| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | August 2013 |
| Founder | Mary Remmy Njoku |
| Headquarters | Nigeria |
Key people | Mary Remmy Njoku (director general) |
| Products | Feature films Television series |
| Parent | iROKO Partners (2013–2019) StudioCanal (2019–present) |
Rok Studios is a Nigerian film production company. Its production studios is based in Anthony Village, Lagos. The company was founded in August 2013 by Mary Remmy Njoku.[1] In addition to its numerous films, Rok Studios has produced over 12 TV series.[2]
Notable productions from Rok Studios include: Hazeezat[3] (2014), Thy Will Be Done,[4][5] Festac Town,[6]–TV Series (2014), and A Northern Affair (2014) (all of which were produced by Mary Njoku).
Mary Njoku launched ROK on Sky, a network airing across the UK at the Nigerian High Commission in the UK in 2016.[7]
In July 2019, ROK was acquired by Canal+ Group from iROKO Partners.[8] Mary Njoku stays on as director general of ROK under the Canal+ acquisition.[9][10]
On 23 November 2022, ROK United Kingdom launched a streamed service on Freeview channel 280.[11][12][13]
- ^ "Mary Remmy Njoku on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies". Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "I've proven critics wrong— Mary Remmy-Njoku". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
- ^ "Watch Mike Ezuruonye, Mary Njoku, Segun Arinze, Alex Ekubo in 'Hazeezat' on IROKOtv Today!". Bellanaija.com. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "BBC World Service - Newsday, Nollywood Film First at London's IMAX". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "Fab Photos! Ramsey Nouah, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Esama of the Benin Kingdom & More at the Movie Premiere of 'Thy Will Be Done'". Bellanaija.com. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ "Festac Town - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies". Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
- ^ Famuyiwa, Damilare (2019-07-27). "Everything you need to know about Mary Njoku, founder of the newly acquired ROK |". Nairametrics.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "Vivendi's CanalPlus Acquires Leading Nigerian Studio ROK". The Hollywood Reporter. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Canal+ acquires Nollywood studio ROK from IROKOtv to grow African film". Techcrunch.com. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Canal+ acquires African producer ROK from parent IROKO". Tbivision.com. 15 July 2019.
- ^ "RokUK – Rok". Rokchannels.tv. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Rok". Rokchannels.tv. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "New streaming channels for Freeview". Rxtvinfo.com. 21 September 2022.