South African mobile providers add TV channels with SPI
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Michelle Clancy
| 14 November 2018

Telkom and Vodacom in South Africa have added channels from SPI international for their TV subscribers.

That portfolio includes: FilmBox Africa, FilmBox ArtHouse, DocuBox, FightBox, Fast & Fun, FashionBox, 360TuneBox and Gametoon. They will be distributed via a partnership with the CAST TV/Infinivy platform.

“To meet growing demand for TV consumption on mobile devices in Africa we wanted to ensure that Telkom and Vodacom mobile subscribers have access to SPI’s premium content via CAST TV/Infinivy platform in South Africa,” said Amit Karni, SPI head of distribution, Africa. “We are excited to work with CAST TV/Infinivy and I am sure that South Africa will only be the start of our cooperation.

Yaron Chen, CEO of Infinivy, added: “Adding SPI’s channels to our TV2GO platform with its diverse genres and program offerings, allows us to boost our entertainment content line-up in order to meet the demands of our viewers.”