Viewers will get access to Hollywood blockbusters, documentaries, sports live events, and cinema classics from directors such as Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Fellini.
SPI/FilmBox and Axian Group have signed a new distribution deal that makes four channels from SPI’s portfolio available in Madagascar, Comoros and Togo through Telma TV and Togocom TV.
The viewers will be able to access FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Arthouse, DocuBox and FightBox in the Premium package.
Commenting on the deal, Georgina Twiss, MD Western Europe & Africa at SPI International, said: “We are pleased to provide additional windows of curated content for Telma TV and Togocom TV subscribers through our partnership with Axian Group, a prominent player in the African market. This deal not only brings two exciting movie channels with content ranging from Hollywood blockbusters to arthouse movies, but also two unique thematic channels geared towards viewers who enjoy documentaries and MMA programming.”
Channels included in the deal are FilmBox Africa which offers more than 300 premiere tiles every year, and features Hollywood blockbusters; FilmBox Arthouse, which brings world cinema classics from directors such as Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Fellini and many more; DocuBox, which delivers a collection of award-winning documentaries; FightBox, which broadcasts combat sports live events and multi-discipline mixed martial arts coverage from all over the world.
Matthieu Mertian, Head of Digital Content at Axian Group, added: “This partnership further demonstrates Axian Group’s commitment to continuously enlarging its catalogue and offering the best available entertainment content to its clients, because we want our subscribers in Comoros, Madagascar and Togo to enjoy access to globally-acclaimed films and TV programmes.”
