The tech entrepreneur spotted the gap in the market and in 2010 he founded iROKO Partners , an internet company that distributes Nollywood films to viewers across the world.

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"If you spend any time in Nigeria, it is difficult to come across a person who hasn't heard of Nollywood, " says Jason Njoku, founder of iROKO Partners, an internet company that distributes Nollywood films to online viewers across the world.

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