Nollywood gets its first international investment
Canal+ acquires African film studio ROK as French pay-TV group seeks to grab market share in Africa
16 July 2019 - 16:43
Lagos — French pay-TV group Canal+ has acquired African film and television studio ROK, marking the first international acquisition in Nigeria’s film industry, popularly known as Nollywood.
Lagos-based ROK, which announced the deal on Monday, owns a large library of films and animation series in Nigeria and produces movies and TV series for distribution platforms...
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