SPI’s FilmBox channels get new viewers on TNT SAT in Africa

The pack is comprised of six movie and thematic channels: FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Art House, Fast&FunBox, FashionBox, DocuBox, and MadscreenBox. 

With the launch of the FilmBox brand channels TNT Sat 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 the 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 festival movies presented on FilmBox Art House, an international film channel, which received the EUTELSAT TV Award in the 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.  

Out of the six channels carried by TNT Sat four of them are being localized in French language: FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Art House, DocuBox and MadscreenBox. 

“As we expand our distribution footprint in Africa we are glad to bring FilmBox channels to the subscribers of TNT Sat AFRICA,” said Amit Karni, SPI International’s Head of Sales Africa. “With the four channels localized in French we are looking forward to attracting more French-speaking viewers throughout the Sub-Saharan Africa,” Mr. Karni added. 

SPI International / Filmbox International, a leading supplier of theatrical films and television programming in the international market continue to expand in Africa. The company has recently launched its African pay TV portfolio on Tanzania’s Continental Digital Media Content Ltd. and signed an in-suite hotel distribution deal with Cable Wireless Seychelles. Overall, SPI’s channels are currently carried by numerous DTH platforms, cable networks and IPTVs throughout the continent. 

SPI International @ DISCOP Africa Abidjan - Meeting Table # B3

Join Mr. Amit Karni – SPI Head of Distribution Africa at the following DISCOP workshop
Multi-platform global rights content solutions
Date: 2 June 2016
Time: 4:30 PM
Venue: Salle Des Ateliers / Workshop Rooms (Chandelier Lagune)