Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Nuances of Igbo Narrative Drama in Nollywood
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Content Development Strategy and Content Marketing Strategy for Film Production, Acquisition and Distribution for Nollywood
I told my younger sister who is one of the millions of her fans, that I can commission Funke Akindele to produce my proposed romantic comedy, "Omo Naija in London" and be rest assured of the box office success.
Monday, June 10, 2024
The 15th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting To Take Place in Gaborone
PRESS RELEASE |
The 15th General Assembly of the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) will be held from September 3 to 5, 2024 in Gaborone, Botswana |
This year's event aims to explore the challenges and opportunities offered by evolving digital technologies in the audiovisual media sector |
DAKAR, Senegal, June 10, 2024/ -- The African Union of Broadcasting (AUB) (www.UAR-AUB.org) will hold its 15th General Assembly from September 3 to 5, 2024 in Gaborone, capital of the Republic of Botswana, under the theme: “The future of African media facing the challenges of new technologies and changes climate”. This high-level meeting will bring together Chief Executives of the media and broadcasting industry, officials, experts, academics, content creators from across the African continent as well as representatives of sister Unions and partners. This year's event aims to explore the challenges and opportunities offered by evolving digital technologies in the audiovisual media sector. For the AUB, it is a question of discussing the place of Africa in the generation and management of metadata for the creation of audiovisual content in the era of artificial intelligence, of working on the transformation of the professions of audiovisual through AI, to find innovative strategies to meet the changing needs of African audiences in an increasingly digitalized media environment. The AUB General Assembly will also provide a unique platform to strengthen regional and international cooperation to create awareness and engage citizens in the fight against climate change. The discussion will also focus on the best way to boost the participation of countries not only in sharing of content on the AUBVISION Platform, but also to make it the source of news about countries in Africa. The 15th general assembly of the AUB will serve as a framework for rewarding journalistic excellence through an AWARDS ceremony organized in partnership with SOLSAN Communications. It will open a window of solidarity with people who are victims of cancer thanks to fundraising and a benefit concert offered for the occasion. Grégoire NDJAKA Director General Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Union of Broadcasting (AUB). Press contact: contact@uar-aub.org Tel: +221 338 21 16 25 About the African Union of Broadcasting: The African Union of Broadcasting is the largest organization of media professionals in Africa which brings together national and private radio and television organizations from African states. The AUB is responsible for developing all segments of the television and broadcasting industry in Africa. It works to develop exchanges of authentic African content through its content distribution platform, AUBVISION. SOURCE |
How To Write The Perfect CV - The Economist
How To Write The Perfect CV - The Economist
How to write the perfect CV
A job applicant walks into a bar
These same principles, it turns out, apply to writing a cv. A résumé is not a list of every job you ever had. It is not your autobiography. It is, like that hair-care advert, a marketing tool. Your audience is made up of recruiters and hiring managers. Like cocktail-party guests, they do not take a long time to decide if they want to keep talking. According to one study, such professionals spend an average of 7.4 seconds skimming a job application.
https://www.economist.com/business/2024/05/30/how-to-write-the-perfect-cv
BRICS Gathered in Geneva To Discuss a New Digital Order
PRESS RELEASE |
BRICS Gathered in Geneva To Discuss a New Digital Order |
Experts and antitrust officials met in Geneva to propose solutions to the challenges faced by antitrust authorities in the digital markets of the BRICS countries to find common ground between them, especially in the area of regulation of digital platforms and AI |
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 10, 2024/ -- The UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Webinar on Competition law and policy approaches towards digital platforms and ecosystems in cooperation with the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre (https://www.BRICSCompetition. The digitalization of the economy - legislature, trade, customs, logistics, etc. - is just entering its most active stage of development, itself a preparatory stage for the automation of the economy. One of the most pressing issues now, at the initial stage of digitalization, is still the streamlining and creation of a regulatory framework for future global processes. This includes the issue of antitrust regulation, both within individual countries and various interstate associations, such as the EU or BRICS. "Today, the actions of antitrust agencies in different countries remain disparate and fragmented. Lack of consensus leads to weakened enforcement, and ecosystems increase anti-competitive pressure on the market. Antitrust law is on the verge of losing its relevance and strength in the digital economy. We need some form of international agreement on the regulation of digital ecosystems, especially given the development of AI technologies,” emphasized Alexey Ivanov, Director of the BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center. As the expert explained, each BRICS jurisdiction has its own objectives with regard to competition law. There is a common core, which has been defined as consumer welfare, efficient allocation of resources and economic freedom. But so far, one of the bottlenecks in dealing with digital markets is market definition - the application of traditional market definition tools is challenged by the tendency of digital markets to be highly innovative and dynamic. The development of new definitions and indicators is one of the most important tasks of the meeting. As part of the presentation, Victor Oliveira Fernandes, Commissioner of CADE, stated that within their organization a number of new indicators have already been developed to define the platform market: for example, the ability to unilaterally impose conditions, including as a show of bargaining power, ownership of key datasets, ability to influence choice through online platform architecture, lack of transparency. Since this year, the number of BRICS member countries has grown, and further expansion is being discussed. Moreover, the association, which remained formal for a long time, is beginning to work more actively. The more active the more real contradictions and problems. Nevertheless, experts noted that there is a significant convergence among BRICS jurisdictions in recognizing the importance of certain essential standards, such as consumer welfare standards, but there are also some differences that are worth highlighting. Authorities in different countries, especially Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa, recognize other objectives, such as ensuring economic freedom or a level playing field for small and medium-sized enterprises. And these goals can somehow be translated into more elaborate legal standards for assessing abuse of dominance. Alexey Ivanov also focused the participants' attention on the fact that cooperation exactly within the framework of supranational associations can give real results in the fight against violations of fair competition rules by global monopolists in local markets. "Much more opportunities for developing countries lie in the area of cooperation. BRICS, as you know, is expanding and working in the area of developing joint enforcement actions, remedies, investigations, case reviews, because this is how you essentially balance the playing field in the fight against global companies,” Ivanov explained. The meeting was attended by a wide pool of international experts and representatives of national and international competition authorities: Victor Oliveira Fernandes, Commissioner, CADE; Rajinder Punja, Economic Director, CCI/ Representative from SAMR (tbc); Masako Wakui, Professor of Law, Kyoto University; Maria Ioannidou, Professor, Queen Mary University of London; Deni Mantzari, Associate Professor, University College of London; Alexey Ivanov, Director, BRICS Competition Law and Policy Center. The experts agreed to continue working on the creation of a harmonized system of supranational instruments of antitrust regulation. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre. About BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre:The BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre was established in 2018 by the BRICS competition authorities. The Centre’s work is aimed at collecting and analyzing information from competition agencies, identifying best practices, but primarily at preparing recommendations and developing approaches to competition policy that reflect the interests of the development of the BRICS economies. The key mission of the BRICS Competition Centre is to advance the development agenda and strengthen the role of competition regulation in overcoming imbalances in the global economy. The Centre brings together leading international universities and independent researchers who are actively involved in the Centre’s main research projects: on global food chains, on sustainability policy and on new approaches to antitrust regulation of the digital economy. SOURCE |
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
The Numbers of Subscribers of Netflix in Nigeria and in South Africa and the Way Forward is Content Localization
The Numbers of Subscribers of Netflix in Nigeria and in South Africa and the Way Forward is Content Localization for Nigerians
Streaming swells monthly internet spend to N216bn - Businessday NG-
In 2023, MTN alone raked in N1.07 trillion from data subscriptions, representing a 39.8 per cent growth from N764.82 billion in 2022. Similarly, active data users on the network of MTN jumped by 12.7 per cent to 70.66 million in 2023, rising by over five million.
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Saturday, June 1, 2024
2024 Cannes Film Festival: Winner of the Palme d'Or the Other Winners
2024 Cannes Film Festival: Winner of the Palme d'Or the Other Winners
77th EDITION
May 14-25, 2024
Palme d’Or
ANORA
Directed by : Sean BAKER
Year of production: 2024
Country: United States
Duration: 138
"Anora, a young sex worker from
Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled."
https://www.festival-cannes.com/f/anora/#
Grand Prix
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Payal Kapadia
Jury Prize
EMILIA PÉREZ
Jacques Audiard
Best Director
MIGUEL GOMES
for Grand Tour
Special Award
MOHAMMAD RASOULOF
for The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof was given a Special Prize for The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
Best Performance by an Actor
JESSE PLEMONS
in Kinds of Kindness directed by Yórgos Lánthimos
Best Performance by an Actress
ADRIANA PAZ
in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
ZOE SALDAÑA
in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
KARLA SOFÍA GASCÓN
in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
SELENA GOMEZ
in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard
Best Screenplay
THE SUBSTANCE
Coralie Fargeat
Short Films
Palme d’or
THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT
Nebojša Slijepčević
Special Mention
BAD FOR A MOMENT
Daniel Soares
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard Prize
BLACK DOG
by Guan Hu
Jury Prize
L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE
by Boris Lojkine
Best Director Prize ex-aequo
ROBERTO MINERVINI
for The Damned
RUNGANO NYONI
for On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
Best Performance by an Actress
ANASUYA SENGUPTA
in The Shameless
Best Performance by an Actor
ABOU SANGARÉ
in L’Histoire de Souleymane
Youth Award
HOLY COW
by Louise Courvoisier
1st film
Special Mention
NORAH
by Tawfik Alzaidi
1st film
Caméra d’or
ARMAND
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Un Certain Regard
Special Mention
MONGREL
Wei Liang Chiang & You Qiao Yin
La Cinef
First Prize
SUNFLOWERS WERE THE FIRST ONES TO KNOW…
Chidananda S Naik
Joint Second Prize
OUT THE WINDOW THROUGH THE WALL
Asya Segalovich
THE CHAOS SHE LEFT BEHIND
Nikos Kolioukos
Third Prize
BUNNYHOOD
Mansi Maheshwari
Meet the 77th Festival winners - Festival de Cannes
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/2024/a-la-rencontre-des-laureats-du-77e-festival/
See the films of the Official Selection 2024 - Festival de Cannes
https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-releases/the-films-of-the-official-selection-2024/
Happy New Month of June!
HALLELUJAH!
Happy New Month of June of Prosperity, Success, Triumph and Victory with all the thanksgivings to Almighty God.
Cheers!
#God
#june
#happynewmonth
#happiness
#progress
#prosperity
#success
#triumphant
#triumph
#victory
Friday, May 31, 2024
Nigerian Filmmakers: Beyond Nollywood, Beyond Netflix
Nigerian Filmmakers: Beyond Nollywood, Beyond Netflix
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Six Successful Women in Nollywood I Have Written About- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Adaugo of Nollywood, Mo Abudu.
Founder/CEO of EbonyLife Entertainment Group.
Six Successful Women in Nollywood I Have Written About- Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
Adaora of Nollywood, Mrs. Stephanie Linus.
Adaeze of Nigerian Cinemas, Mrs. Joy Odiete, Founder/CEO of Blue Pictures Entertainment Group.
Eze Nwayi of Nollywood, Ms. Chioma Ude, Founder and Executive Director of Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF).