Ayo Animashaun

Ayo Animashaun
Born	(1970-03-17) 17 March 1970 (age 55) Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupation(s)	entertainment entrepreneur, television executive.
Spouse	Bisola Animashaun

Ayo Animashaun is a Nigerian entertainment entrepreneur and television executive. He owns HipTV.

Early life

Animashaun was born in Lagos, Nigeria. ^[1] He studied Business Administration at Kwara State Polytechnic. ^[2]

Career

He is CEO of Smooth Promotions, an entertainment firm that organizes The Headies award and publishes the weekly Hip Hop World Magazine . ^{[3] [4]} On 5 November 2013 he led his firm to the launch of HipTV on Multichoice DSTV. ^[5] In October 2013, The Net magazine listed him as one of the most influential people in the Nigerian entertainment industry. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Nigeria, Guardian (2020-03-17). "Ayo Animashaun at 50: Water, Malt, Music, Curves, And Ideas". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
2. Amagiya, Florence. "Ayo Animashaun", Vanguard, 8 November 2015. Accessed 10 December 2015.
3. "Exclusive (Interview): Why HipTV is going on Cable TV – Ayo Animashaun". Premium Times . Retrieved 2014-01-31.
4. "HipTV Boss Ayo Animashaun Listed Amongst Entertainment's Most Infliential People". Hip Hop World Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-01-30. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
5. "ON Tuesday, November 5, 2013, Ayo Animashaun led Smooth Promotions launched Hip TV on DSTV". Encomium Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
6. "NET SPECIAL FEATURE: Meet the most influential people in the entertainment industry in Nigeria". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
7. "NET's 2013 Most Influential People in Entertainment – 2Face Idibia, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Ali Baba, Genevieve Nnaji, M.I, Biola Alabi, Uche Pedro". Bella Naija. Retrieved 2014-01-31.