Mo Abudu Listed as One of 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV

Founder and Chief Executive of EbonyLife TV, Mo Abudu has been listed among the 25 Most Powerful Women in Global TV by The Hollywood Reporter. She is the only African woman on the list. Read her profile below:

Mosunmola Abudu
Chairwoman and Chief Executive, EbonyLife TV, Nigeria 

Africa’s answer to Oprah, Nigerian media entrepreneur and self-taught TV host Abudu launched the continent’s first syndicated talk show, Moments With Mo, in 2006. Featuring guests as varied as Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg and IMF boss Christine Lagarde, Moments is carried across 48 African countries. 

Abudu this year launched EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first continent-wide broadcaster, targeting Africa’s growing, aspirational middle class with programming that “celebrates style and success while motivating its audiences to dream and dream big,” Abudu says.