Mary Njoku | |
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 Njoku in 2019 | |
| Born | 20 March 1985 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Education | Lagos State University |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Mary Remmy Njoku // (born 20 March 1985) is a Nigerian actress, producer, content creator and founder of the ROK TV Channels and CEO of ROK Studios, which she founded in 2013. With a catalogue of over three thousand (3000) hours of original content produced, that includes movies and TV series, ROK has in a short span become a leading producer of family friendly content and entertainment.
Njoku has overseen the growth of the brand ROK with its first channel, ROK on Sky launched in 2016 in the UK. She subsequently launched ROK on DSTV, a network airing across Africa, in the same year. In April 2018, Njoku launched two new Pan-African channels, ROK2 and ROK3, as well as ROKGH for Ghanaian viewers.
In 2019, French TV giant Canal+ acquired ROK Studios from iROKO Partners in what was reported to be the biggest media acquisition in Sub-Saharan Africa at the time. In keeping Njoku on as Managing Director, Canal+ Chief Content Officer Fabrice Faux was quoted as saying “We will provide administrative support, finance and equipment, but otherwise it is our intention to give Mary maximum autonomy and creative freedom".[1]
At the time of the acquisition, ROK Studios had produced 540 movies and 25 original TV series, according to company data.[1]
- ^ a b Bright, Jake (15 July 2019). "Canal+ acquires Nollywood studio ROK from IROKOtv to grow African film". TechCrunch. Retrieved 22 October 2022.