Stories from The (Nigerian) Media and Film Blog this week

[View this email in your browser]( We bring you another weekly edition of The Media Blog! Filled with insights, news, perspective about journalism, content and business of the media; curated by Chi, Hauwa and Tolu. No time to waste – we just present it to you! [The Media Blog: Omoni Oboli's film has been barred from release and this might not be such a terrible thing]( We've had our [issues]( with Omoni Oboli in the past. However, whatever annoyance we felt at her for that incident has largely faded. Omoni’s actions were purely a symptom of a larger scourge in the industry. [Read more...]( [The Media Blog: Toyin Lawani has a new 'Tiannah's Empire' reality show and we can't wait for the mess]( Seriously, just look at this ‘teaser’. Will we find a bigger disaster this year? Doubtful. Except for maybe this other teaser. [Read more...]( [The Media Blog: ThinTallTony needs to stfu once and for all]( If you can make it through the entirety of this interview without smashing something, congratulations to you. Your willpower is the stuff of legend. [Read more...]( [The Media Blog: There is no other way to say it - Tinsel is legendary]( Say what you will about the show, but 2000 episodes of a television show, shot in Nigeria, is not beans. [Read more...]( [The Film Blog: It looks like 'Lotanna' might finally be getting released]( We [were bewildered]( before. To be honest, we still are. We don’t have answers about what happened over the past couple of years. [Read more...]( [The Film Blog: We have to absolutely disagree with this review - and any other negative review of Ojukokoro]( Ojukokoro isn’t asking the questions many want it to ask. It smugly asks its own questions. But, just as Shonda Rhimes’ mark on tvland is considered indelible, so will Dare Olaitan’s mark on Nollywood. [Read more...]( [Follow YNaija on Twitter]( [Join our community on Facebook]( [Website]( Copyright © 2015 Red Media Africa, All rights reserved. You've signed up for our newsletter Our mailing address is: Red Media Africa 59, Ogunlana Drive, Surulere Lagos 100211 Nigeria [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](