Mo Abudu makes top 25 Most Powerful Women in International TV power list!

Meet the Women innovators who oversee empires, greenlight the shows that captivate millions and adapt in a rapidly changing media environment.
Greenlights from RTL Group’s Anke Shaeferkordt, TF1′s Elisabeth Durand or BSkyB’s Sophie Turner Laing determine what Europe watches, while Nigerian entrepreneur Mo Abudu is revolutionizing pay TV in Africa. A group as diverse as the U.N., the women on THR’s inaugural list are united in their ambition, their savvy and their determination to make a mark on worldwide TV – and to do so on their own terms.

Mosunmola Abudu

Chairwoman and Chief Executive, EbonyLife TV, Nigeria

Africa’s answer to Oprah, Nigerian media entrepreneur and self-taught TV host Abudu launched the continent’s first syndicated talk show, Moments With Mo, in 2006. Featuring guests as varied as Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and IMF boss Christine Lagarde, Moments is carried across 48 African countries.
Abudu this year launched EbonyLife TV, Africa’s first continent-wide broadcaster, targeting Africa’s growing, aspirational middle class with programming that “celebrates style and success while motivating its audiences to dream and dream big,” Abudu says.

We congratulate the 25 super-women on the list for making a change. They all serve as inspirations to girls and women around the world!