SPI/FilmBox Broadens Reach in Africa

WARSAW: SPI International/FilmBox and OVY Network have extended their channel distribution deal to cover additional territories in Africa.

Eight channels from the SPI International/FilmBox portfolio will be available through OVYtv in Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The channels included in the deal are FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Arthouse, FightBox, Fast’nFunBox, DocuBox, FashionBox, 360TuneBox and MadscreenBox. These channels were originally available in Botswana under the previous agreement.

“We are excited to expand our footprint in Africa,” said Berk Uziyel, the executive director of Filmbox International. “So far our channels have been performing very well throughout the region. This is why our partner OVY Network decided to carry eight of them on its OVYtv platform in multiple territories.”