On 6 November, EbonyLife ON Plus goes dwell worldwide through iOS and Google Play, combining movies, podcasts, masterclasses, curated purchasing, rewards and dwell occasions in a single platform. The service champions genuine African voices whereas connecting audiences to inspiring tales, tradition and creativity from throughout the continent and past.
Accessible through the App Retailer and Google Play, the platform blends leisure, studying, vogue, and dwell
experiences to create what founder Mo Abudu calls “a whole life-style ecosystem.”
“EbonyLife ON Plus places African tales again in African fingers,” says Abudu. “We pleasure ourselves on being greater than a streaming platform. It is a house that celebrates each dimension of African creativity, from the tales we inform to the way in which we dwell, be taught and join. That stated, we even have an unbelievable lineup of content material that can hold our members entertained each month.”
Constructed round 5 expertise pillars – Watch It, Be taught It, Store It, Win It and Reside It — EbonyLife ON Plus goes past standard streaming. Members can watch authentic movies and sequence, participate in curated masterclasses, store African vogue and artwork, take pleasure in unique rewards, and take part in real-life occasions, all inside one digital vacation spot.
A Daring Launch Lineup
Topping the content material lineup is Mud to Desires, directed by Idris Elba, a soulful story of affection, legacy and redemption set within the coronary heart of Lagos. The companion documentary, Mud to Desires: Behind the Scenes, directed by Isioma Osaje, supplies an intimate take a look at the artistic course of behind the movie.
EbonyLife ON Plus additionally options a mixture of authentic movies, podcasts and signature programmes that remember excellence, creativity and function.
Her Excellent Life and Iyawo Mi, each written and directed by Mo Abudu, discover advanced themes of id, psychological well being and the realities behind private success. Child Farm, a gripping thriller, streams on the platform for audiences exterior the continent and exposes the darkish realities of human trafficking in Lagos.
Ajosepo, directed by the gifted Kayode Kasum, is a recent Nollywood household drama that premiered in cinemas final 12 months and is now out there solely on EbonyLife ON Plus. Black, Sensible & Daring celebrates extraordinary Black ladies who rise, lead and encourage, together with Angélique Kidjo, Ayra Starr, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, President Sahle-Work Zewde, Mayor Karen Bass and Mellody Hobson.
Moments with Mo returns in podcast kind with inspiring conversations that includes Africa’s most dynamic voices. Mo & Ted, hosted by Mo Abudu and her daughter Temidayo Makanjuola, presents sincere and insightful intergenerational dialogue. What Ladies Actually Assume, anchored by Mo Abudu, delves into the problems ladies take into consideration however are sometimes too afraid or conditioned to voice, exploring subjects similar to love, want, energy, profession and id.
The Mo Abudu Masterclass Collection launches with Goal, Ardour and Imaginative and prescient, a month-to-month session guiding members to align objectives with which means and influence.
Past streaming – A Life-style Ecosystem
EbonyLife ON Plus represents the subsequent chapter in Africa’s artistic evolution. Beneath Mo Abudu’s management, the platform has grown into a whole life-style ecosystem that goes far past streaming content material. Members take pleasure in e commerce, permitting them to buy curated African vogue and artwork, in addition to masterclasses and e-learning books to assist private {and professional} improvement.
Members additionally acquire entry to ELEV8, an AI-driven instrument providing greater than 5,000 movies to be taught expertise, discover tradition, and uncover new alternatives. Nigerian members take pleasure in a closely discounted HMO plan, whereas some members profit from a rewards scheme redeemable at over 700 UK stores. The platform is designed to entertain, educate, empower, and reward, creating an area the place African creativity fuels life-style, studying and financial alternatives.
EbonyLife ON Plus encourages annual membership at a reduced charge, providing full entry to all of the platform’s options and advantages. “EbonyLife ON Plus is a worldwide vacation spot for African excellence,” Abudu says. “It’s a platform designed to encourage, empower and join whereas guaranteeing that the financial and cultural advantages of storytelling stay on the continent.” EbonyLife ON Plus is now out there for obtain on iOS and Google Play.
About EbonyLife Group
The EbonyLife Group is Nigeria’s main media and leisure model, driving African storytelling globally. EbonyLife Media produces world-class movies and sequence independently and with worldwide companions, whereas the EbonyLife Artistic Academy trains the subsequent era of African filmmakers. EbonyLife Place in Lagos, quickly in London, and the upcoming EbonyLife ON Plus streaming platform convey African content material and life-style experiences to audiences worldwide. Funding is central to the Group’s ecosystem, with initiatives just like the Afro Movie Fund, in partnership with the IFC and AfDB, supporting African content material creation at scale.
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