by Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) In this video interview, Abukar Abba Tahir, director of Gotel Communications, discusses the company’s plans to launch the Al Jazeera of Africa from Abuja.
He talks about:
- how Gotel started in NE Nigeria
- its radio and TV stations and their coverage
- the international news channel it’s planning
- and the importance of the channels being private and independent.
Russell Southwood (@BalancingActAfr) is the founder of Balancing Act and the web TV channel Smart Monkey TV (@SmartMonkeyTV), and has been an analyst in telecoms, internet and broadcast in Africa for the last 15 years. Smart Monkey TV aims to capture the energy at the crossroads between African culture and technology. MarkLives is syndicating content from Smart Monkey TV on a weekly basis for the column “Smart Africa TV”.