Africa Roundup: Canal+ acquires ROK, Flutterwave and Alipay partner, OPay raises $50M

09:45 02.08.2019
in July, French television company Canal+ acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv. Canal+ would not disclose the acquisition price, but confirmed there was a cash component of the deal. Founded by Jason Njoku  in 2010 — and backed by $45 million  in VC — IROKOtv boasts the world’s largest online catalog of Nollywood: a Nigerian movie […]...
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