Nigeria, Aug. 3 -- Jay Jituboh, the director of the acclaimed movie The Origin: Madam Koi Koi, has explained why Netflix has stopped commissioning projects from Nigerian filmmakers.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the global streaming giant, which entered the African market in 2016 and launched operations in Nigeria in 2020, announced it would no longer commission, acquire, or fund original Nigerian productions from November 2024.

Speaking during an interview on Pulse Nigeria's "Hot Takes", Jituboh refuted suggestions that Netflix exited the Nigerian market entirely.

He attributed the company's decision to a disparity between Nigeria's large population and relatively low subscriber base.

Jituboh said, "There are a whole lot of factors tha...