Mo Abudu joins board of Emmy Awards

Media mogul, Mo Abudu, has been elected as a director of the International Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences.

The Academy is responsible for staging the world famous International Emmy Awards which recognizes excellence in the television industry globally. It is an organisation of global broadcasters, with members from over 60 countries, with over 500 companies. 60 percent of the Board of Directors come from countries outside of the United States and represents the world’s largest production, distribution and broadcast companies .

Abudu stressed the importance of her appointment saying that "I am pleased about this appointment because it will be an enabler for the recognition of our work in TV and film across the globe and I mean Our as in our work from Nigeria. As a member of the board, I join a select group of about 100 Directors who are international executives from leading channels, production and distribution companies. I am expected to attend board and members meetings three or four times a year. It’s time to change the narrative and get our stories told.”