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Nigerian Showrunner Uche Ikejimba Unveils ‘Lagos Love Stories’ & ‘Alex From Oil & Gas’ & Talks ‘Big Brother Naija’
'Big Brother Naija' producer Uche Ikejimba has lifted the lid of scriptes shows 'Alex From Oil & Gas' and 'Lagos Love Stories' as part of her slate.
She had initially planned to focus on writing for magazines and papers, but began producing syndicated daily talkshow Moments with Mo after responding to an ad and then joined a TV maker company managing productions before landing her own commissions and setting up Blink Africa. South Africa-based Showmax can count of backing from the likes of NBCUniversal and Canal+, and its MultiChoice stablemate Africa Magic remains very active, but global some streamers have failed to follow through on initial promise. Citing her TV hero, Bridgerton creator Rhimes, she pointed out the differences between Nollywood and mature markets such as the U.S. and UK, where “the next five years are fixed, and “the next ten” are mapped out with a certain degree of clarity.
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