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That the seasoned Yoruba actor, Taiwo Babatunde Hassan otherwise known as Ogogo is not a media faddist, is like stating the obvious as the movie hunk rarely get in the news without a reason or  convinced about the news platform. 185 Views

In case you missed the fun, here is the clip of the 6th NBMA nominees party in Ibadan. 235 Views

Quite unfortunate that the winner of the #IamBroadcasters Face Challenge could not be 223 Views

This is not the best of time for the veteran actor, Olumide Bakare as the gifted thespian who claim to fame with the old popular sitcom, ‘Koko Close’, is being diagnosed of heart and lung related disease.   218 Views

In no particular order, here are the finalists for the #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’. To have your favourite on the list of ‘TOP 5’ that will be announced in February, tweet nameof your favourite at @NBAwards with hashtag #IamABroadcasterFaceChallenge. The names with the highest number of tweets (trend) will be shortlisted for the TOP 5 at the Nigerian Broadcasters Awards scheduled for February 27th, 2016 in Abuja. -He’s naturally calm and calculative; @GeorgeNatural1 wraps up #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’ facebook.com/Nigerianbroadc…. -She is calm & calculative, it’s @IB_Presenter, Nigerian OAP rocking Ghanaian airwaves, #IamABroadcaster FaceChallenge   -He got the voice, fluent & bold. @RkTpriNce shows swag with #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’… instagram.com/p/8-Hz9Nm-9X/ -He got sense of humour & body movement that speaks, @MCAKONUCHE steps up #IamABroadcaster…   -From Ghana with love, ‘Gold Coast’ presenter,  @safowaahaduAdu Safowaah Regina in #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’ -He got d VOICE, Well Read & Passionate @alexotutu up d ante #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’… -He’s cool, calm and calculative, @iamdannysucre rocks #IamABroadcaster ‘Face Challenge’ . Who’s next? -He got swag,passionate & lively, @em7lee spots on #IamABroadcaster ‘Face Challenge’…   -He’s hot, talented & eloquent,  @Blackaftan up the stake #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge facebook.com/Nigerianbroadc… -He’s ORIGINAL,COURAGEOUS & FLUENT .  @ibileprisenta steps up #IamABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’.… -She is young, bold & brave. @kiki_mordi has thrown d first #IAmABroadcaster ‘FaceChallenge’.facebook.com/KIKIMORDI/vide…   215 Views

After a rigorous verification exercise that lasted for a couple of weeks, here is the authentic list of nominees for the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards (NBMA) 2015. While VOTING is expected to start on Saturday, January 30th, 2016, it will last for three weeks. Voting format is via SMS Shortcode system and on our Website www.nigerianbroadcastersmeritawards.com  (Details soon) Due to introduction of an SMS Shortcode system for voting, votes will take the lion’s share of 60 per cent, while research, survey and agency reports are responsible for 40 per cent of the final result. Moreover, in the special Listeners and Viewers choice categories, votes will take the sole responsibility for 90 per cent of the total tally. We wish all the nominees best of luck, as we look forward to their presence at the 6th Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards ceremony on Saturday 27th, February at Barcelona Hotel, Wuse 2, Abuja and Nominees’ Party to be held in Ibadan on Saturday 30th January, 2016, at Mauve Lounge, Ring Road, Ibadan Please note, award plaque won’t be given in absentia and not redeemable after the event, hence your representative is expected at the award ceremony. Below is the list of Nominees for all competitive categories. Nominees are advised to search for their categories to get their shortcodes. Text format: Type nbma “put a space” nominee’s shortcode and send to 33811 Covered Networks: MTN, AIRTEL, ETISALAT and GLO A-TELEVISION STATION/CHANNEL CATEGORIES 1-Best TV Station of the Year (NATIONAL) (Criteria: Must be transmitting both on terrestrial and satellite/ Digital Channel, production quality and content) a- Galaxy TV                             1001 b- MITV                                     1002 c- NTA                                      1003 d- Liberty TV                             1004 e- TVC                                      1005 f- Wazobia TV                           1006 g- STV                                      1007 h- ONTV                                    1008 2-Best TV Station (REGIONAL) (Viewer’s Choice) a- Ondo TV                               2001 b- Delta State Television            2002 c- ITV Benin                              2003 d- Liberty TV (Kaduna)               2004 e- CRBC Calabar                       2005 f- Orient TV Owerri                     2006 g- CTV Kano                             2007 h- ARTV (Kano)                         2008 i- ESBS Chanel 50 (Enugu)        2009 j- Rivers State TV                      2010 3-Best TV Channel (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria: 24-hour Channel on Pay Satellite/Digital TV, Large viewer-ship and Good content) a- Ancient of Days TV               3001 b- Realstar TV                           3002 c- Rave TV                                3003 d- Vox Africa TV                       3004 e- ETV Channel 50                     3005 f- R2 TV                                    3006 g-African Movie Channel            3007 h- Liberty TV                             3008 4-Best Indigenous TV Channel (Viewers Choice) (This Category welcomes nomination of indigenous TV channels i.e. Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo on Satellite/ digital stations) a- Farin watta                            4001 b- Wazobia TV                          4002 c- Liberty TV (Hausa)                 4003 d- NTA Igbo                              4004 e- Orisun                                   4005 f- NTA Yoruba                           4006 g- Africa Magic Hausa               4007 5-Best Entertainment Channel (Africa) (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria): Made in Nigeria/Africa, good content, production quality and running on pay Satellite/Digital Channel) a- Spice TV                               5001 b- EbonyLife TV                                    5002 c- Nigezie                                  5003 d- Planet Radio TV (PRTV)         5004 e- GET TV                                 5005 f- WAP TV                                5006 g- SoundCity                             5007 h- African Movie Channel           5008 i-ONTV Max                              5009 6- Best TV Station with the widest coverage a- AIT                                        6001 b- STV                                      6002 c- NTA                                      6003 d- ITV                                       6004 e- Galaxy TV                             6005 f- Channels TV                          6006 7-Best Entertainment Channel (International) (Viewer’s Choice) (Criteria: Import and Export 24 hours channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV, large viewership in Africa) a- Planet Radio TV (PRTV)         7001 b-  Spice TV                              7002 c-  MTVBase                             7003 d-  Trace Urban TV                    7004 e-  AfroMusic Pop                     7005 8-TV Channel with Best News coverage a- Galaxy TV                             8001 b- AIT (International)                   8002 c- NTA                                      8003 d- STV (Network)                       8004 e- Liberty TV (Kaduna)               8005 f- Core News                             8006 g- TVC News (Nigeria/Africa)      8007 i- ITV (Network)                          8008 9-TV Station with Best Creative Innovation a- Planet Radio TV (PRTV)         9001 b- Ancient of Days TV               9002 a- EbonyLife TV                                    9003 d- TVC                                      9004 e- AIT                                        9005 f- Core TV                                 9006 g- ITV                                       9007 h- STV                                      9008 10-TV Channel with Best Station Imaging. This category is designed to recognize excellence in the creation of an overall ‘sound’ for a station or network. To reward creative and effective use of production tools such as liners, jingles, promos and trailers, in establishing and promoting a distinctive on-air station/network identity. a- EbonyLive TV                        10001 b- TVC                                      10002 c- WAP TV                                10003 d- AIT                                       10004 e- STV                                      10005 f- HipTV                                    10006 g- Soundcity                             10007 h- Wazobia Tv                           10008 i- NTA                                       10009 j- Nigezie                                   10010 11-TV Channel with Best Coverage of Live Events a- NTA                                      11001 b- Channels TV                          11002 b- STV                                      11003 c- TVC                                      11004 d- SoundCity                             11005 f- HipTV                                    11006 12-Best New TV Station/Channel Criteria: Station must be relatively new and be regarded as innovative and fast-rising. a- Wazobia TV                           12001 b- Rave TV                                12002 c- Liberty TV                             12003 d- Cool TV                                12004 e- ONTV Max                            12005 13-Most Watched TV Channel of the Year (Viewers Choice) Criteria– This category is strictly for channel on pay Satellite/Digital TV with largest viewership a- STV                                      13001 b- AIT                                       13002 c- Galaxy TV                             13003 d- ONTV                                   13004 e- Channels TV                          13005 f- TVC                                       13006 g- HipTV                                   13007 h- EbonyLifeTV                         13008 i- NTA                                       13009 j- WapTV                                   13010 B-RADIO STATION CATEGORIES 1-Best Radio Station (Lagos) (Criteria: Production quality, coverage, content and listenership) a- Rhythm FM                           14001 b- Classic FM                            14002 c- Star FM                                 14003 d- Metro FM                              14004 e-Radio Continental                   14005 f- Smooth FM                           14006 g- Inspiration FM                       14007 h-Top Radio FM                        14008 i-Cool FM                                  14009 j- Beat FM                                 14010 K-Nigerian Info                          14011 l-Brilla FM                                 14012 2-Best Radio Station (North) a- WE FM (Abuja)                      15001 b- Hot FM, Abuja                       15002 c- Wazobia FM (Kano)               15003 d- Unity FM Jos                                    15004 e- Kiss FM Abuja                       15005 f- KSMC Kaduna                       15006 g- Rhythm FM (Abuja)                15007 h- Cool FM Abuja                      15008 i- Kapital FM (Abuja)                  15009 j- Alheri Radio (Kaduna)             15010 k- ASO Radio, Abuja                 15011 l-Vision FM, Abuja                     15012 m- Wazobia FM (Abuja)             15013 n- Nigeria Info (Abuja)                15014 o- Love FM (Abuja)                    15015 3-Best Radio Station (South-West) a- Splash FM (Ibadan)               16001 b- Beat FM (Ibadan)                   …

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Another calamity in the Nigerian entertainment industry was averted a couple of days ago 182 Views