AMVCA: COVID-19 stalls 2021 edition – The Nation Nigeria

By Gbenga Bada

There are doubts over the internet hosting of the 2021 version of the Africa Magic Viewers Alternative Awards, AMVCA, The Nation, has realized.

In a current chat with Busola Tejumola, the Government Head, Content material, MultiChoice Nigeria, the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic is stalling plans or preparation for the awards ceremony.

Tejumola famous that Multichoice would like to host the awards ceremony however the re-emergence of the coronavirus with a second wave has left Multichoice administration’s arms tied.

“Once more, we will’t guarantee you however everyone knows that the coronavirus second wave is disrupting a number of actions. Ordinarily, we might have despatched out requires entry submissions and nominations would have been out by now however the pandemic is stalling the method, therefore, we will’t plan or say for now if it can maintain or not. We all know the AMVCAs has turn out to be one among – if not – essentially the most prestigious movie and TV awards on this continent and plenty of African movies and Television practitioners sit up for it,” Tejumola famous.

Multichoice Nigeria’s Chief Buyer Officer, Martin Mabutho, additionally chipped in on how the TV firm is battling the coronavirus from its finish.

Mabutho listed a few of the firm’s aid methods deployed through the first wave of the pandemic which incorporates money donations of N200 million and N50 million to the Federal Authorities and Lagos State Authorities respectively, N400 million to the artistic trade, whose professionals skilled disruptions in productions; donation of 30,000 Private Protecting Tools and 30,000 face masks to hospitals and Non-Governmental Organisations in addition to an permitted stock price over N550m highlighting NCDC’s COVID-19 helplines and PSA supplies on over 10 channels on DStv and GOtv.