Mo Abudu is the Only African on The Hollywood Reporter’s “Most Powerful Women in International Television” 2024 List

About the Recognition

Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu has been recognized as one of the Most Powerful Women in International Television by The Hollywood Reporter for 2024. She is the only African woman on this prestigious list.

In her Instagram post, Abudu expressed excitement and hope for a future where more African women are celebrated for their contributions to global storytelling. She emphasized the need to move beyond "tokenism" in Black content, noting that shows with Black characters often receive limited opportunities compared to their white counterparts.

This year’s list arrives during significant changes in the global television industry, underscoring the essential leadership of women like Mo Abudu.

Notable Women on the 2024 List

• Mo Abudu – CEO, EbonyLife Media (Nigeria)
• Zeinab Abu Alsamh – GM, MBC Studios (Saudi Arabia)
• Maria Pia Ammirati – Director, Rai Fiction (Italy)
• Javiera Balmaceda – Head of Originals Latin America, Canada and Australia, Amazon Studios (Latin America)
• Rola Bauer – Head of Pan-English scripted SVOD TV, development and series, Amazon (Germany)
• Renata Brandão – CEO, Conspiração Filmes (Brazil)
• Carol Choi – Managing Director Japan, Exec VP APAC int’l market/local original productions, Disney (Japan)
• Jane Featherstone – Co-founder/Chief Creative Officer, Sister (U.K.)
• Verónica Fernández – Director content originals series and films, Spain & Portugal, Netflix (Spain)
• Laura Fernández Espeso – CEO, The Mediapro Studio (Spain)
• Cécile Frot-Coutaz – CEO, Sky Studios / Chief Content Officer, Sky (U.K.)
• Helen Gregory – Joint Managing Director, See-Saw Films (U.K.)
• Jay Hunt – Creative Director of Worldwide Video, Europe, Apple (U.K.)
• Emiko Iijima – VP Anime Production, Crunchyroll (Japan)
• Minyoung Kim – VP Content for Asia Pacific (ex-India), Netflix (South Korea/Japan/Taiwan/Southeast Asia/Australia/New Zealand)
• Miky Lee – Vice-Chair, CJ Group (South Korea)
• Marie Leguizamo – Managing Director, Banijay Mexico & U.S. Hispanic (Latin America)
• Anna Marsh – CEO, StudioCanal; Deputy CEO, Canal+ Group (France)
• Carolyn McCall – CEO, ITV (U.K.)
• Anne Mensah – VP U.K. Content, Netflix (U.K.)
• Charlotte Moore – Chief Content Officer, BBC (U.K.)
• Cathy Payne – CEO, Banijay Rights (U.K.)
• Gabriela Rodríguez – Head of Company, Esperanto Filmoj (U.K.)
• Julie Roy – CEO, Telefilm Canada (Canada)
• Monika Shergill – VP of Content, Netflix India (India)
• Prerna Singh – CEO, Bhansali Productions (India)
• Julia Stuart – Director, Sky Original Film (U.K.)
• Karen Thorne-Stone – President/CEO, Ontario Creates (Canada)
• Jane Tranter – Co-founder/CEO, Bad Wolf (U.K.)
• Jane Turton – CEO, All3Media (U.K.)
• Yang Xiaopei – Founder/CEO, Xixi Pictures (China)