<s>
Afrinolly	B-Language
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
application	O
(	O
App	O
)	O
which	O
enables	O
African	O
entertainment	O
enthusiasts	O
to	O
watch	O
African	O
movies	O
,	O
movie	O
trailers	O
,	O
short	O
films	O
and	O
music	O
videos	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
public	O
by	O
content	O
owners	O
or	O
their	O
legal	O
representative	O
most	O
especially	O
from	O
the	O
Nollywood	O
film	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afrinolly	B-Language
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Java-enabled	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afrinolly	B-Language
(	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
2011	O
in	O
Nigeria	O
and	O
submitted	O
for	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
Developers	O
Challenge	O
,	O
Sub-Saharan	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
winning	O
the	O
competition	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
by	O
over	O
4	O
million	O
users	O
and	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
Entertainment	O
app	O
,	O
designed	O
and	O
developed	O
in	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
was	O
announced	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
category	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Google	B-Application
Android	I-Application
Developers	O
Challenge	O
,	O
Sub-Saharan	O
Africa	O
in	O
Nairobi	O
,	O
Kenya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nigeria	O
's	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
app	O
emerged	O
a	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
Entertainment/Media/Games	O
category	O
,	O
awarded	O
$	O
25,000	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
build	O
and	O
grow	O
their	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
IT	O
News	O
Africa	O
;	O
a	O
Technology	O
News	O
Leader	O
in	O
Africa	O
listed	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
at	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
Ten	O
African	O
Mobile	O
Apps	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
well	O
designed	O
,	O
loads	O
quickly	O
,	O
easy	O
to	O
navigate	O
and	O
an	O
African	O
version	O
of	O
IMDb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
signed	O
a	O
partnership	O
deal	O
with	O
leading	O
African	O
telecommunications	O
provider	O
MTN	O
Nigeria	O
to	O
help	O
drive	O
app	O
consciousness	O
among	O
Nigerians	O
and	O
promote	O
the	O
Nollywood	O
industry	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
a	O
co-branding	O
deal	O
,	O
the	O
MTN	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
partnership	O
was	O
launched	O
delivering	O
the	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
experience	O
to	O
MTN	O
's	O
base	O
of	O
subscribers	O
spread	O
across	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
announced	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
over	O
450,000	O
downloads	O
of	O
its	O
app	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
and	O
Java	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
announced	O
that	O
the	O
app	O
had	O
crossed	O
the	O
2	O
million	O
app	O
download	O
mark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afrinolly	B-Language
have	O
seen	O
a	O
progressive	O
growth	O
rate	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
downloads	O
across	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2013	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
announced	O
the	O
first	O
African	O
Entertainment	O
App	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
app	O
for	O
Blackberry	B-Operating_System
Z10	O
and	O
Q10	O
at	O
the	O
Blackberry	B-Application
10	I-Application
official	O
launch	O
in	O
Lagos	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
app	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Windows	I-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
scoring	O
another	O
first	O
with	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
PC	O
)	O
application	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
African	O
entertainment	O
app	O
developed	O
in	O
Africa	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
3	O
million	O
times	O
across	O
various	O
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
signed	O
a	O
partnership	O
deal	O
with	O
the	O
leading	O
African	O
telecommunications	O
giant	O
MTN	O
Group	O
to	O
not	O
just	O
drive	O
app	O
usage	O
across	O
the	O
networks	O
16	O
operating	O
countries	O
in	O
Africa	O
but	O
also	O
to	O
increase	O
data	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MTN	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
partnership	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
deliver	O
African	O
Entertainment	O
content	O
via	O
mobile	O
devices	O
to	O
MTN	O
's	O
subscribers	O
across	O
the	O
continent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
visited	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
Creative	O
Hub	O
in	O
Lagos	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
ever	O
visit	O
to	O
Sub-Saharan	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afrinolly	B-Language
Space	O
is	O
a	O
creative	O
hub	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
provision	O
of	O
creative	O
platforms	O
and	O
economic	O
opportunities	O
for	O
filmmakers	O
,	O
screenwriters	O
,	O
mobile	O
technology	O
developers	O
,	O
animators	O
and	O
other	O
creatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Essentially	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
's	O
studio	O
The	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
Creative	O
Hub	O
functions	O
as	O
"	O
Where	O
Technology	O
Meets	O
Art	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2012	O
,	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
launched	O
the	O
first	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
;	O
a	O
video-based	O
competition	O
targeted	O
at	O
developing	O
film-makers	O
and	O
documentary/animation	O
content	O
creators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
competition	O
aimed	O
at	O
showcasing	O
African	O
talent	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
providing	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
foster	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
new	O
online	O
content	O
produced	O
by	O
Africans	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
MTN	O
Nigeria	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
iRep	O
,	O
and	O
Goethe-Institut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
$	O
100,000	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
prizes	O
,	O
the	O
Afrinolly	B-Language
Short	O
Film	O
Competition	O
soon	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
prestigious	O
Short	O
Film/Documentary	O
Competition	O
in	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
