18th November, 2011
It all began on 28 September, 2011 with a spectacular media launch to unveil Season 2 of the Nigerian Idol and on 6 October, the audition train to search for talents for the music reality TV show kicked off in Abuja. The train move through Port Harcourt and Enugu before a final berth in Lagos. Now, with the auditions over, all is now set for the talent hunt show to hit TV screens from 4 December.
A statement from Optima Media Group, franchise owners of Idols in Nigeria disclosed that it has been a deluge of terrestrial and satellite channels signing up.
“Fans and music lovers will have the opportunity to follow their favourite show again. We have made sure that all over the country, people will have the opportunity to watch Season 2. It’s exciting to get this level of enthusiasm from our broadcast partners and we can’t wait to hit the screens,†said Tiwa Medubi, Project Manager, Nigerian Idol.
She said coverage of the participating stations spread across the country with NTA and AIT networks leading others small networks.
“The great news, though, is that this is just the beginning. More broadcast stations are signing up and we’ll be unveiling them as they join the train. We meant it when we said it’s bigger and better this year,†Ms. Medubi added.