By Jason Njoku With the newly proposed amendment to Nigeria’s broadcast law, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) is making exclusivity illegal, compelling sub-licensing of content and regulating price. They are effectively turning private enterprise into state property.Interference distorts markets. If implemented, this code will 100% destroy PayTV in Nigeria. Under these proposed terms, it makes zero sense for IrokoTV, ROK, Netflix, Africa Magic, FilmHouse Cinema, Silverbird, Scene One, or any other platform or independent production house to invest in local content. Zero sense. This our champagne socialism and zero input…
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