The new agreement offers Türksat/KabloTV subscribers continued access to eight channels from SPI’s portfolio for an additional three years, along with SPI’s content streaming service, FilmBox Live.
Global media company SPI/FilmBox and Turkey cable operator Türksat/KabloTV have announced that they have renewed and expanded their longstanding linear and digital partnership.
The new agreement guarantees Türksat/KabloTV subscribers continued access to eight channels from SPI’s portfolio for an additional three years, along with SPI’s content streaming service, FilmBox Live.
In addition to the renewal, the deal also makes SPI’s premium movie channel FilmBox Extra available to the subscribers in an add-on package.
FilmBox Extra content will also be available to watch on-demand through FilmBox Live, which is available to Türksat/KabloTV subscribers at a discounted special price, through a joint offer by FilmBox and Türksat.
FilmBox Extra is one of SPI’s premium movie channels, and is available in over 10 countries, reaching around 7 million households worldwide. The channel offers a wonderful selection of Hollywood blockbusters in full HD, and hundreds of premiere titles every year.
The other channels included in the deal are SPI’s flagship movie channel FilmBox; FilmBox Arthouse; Gametoon for gaming and esports enthusiasts; FightBox for combat sports live events and multi-discipline mixed martial arts coverage; Fast&FunBox for adrenaline sports; DocuBox, and 360 TuneBox for music from emerging artists.
Commenting on the partnership, Murat Muratoğlu, Head of Distribution at SPI International said: “We are excited to launch one of our most in-demand premium movie channels FilmBox Extra in Turkey with our partners, Türksat/KabloTV. This renewed deal with the addition of FilmBox Extra reflects both companies’ mutual commitment to providing our viewers with a wide range of popular and entertaining content spanning all genres.”
Cenk Şen, Türksat CEO, noted: “We will reap the benefits of our partnership with SPI / FilmBox very soon.” Şen expressed his satisfaction with the agreement rendering SPI’s FilmBox Extra channel available to Türksat Kablo subscribers, which will be followed closely by the documentary, game, and movie fans within the scope of enrichment of the content offered to KabloTV customers. We will continue to offer high-quality content to KabloTV customers with affordable opportunities.”
