NOLLYWOOD TO STOP DSTV, MYSPACE, HITV FROM NIGERIAN MOVIES BROADCASTS

Nigerian movie marketers under the aegis of Film, Video Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (FVPMAN)are putting plans together to stop Dstv Channel, African Magic and other pay TV stations from showing Nigerian movies. The movie marketers made this move known at a world press conference held Wednesday at the popular celebrity hangout, O’jez, Surulere, Lagos. According to them, starting from May 1, no movie that is capable of being released through their conventional distribution channel would be assigned to any broadcast station in the country. The movie merchants said they will formally write to DSTV and other pay TV stations operating in the country about their decision, stressing that the activities of these broadcast stations have not only reduced the purchase of Nollywood movies but also, have affected the entire business of movie making.