The Nigerian ROK channel from ROK Studios will launching on MultiChoice's DStv on 1 November across sub-Saharan Africa with original Nollywood series and films.
ROK will be available on DStv channel 168 in 52 countries and in Southern Africa, but excluding South Africa.
ROK will launch with ROK Studios' exclusively-produced content, including Festac Town, Banks Chronicles and Bloodline.
Nigerian
cinema, known colloquially as Nollywood, is the second largest film industry in
the world, in terms of production output and in its short history ROK Studios has become a prolific prducer of original content, creating a Nollywood catalogue of 12 TV series and over
150 movies.
ROK is programmed, produced and developed
in-house by ROK's Lagos-based team and is headed up by Mary Njoku, an award-winning Nollywood
actress and film producer.
"Joining the DStv family is the
next step in ROK's evolution as Nollywood's leading film production house and
brand," says Mary Njoku.
"What
lies beneath every ROK production, the ROK brand, be it movies or TV series, is
our fanatical love of African storytelling; we want to relate amazing African
stories that our fans can recognise, be swept away by and be entertained with."
"We work with Nigeria's most exceptional talent, in front of and behind the
camera, and we continue to push the boundaries in terms of production values.
This has given us the edge, in our short history, and has helped us build a
fanbase around the world."
"ROK on DStv allows us to bring ROK to every corner of
the continent and connect viewers with content they love".
John Ugbe, MultiChoice Nigeria managing director, says in a statement "one of
the cornerstones of our customer promise is to deliver content that our
customers love and enjoy, and that is why we're excited to introduce ROK which
will boost DStv's local content offering and showcase even more African stories
made in Africa, for us Africans".
