OTT Service Featuring Hollywood Movies & TV Shows Launches in Africa

SAN FRANCISCO: SmartVOD by Vonetize has launched the first-ever OTT Hollywood premium service in Africa, branded Aflix by SmartVOD.

The new offering has more than 2,000 hours of content at launch, including new releases from Hollywood studios, TV series, kids' content, sports, lifestyle, nature and science, music, Bollywood, telenovelas and more. Content includes Disney, Warner Bros., MGM and Miramax titles. Series offerings include Mad Men, Weeds and Anger Management.

SmartVOD, in collaboration with its Nigerian partner, plans to expand across Africa during 2015, with LG, Toshiba and Samsung smart TVs as well as set-top-boxes.

Noam Josephides, the CEO of Vonetize, owner of the SmartVOD brand, said: “Africa is on the verge of booming with new and exciting content offerings, based on a growing penetration of broadband and wireless connectivity. SmartVOD brings to Africa a top-notch content service, reasonably priced and available on any device, anywhere.”