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SPI/FILMBOX brings TV, VOD to MTN users in Nigeria
SPI/FILMBOX brings TV, VOD to MTN users in Nigeria
In a further expansion of its business around
the globe, TV operator SPI International/FILMBOX is to deliver 24/7 TV
channels and a VOD service to the VeeTee mobile TV service from Africa’s
leading telco MTN.
VeeTee
will now offer eight channels from SPI’s worldwide portfolio: FilmBox
Africa with movies and TV series; FilmBox Art House, featuring
independent and classic films; DocuBox airing documentaries on nature
and human civilisation; FashionBox devoted to fashion trends and
shopping; the 24/7 combat sports channel FightBox; Fast&FunBox with
extreme sports programming; international music network 360TuneBox;
and Gametoon, a brand-new e-gaming channel addressed to millennials. In
addition to live TV channels VeeTee now also provides MTN customers with
access to FilmBox OnDemand which allows users to watch films, TV series
and sports, music and lifestyle videos. whenever and wherever they
want.“The launch of FilmBox channels on VeeTee’s mobile TV services is a major milestone for SPI’s African strategy. We are excited to see our audience grow in Nigeria,” said Amit Karni, head of distribution Africa for SPI/FILMBOX.
“This is a victory for the general African digital landscape because mobile streaming for thematic channels is here to stay and with it comes the unbundling of other amazing opportunities aimed at solving Africa’s foremost need for ‘positive empowerment’,” commented Temple Obike, founder and CEO of MTN sister company Edentek.
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