaries, current affairs, interviews, sports and weather reports.

9. What gives TVC News channel an edge over others?
What sets TVC News apart is the coverage of under-reported regions, in-depth and reliable source of journalism and news coverage across Africa and the world; enabled by bureaux and correspondents all around the world. TVC news is committed to excellence that will engage the viewer with fearless truth telling and informative reporting, leveraging on technology and veteran broadcasters.

10. What is the target audience of TVC news channel?
TVC News classifies it target audience into A, B, C1, C2, D and E social classes. Our core target comprises the number of people in Africa who fit into all the social classes in between B and D. B social class which includes nouveau riche, financially strong and averagely travelled individuals. The C1 social class, who are senior executives in organisations, financially comfortable and are averagely travelled, and the C2 social class who possess the basic characteristics of Line managers or small scale business owners who are exposed and ambitious. TVC news will also be targeting blue collar workers with little education who are financially challenged, who we categorize to be in the D class. All together this amounts to be 67% of the entire African population representing 400 million people in Africa alone.

11. What is your strategy to meet this entire target audience?
TVC news will partner with satellite platform operators across the world to project the channel 24/7. We will also partner with local broadcasters across Africa to use the channel as filler when off air. And a partnership with IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) operators to further enhances distribution in Europe and North America.

READ MORE HERE: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/28/tvc-news-launches-today-at-2pm-wat-faqs-about-the-new-channel/

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin in “Argo”
Robert De Niro in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones in “Lincoln”
*Christoph Waltz in “Django Unchained”

Best Animated Short Film
“Adam and Dog,” Minkyu Lee
“Fresh Guacamole,” PES
“Head Over Heels,” Timothy Reckart and Fodhla CroninO’Reilly
“Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare,’ ” David Silverman
* “Paperman,” John Kahrs

Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
* “Brave,” Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman
“Frankenweenie,” Tim Burton
“ParaNorman,” Sam Fell and Chris Butler
“The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” Peter Lord
“Wreck-It Ralph,” Rich Moore

Achievement in Cinematography
“Anna Karenina,” Seamus McGarvey
“Django Unchained,” Robert Richardson
* “Life of Pi,” Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln,” Janusz Kaminski
“Skyfall,” Roger Deakins

Achievement in Visual Effects
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
* “Life of Pi,” Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
“Marvel’s The Avengers,” Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
“Prometheus,” Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
“Snow White and the Huntsman,” Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Achievement in Costume Design
* “Anna Karenina,” Jacqueline Durran
“Les Miserables,” Paco Delgado
“Lincoln,” Joanna Johnston
“Mirror Mirror,” Eiko Ishioka
“Snow White and the Huntsman,” Colleen Atwood

Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
“Hitchcock, “Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
* “Les Miserables,” Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

Best Live-Action Short Film
“Asad,” Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
“Buzkashi Boys,” Sam French and Ariel Nasr
* “Curfew,” Shawn Christensen
“Death of a Shadow” (Dood van een Schaduw), Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
“Henry,” Yan England

Best Documentary Short Subject
* “Inocente,” Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
“Kings Point,” Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
“Mondays at Racine,” Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
“Open Heart,” Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
“Redemption,” Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill

Best Documentary Feature
“5 Broken Cameras,” Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi
“The Gatekeepers,” Dror Moreh, Philippa Kowarsky and Estelle Fialon
“How to Survive a Plague,” David France and Howard Gertler
“The Invisible War,” Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering
* “Searching for Sugar Man,” Malik Bendjelloul and Simon Chinn

Best Foreign-Language Film
* “Amour,” Austria
“Kon-Tiki,” Norway
“No,” Chile
“A Royal Affair,” Denmark
“War Witch,” Canada

Achievement in Sound Mixing
“Argo,” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
* “Les Miserables,” Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
“Life of Pi,” Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
“Lincoln,” Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
“Skyfall,” Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

Achievement in Sound Editing
“Argo,” Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
“Django Unchained,” Wylie Stateman
“Life of Pi,” Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
* “Skyfall,” Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
* “Zero Dark Thirty,” Paul N.J. Ottosson

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Master”
Sally Field in “Lincoln”
* Anne Hathaway in “Les Miserables”
Helen Hunt in “The Sessions”
Jacki Weaver in “Silver Linings Playbook”

Achievement in Film Editing
* “Argo,” William Goldenberg
“Life of Pi,” Tim Squyres
“Lincoln,” Michael Kahn
“Silver Linings Playbook,” Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
“Zero Dark Thirty,” Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

Achievement in Production Design
“Anna Karenina,” production design: Sarah Greenwood; set decoration: Katie Spencer
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” production design: Dan Hennah; set decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
“Les Miserables,” production design: Eve Stewart; set decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
“Life of Pi,” production design: David Gropman; set decoration: Anna Pinnock
* “Lincoln,” production design: Rick Carter; set decoration: Jim Erickson

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
“Anna Karenina,” Dario Marianelli
“Argo,” Alexandre Desplat
* “Life of Pi,” Mychael Danna
“Lincoln,” John Williams
“Skyfall,” Thomas Newman

Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
“Before My Time,” from “Chasing Ice”; music and lyric by J. Ralph
“Everybody Needs a Best Friend,” from “Ted”; music by Walter Murphy, lyric by Seth MacFarlane
“Pi’s Lullaby,” from “Life of Pi”; music by Mychael Danna; lyric by Bombay Jayashri
* “Skyfall,” from “Skyfall”; music and lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
“Suddenly,” from “Les Miserables”; music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyric by Herbert Kretzmerand Alain Boublil

Adapted Screenplay
* “Argo,” screenplay by Chris Terrio
“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” screenplay by Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin
“Life of Pi,” screenplay by David Magee
“Lincoln,” screenplay by Tony Kushner
“Silver Linings Playbook,” screenplay by David O. Russell

Original Screenplay
“Amour,” written by Michael Haneke
* “Django Unchained,” written by Quentin Tarantino
“Flight,” written by John Gatins
“Moonrise Kingdom,” written by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola
“Zero Dark Thirty,” written by Mark Boal

Achievement in Directing
“Amour,” Michael Haneke
“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Benh Zeitlin
* “Life of Pi,” Ang Lee
“Lincoln,” Steven Spielberg
“Silver Linings Playbook,” David O. Russell

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain in “Zero Dark Thirty”
* Jennifer Lawrence in “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva in “Amour”
Quvenzhane Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts in “The Impossible”

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper in “Silver Linings Playbook”
* Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln”
Hugh Jackman in “Les Miserables”
Joaquin Phoenix in “The Master”
Denzel Washington in “Flight”

Best Motion Picture
“Amour,” Margaret Menegoz, Stefan Arndt, Veit Heiduschka and Michael Katz, producers
* “Argo,” Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, producers
“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” Dan Janvey, Josh Penn and Michael Gottwald, producers
“Django Unchained,” Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin and Pilar Savone, producers
“Les Miserables,” Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Debra Hayward and Cameron Mackintosh, producers
“Life of Pi,” Gil Netter, Ang Lee and David Womark, producers
“Lincoln,” Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers
“Silver Linings Playbook,” Donna Gigliotti, Bruce Cohen and Jonathan Gordon, producers
“Zero Dark Thirty,” Mark Boal, Kathryn Bigelow and Megan Ellison, producers

http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/25/85th-academy-awards-argo-wins-best-motion-picture-full-winners-list/

Continental Broadcasting Services owners and operators of TVC Entertainment and Radio Continental are set to unveil TVC News, the continent’s first 24 hours pan-African news channel. In a statement last week, CBS said the TVC News channel would look at the world through African eyes.

The 24-hour pan-African news channel, according to the statement, will offer a fresh perspective on African and world events and will deliver to viewers the latest news 24 hours a day, telling the news as it is.

Chief Executive Officer, CBS, Mr. Nigel Parsons, who was formerly Al Jazeera English boss, said for so long, issues concerning Africa and Africans had been overwhelmingly reported by the foreign media, which often, misrepresented the continent.

“I believe that TVC News cutting-edge reporting and programming will fill an important void by serving as a voice for Africa and Africans on the street to be heard on the global scene, challenging stereotypes, correcting factual inaccuracies and re-shaping global perceptions about Africa,” Nigel added.

He stated further that TVC News would provide accurate and reliable access to information about Africa and the opportunities that abound in Africa through its state-of-the-art equipment and a network of bureaux across Africa (Nairobi, Johannesburg & Accra, etc), Europe and the United States.

Commenting on the readiness to begin live transmission in February, the Public Relations Manager, CBS, Mr. Celestine Umeibe, said over 350 staff had been under intensive training since September 2012, including hostile environment training.

Umeibe noted that TVC News had also engaged the services of top broadcasters in the local market and a number of expatriates, Nigerians and Africans from the Diaspora.

TVC News channel will feature a range of informative programming – on the arts and culture, the environment and weather reports, current affairs, business, sports, gender and health issues, and much more.

It reports that TVC News has secured agreements to air on British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (BSY) in the UK, DStv in Nigeria, Multi TV in Ghana. The channel is also in talks with TopTV and DStv in South Africa, DISH Network Corp. (DISH) in the US and Wananchi Group Ltd. in Kenya.

READ MORE HERE: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/12/tvc-news-the-continents-first-24-hour-pan-african-news-channel-set-to-launch-february/

If you spend a lot of time on Twitter, you would have bumped into one of these ten characters. You just have to. They are everywhere!!

1) The Cool Kids- Twitter is just like secondary school and in every secondary school (including public ones) there are always these cool kids who believe they are better than everyone else. They will forcefully let you know why KFC in Atlanta is better than the ones in Lagos. They wake up one morning and determine what should be said and not be said on Twitter. The cool kids on Nigerian Twitter will let you know they are better than you regular folks and that they have been around the world, twice with no visas.

If a new phone or app is out, they tweet about it first and rant about it till something else pops up. They go on about how this phone is better than that phone and how they find Elegushi Beach disgusting and pedestrian. Cool kids are mean and they never hesitate to insult anyone on Twitter who they feel isn’t as fab as them. Unfortunately they have a lot of followers because just like in secondary school everyone wants to be in their cool book.

2) The Enlightened Ones- The enlightened ones are always the first to retweet a ‘breaking news’ tweet or shed more info on a particular topic whether you asked for it or not. They are never shy in letting you know they are brilliant. Some of them might even go as far as instagramming their WAEC results.

They are the nerds of Twitter and no matter how hot a gadget or phone is they are quick to let you know its fault. Nothing ever pleases them. If you have a movie you are dying to watch, don’t go through their tweets, they will ruin the movie for you with their over-analysis and criticism. They see ‘Avengers’ and ‘Avatar’ as boring flicks. They find a fault in everything and everyone except themselves. They tweet too much. Most of them are really on a lot of people’s mute list.

3) Models- Now we are not talking about real models. Real models exist on Twitter. We are talking about the fake models who put up a picture of themselves on Instagram and tag it #nofilter plus forty other irrelevant tags. Throughout the day their timeline is filled with instagrammed pictures of different pouts and postures.

You don’t want to know what happens when they ‘finally’ take a picture with a celeb. They won’t stop gushing about it all day. They are at every event and party. They will post it on all their social networks including Hi 5. Somehow they never put up a picture of them actually ‘modelling’ or strutting on the runway. Maybe their type of modelling isn’t mainstream yet. God knows how they can afford those big bags and expensive phones. Are you pondering what we are pondering?

4) Twitter Celebs- Twitter celebs are people who basically tweet crap from morning to night. They generate irrelevant tweets that force you to respond like “80 percent of female bankers in Nigeria are prostitutes” Therein lies the trick. Once you respond you are making them popular which undoubtedly gives them more followers. Then comes the second phase.

These twitter celebs have an ‘epiphany’ on how they can use the large numbers of followers they have to make money for themselves. They suddenly morph into artiste managers/PR persons/online hype machines/guidance and relationship counselors and what have you. They can be quiet drab to follow unless they get involved in a twit fight.

5) Haters- SMH…haters are the scum of Twitter. They see nothing good in what people do. They solely exist in taking people down, famous people especially. If Genevieve has a new car they tweet about her not having a man. When Toolz conducts a new interview, they make fun about her size. When Sina Rambo drops a song they abuse him and his father. They are very bitter and insecure people whose only joy comes from insulting relevant people.

Ironically they haven’t achieved anything. Some of them even beg for money to pay for their BIS which they would later end up using to insult people online. How pathetic.

READ THE REMAINING HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/08/the-10-types-of-people-on-nigeria-twitter/

ARISE News Channel is a brand new global broadcaster recruiting for news centres in London, New York, Lagos and Johannesburg and across international news bureaux in Washington DC, Dakar, Nairobi, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, New Delhi and Los Angeles. To contact them send your CV to careers@arise.tv.

See below link for spaces open and click on their headers for more details:

SEE DETAILS AND APPLY HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/05/arise-news-channel-is-recruiting-join-their-team/

ARISE News Channel is a brand new global broadcaster recruiting for news centres in London, New York, Lagos and Johannesburg and across international news bureaux in Washington DC, Dakar, Nairobi, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, New Delhi and Los Angeles. To contact them send your CV to careers@arise.tv.

See below link for spaces open and click on their headers for more details:

SEE ALL HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/05/arise-news-channel-is-recruiting-join-their-team/

Nigerians reportedly spent an equivalent of 42,427 years, talking on the phone last year alone according to data provided by Price- WaterHouseCooper, a global consulting firm.

In other words, the over 110 million active telecoms subscribers on GSM and CDMA networks spent a total of 22.3 billion minutes talking in 2012.

According to Price- WaterHouseCooper, Nigeria’s outgoing and incoming on-net and off net calls totaled 22.3 billion minutes in 2012, while 1.8 billion text, SMS, messages were set within the same period.

It was gathered that while the total call times recorded in Nigeria increased by over five billion minutes from 17 billion in 2011 to 22.3 billion at the end of 2012, SMS volumes also increased by three billion, rising from 1.5 to 1.8 billion during the same period.

With telecoms operators running different disparate tariffs for on-net calls, ranging from N9 to N12, industry analysts said average tariff charge per minute of call could be conservatively pegged at N15.

At such, by multiplying 22.3 billion minutes of calls made in 2012 by N10, the calls volume is conservatively valued at N223bn.

A breakdown of the data from Price- WaterHouseCooper, revealed that in 2011, minutes of calls for outgoing on-net; outgoing of-net to mobile; outgoing off-net to fixed networks; outgoing off-net to international networks; outgoing calls to voicemail; outgoing inbound roaming calls hit 7.3 billion; four billion; 288 million; 315 million; 29 million and three million respectively.

Correspondingly, these figures, in 2012, increased to 10.2 billion; 4.7 billion; 352 million; 403 million; 10 million and three million.

On the incoming calls during the period, minutes of incoming calls from other mobile operators increased from 3.9 billion to 4.6 billion; calls from fixed operators increased from 472 million to 537 million; calls from International operators into the country moved up from 745 million to 877 million; while inbound roaming increased slightly from two million to three million.

Speaking on the SMS volume, Mr. Alastair Macpherson, Quality Assurance Partner at PriceWater- HouseCooper, stated that while outgoing SMS on-net increased from 911 million from 2011 to 958 million in 2012; outgoing SMS to other mobile operators moved from 316 million to 449 million, while SMS from other mobile operators also increased from 327 million to 421 million during the same period.

Though, 2012 recorded increase in minutes of successful calls between 2011 and 2012, which might be as result of improved services, National Mirror learnt that the minutes of calls had also fallen on an annual basis.

MORE ON THE REPORT HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/04/nigerians-spent-22-3billion-minutes-talking-on-phone-in-2012/

After two days of test broadcasting, a 24-hour international TV news operation set to rival existing giants in the global market will ‘soft launch’ today, broadcasting from its main news centres in London, New York, Johannesburg and Lagos.

ARISE NEWS will have a strong African footprint and serve underserved communities in the United States and other parts of the world, supported by a further eight bureaux around the globe, stretching from Beijing to Rio de Janeiro.

A sister channel, ARISE 360, which will be entertainment-based with fashion, music, sport and pay per view films, will start broadcasting toward the end of this year.

The ‘arrival’ of the network was announced by company executives in London and New York.

Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of ARISE NEWS and ARISE 360, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena, a leading African media entrepreneur, is the owner and publisher of the global glossy style, fashion and culture magazine, ARISE, and the publisher of several other titles including one of Nigeria’s biggest and most influential daily newspapers, THISDAY.

Obaigbena said: ‘We will attract a global audience interested in emerging markets, developing countries and evolving politics. With headquarters and bureaux throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas, we are ready to speak to our audience and give them a voice as well.

“We are a new international network established to reflect the new world order – not hardwired to the old, and built to reflect the modern way news is consumed. Nowhere is this more important than in the emerging economies.”

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/04/thisday-newpapers-nduka-obaigbena-launches-arise-news-channel/

In its second year, GOL is waxing stronger, from giving out just 12pieces from designers last year, it has expanded to give more designer pieces, free spa treatments, nail, face makeover and throwing an exclusive Valentine Party.

And we must say the TV Ad for the GIFT OF LOVE is beautiful, brilliant and spot on.

RedboxNigeria, the creative and Production boutique behind the July 2012 Rebrand of the Soundcity Music channel definitely did another brilliant job with the GOL Ad.

Speaking with the lead Creative Director Yinka Obebe, he confirmed that the Creative Boutique was responsible for the whole nine yards of the Ad. The writing, concept, direction, photography and post production.

In his words ” we keep it under one roof, our clients are glad we work that way, and we have no choice but to raise the bar everytime, besides its just who we are”

Speaking with Talk Media Nigeria, Yinka Obebe believes its going to be a great year, he spoke about expanding the companies capacity and giving the television industry the support it needs.

“I am totally convinced we are riding gallantly into a fulfilling Year, no holds barr. The challenges have been with getting redboxNigeria to become robust enough to cater for her growing demand, but its only a challenge, we’ll get there. We are doing our part to make Nigerian Television/visual media worth the viewers money and time invested ”

RedboxNigeria is a one stop shop, the focus is high end still and motion visuals, and with the number of television shows in production, rebrands and other visual work yet to be released on air, the REDs have been busy and definitely smiling to the bank.

RedboxNigeria works closely with SilverPitch to create original sound design for all Key productions.

Watch this space for more news about RedboxNigeria.

Visit the redbox website: www.redboxnigeria.com
Follow on twitter @redboxnigeria

READ MORE AND WATCH TV AD HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/03/spice-tv-the-fashion-and-lifestyle-channel-presents-the-valentine-gift-of-love/

Abasiakan Hanson


Onoja Godwin (G-Circuit)


Samari Peter


Joshua Enathimion (Jay-feel)


Kessy Mbongu (KessyDriz)


Michael Abiodun Adedeji


Joseph Agabi (Joe)



Efezino Akpo



Bimi Adegoke


Amarachi Blessing Emmanuel



Watch the performances

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnOCGOvG0Jk&feature=player_embedded


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hSuhOKixNM&feature=player_embedded


http://www.bellanaija.com/2013/01/29/meet-the-round-iii-contestants-of-nigerian-idols-and-vote-for-your-favorite/

http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/03/nigerian-idol-season-3-the-wild-cards-perform-for-your-votes/

In 2013, television audiences across the African continent will experience a revolution that will change their lives, as the most compelling drama series of our time makes its debut on the small screen. Get ready for a highly captivating tale of power, betrayal, deception, and vengeance in The Island.

The Island portrays the web of intrigue and machination that characterizes Nigerian high society, as seen through the loves, lives, and exploits of a group of young, attractive, highflying island dwellers in the city of Lagos. Directed by Bobby Boulders on various exotic locations across Africa, , The Island features an absolutely stunning and amazingly talented ensemble cast, made up of personalities that we keep you glued to the television as they come together to portray a lifestyle where love and loyalty come with a price-tag and power is only a game of changing seasons.

SEE MORE AND WATCH HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/02/03/a-new-addiction-is-making-its-way-to-television-welcome-to-the-island-featuring-dj-xclusive-dj-caise-toolz-jimmie/

BlackBerry 10 is finally here! Veterans will find a lot that’s familiar, but also plenty that’s new in BlackBerry’s brand-spankin’-new operating system. Those coming back to the fold will need a refresher on what’s up, and anyone thinking about picking up a BlackBerry Z10 as their first BlackBerry will want to know what to expect.

SEE REVIEW HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/31/blackberry-10-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-os-and-devices/

For iROKOtv, the deal is about getting access to Nigerian consumers, although the offer is open to any Lumia owner worldwide. A deal in France between Paris-based streaming music service Deezer and Orange resulted in a huge uptake in Deezer users in France. Given that the deal targets just Lumia phones it won’t be on that scale.

Nollywood is the name given to the Nigerian movie business, second only to India’s industry in terms of the number of titles released a year.

Jason Njoku, CEO and Founder of iROKO Partners, said Nokia engineers had worked with iROKOtv to help them build the app. “Most importantly, they have helped to optimize it for Nigeria’s networks.”

Mr. Njoku expected Lumia users in Nigeria, who will get the first three months access to iROKOtv’s premium service free, mainly to access the library of 5,000 movies over Wi-Fi networks, although “a lot done technically with this app to make it feasible to use on 3G.”

The app will give customers extras including interviews with Nollywood stars and additional news.

Outside of the Nigerian community iROKOtv is something of an unknown. Formed in 2010 by Mr. Njoku, a multiple-times failed entrepreneur living in the U.K., he had moved back in with his mother. She asked him to find some Nollywood movies to watch online. When he was unsuccessful he realized there was a huge untapped market.

The company started life as a YouTube channel before launching as a company in its own right in 2010.

While the company has been successful in targeting the Nigerian ex-pat community mainly in London and New York, where the company has offices, reaching African consumers has been harder he said.

“2013 is Africa year. We are very focused on finding African solutions. There are more people using iROKOtv in London than there is in the whole of Nigeria. This is ridiculous.”

Mr. Njoku closed an $8 million funding investment round from Tiger Global in April 2012.

READ ALL AT:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/29/nokia-signs-lumia-deal-with-nigerian-movie-service-irokotv/

Tonight, watched by audiences in 47 African countries, the nominees for the first-ever AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) were revealed during a special edition of lifestyle program 53 Extra. Held in association with MultiChoice, and headline sponsor Amstel Malta, the AMVCAs recognizes and rewards excellence in African film and TV.

Announcing the nominees were stylish Eku Edewor and Dolopo Oni, joined by Jara co-hosts Uti Nwachukwu (Big Brother All Stars winner) and Helen Paul, Biola Alabi (M-Net Africa MD), Femi Odugbemi (AMVCA Executive Judge), Lizz Njagah (Kenyan soap and reality star) and Edem Vindah (Media and Public Affairs Manager, Nigerian Breweries PLC). Also in studio was the elegant AMVCA trophy!

Encompassing 28 awards in 26 categories, the AMVCAs includes 6 categories where viewers will vote for winners and 18 more technically focused categories where winners will be selected by an expert industry based judging panel (judges will be announced at a later date).

This judging panel will also select the rising star Trail Blazer of the Year, and the Industry Merit recipient, a veteran industry professional whose long term contribution will be honored.

And ensuring the awards specifically recognize outstanding achievement, the AMVCAs did not name nominees in two categories (Best Documentary and Best Online Video) as the nominee selection team had preferred to award certificates of encouragement instead to all entrants.

Understanding that there will be a great curiosity about the initial selection team responsible for the nominees list, tonight’s show revealed their identities. They are Allison Triegaardt, Armand-Guy de Beer, Bongiwe Selane, Deborah Odutayo, Ebou Waggeh, Eileen Sandrock, Njoki Muhoho, Phad Mutumba and Richard West. Together this expert team has an extraordinary range of experience and an impressive passion for the art of African storytelling. More info on these accomplished individuals is available at www.africamagic.tv.

Joining this nominee selection team in January was the accounting firm Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo, who will also verify all winner results going forward.

M-Net Africa MD Biola Alabi says, “We want the AMVCAs to be transparent, credible, respected and fair. So we selected people to the nominee selection team who embrace this philosophy. We will do the same when selecting the industry judging panel that will pick winners in certain categories. We know that everyone associated with these awards must be diligent and conduct themselves with integrity during what are challenging, tough processes. At this time, I must also say that we are truly delighted with the list of nominees and we wish them all well. Roll on March, we couldn’t be more excited about the big night and promise TV audiences an event to remember!”

However, the focus of the night was the nominees and leading the way was South African hit Otelo Burning with 14 nominations while Nigeria’s brilliant The Mirror Boy grabbed 11, just in front of Man on Ground, another powerful Nigerian offering which garnered 9 nominations.

Other titles scoring multiple nominations included Perfect Picture (, Two Brides and a Baby (7), Maami (5) and Skeem (5). In total, there were 110 nominees chosen from 43 different productions from countries as diverse as Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

SEE FULL NOMINEES LIST HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/29/africamagic-viewers-choice-awards-nominees-announced-voting-now-open/

The 19th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards is taking place Sunday at the Shrine Exposition Centre in Los Angeles, USA. Dick Van Dyke received the guild's Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony, which aired live on M-Net Movies Premiere.

The list is below:
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Winners:

MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Silver Linings Playbook
Lincoln
Les Miserables
*Argo – WINNER
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
*Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln – WINNER
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Denzel Washington, Flight
John Hawkes, The Sessions

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
*Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook – WINNER
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin, Argo
Javier Bardem, Skyfall
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
*Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln – WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Sally Field, Lincoln
*Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables – WINNER
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Maggie Smith, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

TELEVISION

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
*Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys – WINNER
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Ed Harris, Game Change
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Bill Paxton, Hatfields & McCoys

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
*Julianne Moore, Game Change
 – WINNER
Charlotte Rampling, Restless
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Alfre Woodard, Steel Magnolias

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
*Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad – WINNER
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
*Claire Danes, Homeland – WINNER
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Asylum
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
*Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock – WINNER
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Louis C.K., Louie
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
*Tina Fey, 30 Rock – WINNER
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
*Downton Abbey – WINNER
Homeland
Mad Men

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
30 Rock
Glee
The Big Bang Theory
*Modern Family – WINNER
The Office
Nurse Jackie

STUNT ENSEMBLES

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Bourne Legacy
The Dark Knight Rises
Les Miserables
*Skyfall – WINNER

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
*Game of Thrones – WINNER
Sons of Anarchy
The Walking Dead

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
*Dick Van Dyke

Don’t miss the rebroadcast of the SAG Awards on Monday, 28 January at 7:30pm WAT on M-Net Movies Premiere and on Saturday, 2 February at 5pm WAT on M-Net Movies Stars.

FOR MORE REVIEWS AND PICTURES VISIT HERE:>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/28/19th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards-full-winners-list/

Last week we met cousins Godwin and Igein and following a nail-biting cliff-hanger, they’re still playing. How far will they go and how much money can they walk away with?

Following Godwin and Igein, friends and models Tayo and Jasmin step in to the drop zone.

CHECK OUT MORE HERE:>>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/27/the-money-drop-nigeria-meet-your-week-3-contestants/

MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) has announced that Ehizojia “Ehiz” Okoeguale (@SpecialSlim) has emerged winner of the MTV Base VJ Search – Nigeria. The 25 year old beat runners up Ada Ogunkeye (@Folustorms) and Kemi Owatemi (@SsmallzZ) to win the grand prize – a job contract with MTV Base worth 10 million Naira, and a brand new car.

The new VJ will also host his own brand-new weekly MTV Base chart show, The Official Naija Top 10 (#BaseNaijaTop10, airing on MTV Base, STV, NTA and AIT from March 5, 2013.

Computer electronics graduate Ehiz Okoeguale, a.k.a. ‘Special Slim’, is always the life and soul of the party with a personal mantra that states: “Be the best you can be because at the end of the day you can only answer for yourself”. Old-skool funk fan Ehiz numbers Fela Kuti, Born Jamericans and LL Cool J among his favourite artists. He also loves the colour red because it represents both love and danger!

Ehiz was chosen by a panel of judges comprising Banky W (@BankyW), Toolz (@ToolzO), Funke Akindele (@funkeakindele) and MTV Base’s Tim Horwood (@timohorwood) during the Grand Finale at D’Banj’s new night club One Eleven in Lagos on Friday 25 January. Also participating in the Grand Finale were artistes Iyanya, Ice Prince and Burna Boy, while MTV Base VJ Cynthia C-Von Okpala and MTV’s newest South Africa VJ, Nomuzi Mabena, shared emcee-ing duties at the gig.

Ehiz who gave an outstanding presentation during the final stages of the competition could not contain his joy when he was announced the winner of the MTV VJ Search competition. Sharing his joy with his parents, received a prayer from his father as he presented the car to him.

Speaking after the Grand Finale, a delighted Ehiz expressed his joy, “I feel great, happy, speechless, everything in one... I don't know what to say. All I can say is: I'm not lucky, I'm blessed!”

Commenting on behalf of MTV Base, Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa said, “It is very exciting to welcome Ehiz on board – he was a standout contestant, combining great on-air presence with a fun personality and distinctive personal style. Ehiz has exactly what it takes to be a great MTV Base VJ and we are confident that he is going to be a great representative for our brand.”

Tune into the Grand Finale of the MTV Base VJ Search – Nigeria on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Tuesday 29 January at 6:30pm WAT, on STV on Thursday 31 January at 6pm WAT and on AIT at 9:30pm WAT on Wednesday 30 January. A special bonus episode, focusing on Ehiz’s journey to the entertainment gig of a lifetime will broadcast on MTV Base and AIT on Tuesday 5 February, on NTA on Wednesday 6 February, and on STV on Thursday 7 February.

MORE AT: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/27/ehiz-okoeguale-wins-mtv-base-nigeria-vj-search/

It’s David v Goliath, the giants v the minnows, the big boys v the little guys – it’s the magic of the FA Cup. And we’ve some great fourth round games coming on 88.9 Brila FM & talkSPORT Live.

Can Brentford cause a shock by knocking out Chelsea? And will Liverpool slip up when they travel to Oldham?

As well as those two potential upsets, we’ll bring you all the action as Tottenham travel north to take on Leeds, plus the all-Premier League clashes between Stoke and Manchester City, and Manchester United playing host to Fulham.

It promises to be a cracking weekend. Don’t miss it!

Saturday, January 26
Stoke v Man City
Man United v Fulham

Sunday, January 27
Brentford v Chelsea
Leeds v Tottenham
Oldham v Liverpool

Catch up with talkSPORT Live

LISTEN TO ALL MATCHES HERE:>>>> http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/26/follow-this-weekends-fa-cup-matches-with-brrila-fm-talksport-live/

Thousands will audition, but only one will claim the title of American Idol. Superstar judge Mariah Carey – the best-selling female recording artist of all time.

Returning judge Randy Jackson, is a Grammy Award-winning producer whose expertise and beloved persona have been instrumental in discovering Idol talent from the very beginning.

Mariah and Randy will be joined by two new judges: quadruple-platinum singer, songwriter, rapper and fashion icon Nicki Minaj.

And lastly Keith Urban, a four-time Grammy Award winner who has sold more than 15 million albums.

This season of American Idol promises to be more captivating, more inspiring and more entertaining so don’t miss it on 26 January at 7pm WAT on M-Net.

MORE AT: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/25/season-12-of-american-idol-starts-saturday-26-january-on-m-net/

Each year the performers that bring us some of the best films and series are honoured and recognised for their contributions at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards). Catch the live telecast on Monday 28 January at 2am WAT on M-Net Movies Premiere.

The star-studded presenter lineup for the prestigious event include: Bradley Cooper, Viola Davis, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Justin Timberlake and Sigourney Weaver.

So if you’re planning your upcoming viewing, here’s a list of category nominations and broadcast times of some of the hottest shows on DStv:

Outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series
Boardwalk Empire
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
Homeland
Mad Men

We think the award should go to: Downton Abbey with Maggie Smith and Hugh Bonneville alone delivering Stellar performances in the hit drama series. Season three will be making its way to our screens in early 2013 on BBC Entertainment. Watch this space for more information.

Outstanding Performance by an ensemble in a comedy series
30 Rock (season seven will start on 30 July at 7pm WAT on M-Net Series)
The Big Bang Theory (Wednesday 30 January at 8:30pm WAT on M-Net)
Glee (season four kicks off on 11 April at 7pm WAT on M-Net Series)
Modern Family
Nurse Jackie
The Office (Tuesday 29 January at 7pm WAT on M-Net Series)

We think the award should go to: The goofy guys and gals from The Big Bang Theory as their meandering misfortunes more often than not result in aggravating one another (but mostly the highly strung obsessive compulsive Sheldon). Catch The Big Bang Theory on Wednesday 30 January at 8:30pm WAT on M-Net.

Outstanding Performance by a male actor in a drama series
Steve Buscemi in Boardwalk Empire as Enoch “Nucky” Thompson
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad as Walter White
Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom as Will Mcavoy
Jon Hamm in Mad Men as Don Draper
Damian Lewis in Homeland as Nicholas Brody


We think the award should go to: Steve Buscemi for his evil-soaked character Nucky in Boardwalk Empire. Now this is one role in which Buscemi uses his odd looks to his advantage.
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a drama series:
Claire Danes in Homeland as Carrie Mathison
Michelle Dockery in Downton Abbey as Lady Mary Crawley
Jessica Lange in American Horror Story: Asylum as Sister Jude
Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick (Monday 28 January at 9:30pm WAT)
Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham

We think the award should go to: Julianna Margulies for her portrayal as the tough-as-nails attorney Alicia Florrick.
Outstanding performance by a male actor in a comedy series:
Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock as Jack Donaghy
Ty Burrell in Modern Family as Phil Dunphy
Louis CK in Louie as Louie (Thursday 31 January at 12:30am)
Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory as Sheldon Cooper
Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family as Cameron Tucker

We think the award should go to: Eric Stonestreet for his incredibly funny portrayal of gay dad Cameron in Modern Family. His zest for life and ability or lack thereof to do almost anything he sets his mind to is hilarious.
Outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series:
Edie Falco in Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton
Tina Fey in 30 Rock as Liz Lemon
Amy Poehler in Parks and Recreation (Season five hits our screens on 20 April at 18:30 on M-Net Series) as Leslie Knope
Sofia Vergara in Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett
Betty White in Hot in Cleveland (Friday 25 January at 7:30pm WAT on M-Net) as Elka Ostrovsky

We think the award should go to: Non other than the queen of entertainment herself, Betty White for her spritely, sharp tongued, tracksuit clad character as landlord Elka .
The star-studded evening will also pay tribute to veteran actor, Dick Van Dyke, who is the recipient of the SAG 49th Life Achievement Award.

What actors and shows do you think deserve to win top honours at the Screen Actors’ Guild awards? Let us know!

Don’t miss the rebroadcast of the SAG Awards on Monday, 28 January at 7:30pm WAT on M-Net Movies Premiere and on Saturday, 2 February at 5pm WAT on M-Net Movies Stars.

MORE AT: http://talkmedianigeria.com/2013/01/25/and-the-sag-tv-awards-should-go-to/