How Big Brother Africa Organisers Made Over N7Billion

Incredible information has been published in this
week's Encomium Magazine.
Many people may not realize it, but the
organizers of Big Brother Africa (BBA) TV reality
show made a record sum of money from the
finished season.
The BBA is one of the most watched television
reality shows and this year's own was successful
by all ratings. It kicked off on Sunday, May 26,
2013, and ended on Sunday, August 25, 2013,
when the winner of the show has been
announced.
A brief breakdown structure is given below:
- The Big Brother House (N10Million Spent).
- Feeding (feeding housemates for 3 months –
N10Million Spent).
- Make-Up Artiste and Toiletries (N5Million Spent)
.
- Performing Artistes (Nigerian Artistes –
N40Million Spent).
- The Crew [50 Members] – (N50Million).
- Advertisement and Promo [Television, Radio,
Billboards, Print Media, Posters] – (N200Million
Spent).
- HOST – I.K Osakioduwa (N10Million).
- Cash Prize – All of the USD 300,000 – Dillish
Mathews (N45Million).
- Travelling Expenses – (N5Million Spent).
The expenses amount to N375Million.
- How Much They Raked In – (Airtel Charged
N100/SMS – Over 5Million People Voted Per Week
for their Favorite housemates – 13 Weeks/91Days
= Over N7Billion Made (Minus SMS By Regular
Fans).
Please note that the above calculations may be
rough and not too precise, but at least they will
give you an idea of how profitable TV reality
shows may be.