By Prince Osuagwu

Years ago when the idea of interactive TV was first introduced, it seemed impossible that we could watch a TV programme and have a separate conversation with our friends all at the same time. In fact, most of us developed a culture of speaking through the ads and reverting to silence when the programme resumed or we would wait for the next day to go over last night’s episode of@ScandalABC with our friends or colleagues.

But today, the same people you watched those early episodes with are the same people you connect with in real time on Twitter. What’s great is that you don’t have to be real life friends to be part of the conversation because you can simply follow your favorite TV shows on Twitter.

If you enjoy watching #Nollywood films, you can tune in to @AfricaMagicTV, which offers great local Nigerian content.  Even if you’re not a fan but just enjoy being in the know about different television shows, you can follow the official hashtag, such as #AfricaMagic.

Nigerians can not only watch most of these programmes from the comfort of their own homes, but can also watch these programs online through different vendors or official live-streaming product offerings.  For those that can’t watch Nigerian films from their homes, there are a number of dedicated TV stations to fulfill their #Nollywood film needs.

Some of them include  @ibakatv, @irokotv and @olekutv.  These, allow you to watch Nollywood movies from anywhere in the world. They also Tweet new release clips of upcoming movies on their twitter timelines

Because there are so many TV channels and sporting events to chose from, high volumes of tweets on a particular subject and #hashtag spark a Twitter Trend, which acts as a flag alerting people of popular topics on Twitter in real time.