Popular Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, said that the advent Cable TV killed his acting career, adding that improper structure of the home video weakened its relevance.
Speaking in an interview with JOY MARCUS about the movie industry, the single father of Four made references to actors of his set such as Ramsey Nouah, Jim Iyke, Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde who has also lost grounds in the movie industry.
He said, “It is not just about me; it is about all the actors in my set. You don’t see Jim Iyke, Ramsey Nouah, Genevieve Nnaji and Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde as often in movies any more as you used to. So, it is not about me alone.
“It is the new trend that came about when cable television operators came on board. The home video system was not properly structured; so, people started buying decoders.
“When cable television was introduced, it drastically reduced the sales of movies because some of those movies were already being aired on TV. It is not a personality thing but the lack of structures in the industry.”
