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EbonyLife Founder Mo Abudu: Networks “Beginning To See The Light” On African Content; Talks Talent Tactics With Studio Dragon & Newen Bosses – Series Mania
Major networks are “beginning to see the light” by commissioning entertaining content from Africa, according to EbonyLife Founder Mo Abudu, as the heads of production houses in some of the world’s biggest growing content markets spotlighted the challenge of attracting new talent.
Abudu, whose pioneering outfit has…
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BBC Studios Signs Development Deal With Mo Abudu Of EbonyLife, Set Six-Part Heist Thriller ‘Reclaim’
BBC Studios Drama Productions has set up a development partnership with Nigerian TV pioneer Mosunmola “Mo” Abudu, founder and CEO of entertainment network EbonyLife Media. The deal was brokered by CAA.
The deal will see BBC Studios Drama Productions develop a new action-adventure series with Abudu's EbonyLife. The…
Jalmari Helander’s ‘Immortal’ Begins Shoot; Sony-EbonyLife Writer Program; Sky Germany Slate; Daniel Bruhl Zurich Jury; Genghis Khan Feature — Global Briefs
WWII Action Film Begins In Helsinki
Principal photography has begun on Immortal, the World War II action film from Rare Exports director Jalmari Helander, in which a man goes to war against the Nazi army in the Finnish wilderness. Starring are Jorma Tommila (Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale), Aksel Hennie (The Martian)…
Will Packer & EbonyLife Acquire Rights To Bloomberg Article About Fall Of “Billionaire Gucci Master” Ramon Abbas; Action Thriller Set Up At Universal
Will Packer Productions and Mo Abudu's EbonyLife Studios are teaming to develop an untitled project based on Evan Ratliff’s Bloomberg article, “The Fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master.”
The companies won the rights in a highly competitive situation and have set up the project at Universal Pictures.
Ratliff’s article…
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By Matt Grobar
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How EbonyLife Founder Mo Abudu Kicked Down Doors To Bring African Stories To Netflix, AMC & Sony
Mo Abudu attempted to crack Hollywood for years, but her steely belief that the world needed to hear African stories was met with resounding silence. Emails went unanswered, leads from a trip to Los Angeles quickly went cold. Abudu, a megastar in Nigeria with her own chat show and TV network, grew frustrated.
Then…
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By Jake Kanter
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Will Smith & Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Teams With Nigeria’s EbonyLife On Film & TV Slate
EXCLUSIVE: Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios is teaming up with EbonyLife Studios, one of Nigeria's leading content companies, on a slate of co-produced film and television projects each connected to the African continent.
The deal is the first of its kind for Westbrook in Africa. Under the…
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Sony Pictures Television Signs First-Look Deal With Nigeria’s EbonyLife
Sony Pictures Television has signed an exclusive first-look deal with Nigerian media company EbonyLife Media to develop scripted TV series.
The two-year agreement is aimed at identifying projects for a global audience that are rooted in EbonyLife’s mission to showcase a pioneering and progressive Africa.
Sony and…
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By Jake Kanter
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