ROK shut London down with the biggest Nollywood gala
event to ever hit the city of London on the 1st of October 2016.
Rok on Sky held a huge
launch party at 8 Northumberland Ave, in celebration of the new channel
that launched on Sky channel 344.
The award-winning Nollywood film
studio, headed up by actress and producer Mary Njoku, is now live and kicking
on Sky Channel 344.
Nollywood glitterati, included Mercy
Aigbe-Gentry, Yvonne Jegede, Patience Ozokwor, Desmond Elliot, Alexx Ekubo,
John Dumelo, Jackie Appiah, Rukky Sanda, Emem Isong, Mike Godson, Queen
Nwokoye, Oge Okoye, Bolanle Ninalowo, Mbong Amata, Uche Odoputa, Ebube Nwagbo,
Uduak Isong, Mary Lazarus, Padita Agu, Jennifer Eliogu, Bobby Obodo,Kelechi
Ogbonna, Agu Emeka Ejikeme, Biodun Stephen and many
more.
On the red carpet, the Nollywood
stars mingled with their UK-based colleagues and influential Nigerians, as well
as many Rok fans.
Also in attendance were DJ Cuppy,
Smade, DJ Abass, Shope Olajide, Femi Oyeniran, Alex Amosu, Grace Ajilore,
Victoria Inyama, Theodora Ibekwe Oyebade and many more.
The night did not stop there, the
after party took place in Cirque du Lagos, where the stars and VIP
guests partied the night away.
Rok is a brand new channel
that will be programmed with thousands of hours of Rok Studios-produced TV
shows and movies, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will be available to
all Sky subscribers on channel 344.
The free-to-view channel will be
fully programmed, produced and developed in-house, by Rok teams in Lagos and
London.
The channel launches with
blockbuster titles such as Husbands of Lagos, Desperate Housegirls, Losing
Control and Cougars, and going forward, Rok viewers will be the first to watch
new and exclusive homegrown Rok content, before it goes anywhere else.
Here are some of the pictures
from the event;
Rok media
partners include Bella Naija, Battabox, Pulse.ng, The
Voice, New African Woman, The Beat
London 103.6 and Voxafrica.
Image
Credit – Michael Tubes Creations
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