MO ABUDU: A CALL FOR LOCAL CREATIVES

Mo Abudu, the Nigerian filmmaker, has reacted to Multichoice’s plan to discontinue its streaming platform Showmax.

On Thursday, Canal+ Group, the French media company that recently took over MultiChoice, said the decision followed a “comprehensive review” by its board and is aimed at strengthening its overall digital offering.

Reacting via Instagram, Abudu said the shutdown highlights the need for local creatives to focus on building and sustaining their own distribution platforms to support the growth of indigenous films, noting that “no one is coming to save us”.