SPI signs distribution deal with Push Mobile Media Ltd in Tanzania

SPI International/Filmbox will launch eight TV channels from the FilmBox portfolio on SIMU.tv in Tanzania, a Mobile TV platform of Push Mobile Media Company LTD. Mobile phone subscribers in Tanzania will be able to enjoy SIMU.tv service following a cooperation agreement signed between the two companies.

SIMU.tv, a mobile live TV and video-on-demand platform, will carry FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Art House, Fast & FunBox, FashionBox, DocuBox, and MadscreenBox.  Having captured the Tanzania mobile video market, Push Mobile Media Ltd will make SPI’s channels available to more than 12 million potential viewers.
 
“The signing of this partnership has come at the right time, as it emphasizes our commitment in introducing new amplifying content experience to our esteem subscribers,” said Freddie Manento, the Managing Director of Push Mobile Media Ltd
 
“SPI International has been committed to expanding its distribution footprint throughout Africa. The agreement we signed with Push Mobile Media Ltd follows a number of other deals we recently closed with partners in Mali, Nigeria and the Seychelles,” said Amit Karni, SPI International’s Head of Sales Africa.
 
With the launch of the FilmBox channels, SIMU.tv subscribers shall enjoy a variety of rich programming including some of the popular BBC dramas, which SPI has recently acquired from the British supplier including The Musketeers and Doctor Who series, among many others. 
 
True fans of world cinema will enjoy watching the masterpieces by such prominent directors as Kurosawa, Fellini or Hitchcock in addition to the award winning festival movies presented on FilmBox Art House, an international film channel which received Eutelsat TV Award in Best Cinema category.
 
The bouquet also features Fast&FunBox HD, a sports channel that presents an action-packed, adrenaline-pumping medley of extreme sports, from car racing and motocross to snowboarding and skateboarding. DocuBox HD brings the best documentary films covering nature, science, culture and human civilization. FashionBox HD channel is devoted to fashion and shopping.  The TNT Sat subscribers will also enjoy MadscreenBox, a unique live, interactive channel with family-oriented games and entertainment.