Nollywood TV explained

Nollywood TV
Picture Format:576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Network:Les Bouquets Canal+
Owner:Thema
Country:France
Language:French
Headquarters:Paris, France
Sister Channels:Novelas TV

Nollywood TV is the first French-speaking television channel dedicated to Nigerian cinema, also called Nollywood. The films are entirely full dubbed in French and not simply subtitled.

History

Created by Thema in 2012, Nollywood TV has 750 hours of cinematographic programs, originating from the South African television channel Africa Magic (M-Net/MultiChoice group).

Distribution

The channel is distributed within the Le Bouquet Africain at Free since 5 October 2012, via SFR TV since 12 December 2012, Orange since 4 April 2013, Numericable since 10 June 2013, CanalSat Afrique since 2 April 2013 and CanalSat France since 13 January 2015.