FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York, Warsaw, Lagos. June 18th, 2014
FilmBox, FilmBox Arthouse, FightBox, DocuBox, FashionBox, Fast&FunBox and 360 TuneBox channels from the SPI International portfolio have been launched in West Africa on CONSAT TV.
The SPI International/FilmBox channels are broadcast from Eutelsat 16 East satellite and are now available to CONSAT TV subscribers in Nigeria as well as in other countries in the West Africa region including: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
“This most recent launch of our channels on the CONSAT TV platform in Nigeria certainly proves how serious we have been to achieve our strategic goals in Africa” – says Berk Uziyel, the Executive Director of Filmbox International Ltd. “We truly appreciate CONSAT’s mission to respond to the growing needs of Nigerians to offer a common platform for Digital TV transmission and we are very proud to deliver our unique and top quality line-up of TV channels to CONSAT subscribers,” concludes Mr. Uziyel.
Mayokun Okunola, Chief Executive Officer of Continental Satellite Limited, said: “SPI International has impressed us with its competency and its unquestionable ability to develop a bouquet of channels that cuts across multiple genres. The SPI channels, which include FilmBox and FashionBox will definitely resonate with our viewers who want to relax and enjoy programming with intricate and entertaining story lines. We are excited about our partnership with SPI International to provide premium content for our subscribers.”
CONSAT is the first African platform to offer its viewers FilmBox, a movie channel that features a wide selection of American and European films as well as TV series. The other SPI channels launched on CONSAT include: FilmBox Arthouse (screening the masterpieces of world cinema by such directors as Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Fellini and many more). Fans of fight sports may enjoy more than thirty combat disciplines, 24h/7 in HD quality as well as live events on FightBox. DocuBox brings the best documentary films covering nature, science, culture and human civilization. FashionBox allows viewers to follow fashion trends and watch shows by some of the most famous world designers. The CONSAT subscribers have also access to 360 TuneBox, a new music channel featuring independent artists and art of music video from all over the world. Fans of the adrenaline sports may enjoy a great deal of extreme sports entertainment on Fast&FunBox.
About Continental Satellite Limited
Continental Satellite Limited, established in 2012, is a privately owned digital satellite television company with its headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. The company launches the newest entrant into the pay-tv satellite service under the brand name, CONSAT. CONSAT is one the most important entrants into the Pay TV market in Africa given its cutting edge technology, affordable price and high quality channels for the rapidly growing, choice conscious middle-income family homes. CONSAT aims to be the platform of choice by providing 10 free channels for local and international content enabling customers to stay informed and be entertained.
About SPI International / FilmBox
SPI International has been a leading supplier of theatrical films and television programming in the international market. SPI currently operates 34 TV channels on 4 continents, boasts an unbeatable VOD library, and maintains more than 25 million monthly subscribers. SPI is also committed to using the latest technology, so audiences everywhere can enjoy easy access to its content. With its latest cutting-edge app FilmBox Live, SPI now offers live feeds of its TV channels and access to its on-demand catalogue on any Internet-connected device. SPI continues to enhance the home-entertainment experience by developing world’s first interactive 4K channel.
