Nollywood's Global Moment: KAVA streaming platform expands to UK

L:R Chinaza Onuzo, CEO KAVA, Ijeoma Onah, Founder Nigerian International Film & TV Summit and Kene Okwuosa, CEO KAVA

…releases early web-only global access following UK expansion

African storytelling has taken another major leap onto the global stage as KAVA, the Nigerian-born streaming platform, officially launched in an all-star soiree in London, United Kingdom.

Backed by some of the most influential forces in Nollywood, the service enters the UK market with a bold promise: to give African films the same global accessibility and visibility as Hollywood. First unveiled in Lagos in July 2025, it is the brainchild of Kene Okwuosa, Group CEO of Filmhouse Group (FilmOne Entertainment, FilmOne Studios, Filmhouse Cinemas), and Chinaza Onuzo, CEO of Inkblot Productions — both industry titans who have redefined cinema culture, distribution, and production across Africa.

For its debut, audiences would gain exclusive early access via web on kava.tv, ahead of app’s availability in the coming weeks.

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Over 30 Nollywood titles are already live, ranging from recent post-theatrical blockbusters to exclusive originals, with new releases added weekly.

The expansion reflects Nollywood’s increasing global influence. Recent box office hits produced and distributed by FilmOne Studios and Inkblot Productions have demonstrated the international appetite for Nigerian films, setting the stage for KAVA to become a true “home of African storytelling” for audiences worldwide.

With over 17 million Nigerians in the diaspora and growing African communities in the UK, Europe, and North America, the timing of the launch is strategic. Analysts suggest the UK debut could pave the way to position Nollywood as a global cultural export.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.