Iroko+: Nollywood app launches in francophone African countries

The brand new Nollywood and Télénovelas app will showcase the very best movies and TV series from Nollywood, novelas among other.

Canal + Group and iROKO are launching the iROKO+SVOD service for French-speaking African countries.

The Android app will bring 1,500 hours of affordable, premium Nollywood and Télénovelas content to millions of Francophone entertainment fans.

Currently available on Google Play, iroko+ is free for users to download movies and TV series as part of their subscription package, until June 1, 2016.

The brand new Nollywood and Télénovelas app will showcase the very best movies and TV series from Nollywood, novelas among other.

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Titles currently available on iroko+ include "Folie", "Triangle Amoureux", "Qui sera la femme idéale?", "La Patrona", "Le Corps du Désir", "Dinama Nekh" and "Chroniques Africaines". 

The app has been designed to optimize data consumption and the service will be aimed at building a new mobile subscriber base across Francophone countries in Africa.

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With over 250 million French-speakers across 30 countries in Africa, and as mobile Internet penetration continues to spread across the continent, the iroko+ Android app will cater for a significant growth market, with 165 million smartphones estimated to be in circulation before 2020.

All content has been dubbed into French.