30 results
- 11 Jun 2013
Mama G, Nollywood Superstar @ Johannesburg for iROKOtv DVD
Mama G, Nollywood superstar is heading to Johannesburg, South Africa, to launch iROKOtv’s new Nigerian movie DVD collection. iROKOtv is the world’s largest online distributor of Nigerian movies,…
- 28 Nov 2013
Panasonic Launches iROKOtv Smart VIERA App
Panasonic, a Japanese multinational electronics corporation based in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan with established present in Nigeria has launched an app dedicated to iROKOtv. iROKOtv is a web platform that…
- 17 Dec 2013
$8m Funding Round for VOD Platform iROKOtv
iROKOtv, the Africa-based movie platform for Nigerian movies, known colloquially as ‘Nollywood’, today announces a funding round of $8 million, led by existing investor Tiger Global, with further…
- 31 Aug 2012
iROKOtv, Uche Jombo, Join Hands at NEAs
iROKOtv, world’s largest online distributor of African entertainment, is in New York for the Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2012 with Uche Jombo, Nollywood superstar who is will be…
- 3 Dec 2012
iROKOtv Turns One as Nollywood goes Global
iROKOtv, dubbed by media commentators as the "Netflix of Africa" celebrated its first birthday on Saturday and the story of how it became Africa's largest online platform for streaming movies…
- 30 Jan 2013
iROKOtv Launches Mobile App Exclusively on Nokia Lumia
iROKOtv, the world's largest online distributor of Nigerian movies, has announced the launch of a brand new mobile app for the platform, in an exclusive partnership with Nokia, global phone…
- 3 Jun 2020
Jumia Nigeria Gifts Free IrokoTV to Prime Members
Jumia Nigeria, a leading e-commerce platform in Africa has signed a partnership deal with IrokoTV, a foremost digital entertainment provider, to allow Jumia Prime members enjoy free digital TV…
- 11 Jun 2020
iRokoTV Boss Decries New NBC Code as Having the Tendency of Killing Local Contents
Jason Njoku, chief executive officer of IrokoTV, has described the 6th National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Code as a regulation that arose from the incompetence of dark forces and will kill the…
- 13 Apr 2015
IROKOtv, StarTimes Ink Exclusive Channel Deal
IROKOtv and StarTimes will today sign an exclusive deal at MIPTV, France,, for two brand new linear TV channels, IROKO Play and IROKO Plus, on the leading African pay TV platform. Available across 14…
- 28 Aug 2013
Njoku,iROKOtv Boss Bags CNBC AABLA West Africa Young Business Leader of the Year
Jason Njoku, co-founder and CEO of iROKOtv, has won the acclaimed title of CNBC Young Business Leader of the Year2013 -West Africa. The accolade was awarded to him last night at the Intercontinental…
- 28 Oct 2020
Jason Njoku, iRokoTV Boss and Wife Contract COVID-19
Jason Njoku, CEO and co-founder of iRokoTV and Mary, his wife have tested positive for coronavirus. Jason disclosed this on Wednesday when he posted a picture of himself taking the COVID-19 test.…
- 11 Feb 2021
iROKOtv to be Listed on London Stock Exchange
IROKO TV, film-streaming service, is seeking to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Alternative Investment Market within the next year, according to Jason Njoku, CEO of the company. Jason…
- 5 Aug 2014
iROKOtv Unveils New Content Package for Internet TV Service
iROKOtv.com, the world’s most popular Internet TV platform for African entertainment has unveiled a brand new international content package for its subscribers on the continent, to include TV series…
- 7 Sept 2020
Broadcast Code: NBC Should Clear Ambiguity, Iroko TV Boss
Jason Njoku, chief executive officer, IrokoTV, has called on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to clear ambiguities in the new National Broadcasting Code by holding a broader stakeholder…
- 2 Dec 2013
Njoku Returns to iROKING, Becomes CEO
Jason Njoku is the new chief executive officer of iROKING, Nigeria's leading digital music platform, Njoku was the original founder and CEO of iROKING alongside his role at iROKOtv, the world's…
- 24 Oct 2016
Data Driven 4G LTE Will Relish Video Streaming, Local Content- Venn
Mr. David Venn, chief executive officer of Spectranet said that online video streaming will become better with the launch of fourth generation technologies (4G LTE) in Nigeria. Venn who was speaking…
- 19 Oct 2021
Iroko TV to Shop for $150m Capital from LSE
IROKO TV, film-streaming service, is currently planning to raise $150 million fresh capital from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The film streaming service TV is also seeking to list on the LSE’s…
- 28 Nov 2023
Nollywood Targets to Generate $14.82B by 2025
A report recently released by the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive) has revealed that the Nigerian entertainment industry is projected to reach an estimated $14.82 billion revenue in 2025,…
- 9 Jan 2013
iROKO Partners Opens South African Ofice
iROKO Partners, the world's largest online distributor of Nigerian movies and music, starts 2013 with news of further expansion, with the opening of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. The…
- 27 Jan 2014
Four Firms Raise ‘Techpreneurs’ Through DevCon Alpha
Verve International, leading e-payment solution provider in Nigeria, Microsoft, renowned software company, Nokia, smarphone manufacturers and Mobile Monday, a mobile solution developing company have…
- 15 Dec 2013
Digitize Content to Localize Internet Traffic – Rudman
Mohammed Rudman is the managing director of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN). In his over a decade experience in the information and communications technology, Rudman has worked as network…
- 5 Nov 2016
Nigeria Emerges Second Most Developed pay-TV Market in Africa
Nigeria has been rated second most developed pay-TV market in Africa. This is the main takeaway from Frost & Sullivan's "Pay-TV, Video-on-Demand, and IPTV Growth Opportunities in Africa"…
- 22 Jun 2016
MainOne Offers FirstBank Tech Startup Conference Connectivity
MainOne, West Africa’s leading connectivity and data center Solutions Company, has been named the exclusive interconnectivity provider of the Tech Startup Conference hosted by First Bank of Nigeria.…
- 29 Aug 2016
Digital Transformation vs South East States Wheel-Barrow Pushing Generation
All over the world today, technology has become a dependable strategy to transform any economy. It enables sustainable development, and empowers the people for growth and productivity. On this…
- 12 Oct 2015
Spectranet Sponsors Golf Tourney, Forecasts Broadband Growth
As Nigeria marks its 55th Independence anniversary, leading broadband Internet Service Provider, Spectranet 4G LTE has sponsored this year’s edition of Ikeja Golf Club Independence tournament even as…
- 27 Aug 2012
Njoku wins Future Awards Entrepreneur of the Year
Jason Njoku, CEO and founder of iROKO Partners has won the acclaimed title of Entrepreneur of the Year (Technology) at this year’s Future Awards, held at Port Harcourt, at the weekend.…
- 20 Dec 2016
Paystack, Nigerian Startup Raises $1.3m
Paystack, one of Nigeria’s most hotly anticipated tech start-ups, has just secured $1.3m seed investment from both international and homegrown investors, according to Forbes. This is coming after…
- 23 Feb 2017
Business Today, Disrupt or Die (Part 3)
Today, disruptive companies are the fastest-growing in history. In reality, they are movers and shakers in the business world today. They came and smoothly disrupted the business ecosystem. They…
- 9 Oct 2017
Africa's pay-TV Subscriptions Hit 23.7m
The total number of pay-TV subscribers in Africa has reached approximately 23.7 million. This is according to a report by market analyst firm Dataxis, which notes this represents quarter-on-quarter…
- 13 Nov 2017
Digital Content Revenues to Pass $200bn in 2018 - Report
Global consumer spend on digital content will reach $202 billion in 2018, up by 10% on this year's total of $184bn. This is according to a report by Juniper research titled Digital Content Business…