SPI/FilmBox and SAWA Rights Management (SRM) make Dizi available to du’s subscribers in the United Arab Emirates in the Arabic Essential package
SPI/FilmBox, in collaboration with UAE-based content licensing management company, SAWA Rights Management (SRM), has announced the launch of Dizi on du’s TV platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). SPI’s long-standing partner and one of the leading telecommunications service providers in the UAE, du will offer SPI’s premium Turkish drama hub Dizi in the “Arabic Essential” package.
“Turkish series became a global phenomenon in recent years and they are exceptionally popular in the Middle East. It is our absolute pleasure to make the riveting world of Dizi accessible to more households in the UAE with du through our partnership with SAWA,” Murat Muratoğlu, Head of Distribution at SPI International.
Established in April 2019, Dizi broadcasts award-winning and popular Turkish series dubbed in multiple languages. Dizi reaches millions of households worldwide, rapidly growing its global footprint with recent launches in Sub-Saharan Africa, CEE and Western Europe. Over 600 hours of popular series including the International Emmy Award-winning Endless Love, global phenomenon Black Money Love and other successful productions starring A-list stars such as Tuba Büyüküstün, Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ, and Farah Zeynep Abdullah will be available to subscribers, dubbed in Arabic.
Ali Ajouz, Chief Executive Officer, SAWA Rights Management, said: “Once again, we are delighted to bring to our platform clients across the Middle East, the opportunity to add Dizi, a top-quality and entertainment-rich TV channel that will satisfy the most demanding of TV viewers. In addition to adding Dizi to du’s Essential-Arabic package, we are working hard to add Dizi on as many platforms as possible.”
du already carries great family entertainment channels from the SPI’s portfolio such as the flagship channel FilmBox HD, bringing viewers Hollywood blockbusters; FightBox HD which broadcasts some of the most electrifying combat sports live events and multi-discipline mixed martial arts coverage and DocuBoxHD which delivers a collection of award-winning documentaries. All this and more are available to du subscribers as part of the English Essential TV package.
About SPI INTERNATIONAL
SPI INTERNATIONAL is a global media company operating 42 TV channels, multiple digital products across six continents, and a major player in content distribution and broadcasting worldwide.
SPI was founded 28 years ago and has extensive experience in the TV and broadcasting industry. The company operates multiple free-to-air and pay-TV channels in CEE, Western Europe, CIS and Ex-Yugo regions including key European markets such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, the Netherlands and Russia. SPI is one of the premier movie service providers in the countries where it operates, with FilmBox being its flagship movie service. SPI Group owns a suite of legacy brands that have become household names such as FilmBox, Film1, Kino Polska, Stopklatka, Dizi along with different thematic channels and streaming services.
SPI’s brands reach millions of households through operators, partner platforms and SPI’s own digital products globally. Working with over 700 operators worldwide, SPI uses cutting-edge technology providing its subscribers with access to SPI’s linear and on-demand content and FilmBox+ service that has over one million subscribers. The company recently launched a new digital service, Dizi, a state-of-the-art aggregator of the best Turkish series worldwide. SPI also owns and operates the brand assets of Film1 premium movie services in The Netherlands, including four linear channels and an on-demand service.
For over 25 years, SPI INTERNATIONAL has been a leading supplier of theatrical films and television programming in the international markets. SPI’s solid alliances with major license suppliers provide compelling content, with strong recognition and high demand.
About SAWA Rights Management (SRM):
SAWA Rights Management FZ LLC (SRM) is a Dubai Media City company and part of the SAWA Group of companies founded by Group CEO, Ali Ajouz. SRM is a strategic service provider to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Television industry, offering a wide range of services to broadcasters, Pay-TV Platforms, Hospitality, IPTV/OTT Networks, Telecom Operators and ISPs. SRM represents a wide range of TV Networks and thousands of hours of content from regional and international licensors including FOX Networks Group (Disney), M6 Thematique, France TV, RTL, Channel One Russia, OSN, MBC, Rotana and many more. All in all, SRM represents and licenses over 300 HD, SD and 4K TV channels making SRM the single largest supplier of TV Services to platforms in the MENA region.
Sales house Bionic Media appointed as exclusive partner of FilmBox in the Netherlands
SPI’s FilmBox has built up a large fan base in the Netherlands since its launch in May this year. This is reflected in the SKO Light reports, which include the channel as of November 14th, 2021. In the first week of the measurement, FilmBox got off to a good start with 210,000 viewers, which grew further in the second week to 263,000 viewers (target group 6+). The channel currently reaches approximately 600,000 households via eight Dutch TV platforms and has enormous potential with an expansion of distribution. SPI International expects to expand FilmBox's market position in the short term. As a result of the growth, SPI is joining forces with sales house Bionic Media, which has been representing FilmBox since mid-November.
“I am proud that FilmBox is taking this important next step based on the enthusiastic reception from Dutch viewers and television platforms and I am very happy with the collaboration with Bionic,” said Jeroen Bergman General Manager Film1 and FilmBox Netherlands.
Bionic Media is a boutique sales house and is the exclusive partner of FilmBox. Bionic takes care of spot sales and content and brand partnerships in the Netherlands.
Jacqueline Heemskerk, Managing Partner Bionic Media says: “We are delighted that FilmBox has joined Bionic Media. It is a nice addition and fits well in our portfolio of high-quality thematic channels with a clear target group.”
FilmBox broadcasts movies as they are intended, with no commercial breaks during the movie. It is one of the few commercial channels in the basic package that meets this added value. FilmBox is committed to providing viewers with a relaxed, stress-free entertainment experience with no movie interruptions and is currently available via Canal Digitaal, DELTA, Caiway, Online.nl, Plinq, Trined, Kabelnoord and SKP.
FilmBox delivers a captivating selection of Hollywood movies, international cinema classics, local productions, and hit series. December highlights include the Oscar-winning psychological thriller The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo from acclaimed director David Fincher. The award-winning and stylish German drama Lara, about a demanding mother who is not welcome at an important piano concert by her son, where she buys up all the remaining tickets, and the erotic thriller En Affaere (An Affair) from Norway in which a forty-two-year-old gym teacher at her new high school starts a stormy affair with a student who is obsessed with her.
About SPI INTERNATIONAL:
SPI INTERNATIONAL is a global media company operating 42 TV channels, multiple digital products across six continents, and a major player in content distribution and broadcasting worldwide.
SPI was founded 28 years ago and has extensive experience in the TV and broadcasting industry. The company operates multiple free-to-air and pay-TV channels in CEE, Western Europe, CIS and Ex-Yugo regions including key European markets such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, the Netherlands and Russia. SPI is one of the premier movie service providers in the countries where it operates, with FilmBox being its flagship movie service. SPI Group owns a suite of legacy brands that have become household names such as FilmBox, Film1, Kino Polska, Stopklatka, Dizi along with different thematic channels and streaming services.
SPI’s brands reach millions of households through operators, partner platforms and SPI’s own digital products globally. Working with over 700 operators worldwide, SPI uses cutting-edge technology providing its subscribers with access to SPI’s linear and on-demand content and FilmBox+ service that has over one million subscribers. The company recently launched a new digital service, Dizi, a state-of-the-art aggregator of the best Turkish series worldwide. SPI also owns and operates the brand assets of Film1 premium movie services in The Netherlands, including four linear channels and an on-demand service.
For over 25 years, SPI INTERNATIONAL has been a leading supplier of theatrical films and television programming in the international markets. SPI’s solid alliances with major license suppliers provide compelling content, with strong recognition and high demand.
About Bionic Media:
Bionic Media is a boutique sales house, the new sales house for thematic channels, which, based on entrepreneurship and guts, energy and personal attention, is responsible for the exploitation of a diversity of thematic channels and platforms.
Based on extensive specialist experience in the field of commodity sales, commercial format development and brand partnerships, Bionic Media aims to achieve impact with its brands. Bionic media does this by cooperating with advertisers and agencies with specific reach and appropriate creative solutions. Bionic stands for attention and enthusiasm and works on the basis of simple purchasing, in a cost-efficient manner.
Bionic Media already operates for: FilmBox, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, NJAM!, InsightTV, Euronews, Love Nature, Stingray Classica, Stingray Djazz, DanceTV, and online inventory platform Multi Local Media.
Global media company SPI/FilmBox announces the extension of the distribution deal with Switzerland's leading telecoms company Swisscom for SPI’s 4K/UHD lifestyle channel, FunBox UHD, which features hundreds of hours of visually groundbreaking ultra-high-definition programming on culture, travel, lifestyle, art, music and more. The channel will continue to be available via Swisscom’s blue TV service with German and English language options.
“We are delighted to continue delivering UHD quality entertainment through FunBox UHD to blue TV subscribers and excited to continue delivering on our promise to key partners like Swisscom with great entertainment value,” said Georgina Twiss, MD Western Europe and Africa at SPI International.
FunBox UHD presents 100% premium native UHD programming dedicated to entertainment and lifestyle acquired from top producers and distributors around the globe.
About SPI INTERNATIONAL
SPI INTERNATIONAL is a global media company operating 42 TV channels, multiple digital products across six continents, and a major player in content distribution and broadcasting worldwide.
SPI was founded 28 years ago and has extensive experience in the TV and broadcasting industry. The company operates multiple free-to-air and pay-TV channels in CEE, Western Europe, CIS and Ex-Yugo regions including key European markets such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, the Netherlands and Russia. SPI is one of the premier movie service providers in the countries where it operates, with FilmBox being its flagship movie service. SPI Group owns a suite of legacy brands that have become household names such as FilmBox, Film1, Kino Polska, Stopklatka, Dizi along with different thematic channels and streaming services.
SPI’s brands reach millions of households through operators, partner platforms and SPI’s own digital products globally. Working with over 700 operators worldwide, SPI uses cutting-edge technology providing its subscribers with access to SPI’s linear and on-demand content and FilmBox+ service that has over one million subscribers. The company recently launched a new digital service, Dizi, a state-of-the-art aggregator of the best Turkish series worldwide. SPI also owns and operates the brand assets of Film1 premium movie services in The Netherlands, including four linear channels and an on-demand service.
For over 25 years, SPI INTERNATIONAL has been a leading supplier of theatrical films and television programming in the international markets. SPI’s solid alliances with major license suppliers provide compelling content, with strong recognition and high demand.
SPI/FilmBox and AXIAN Group have inked a distribution deal to bring FilmBox Africa, FilmBox Arthouse, FightBox and DocuBox to Madagascar, Comoros and Togo
SPI/FilmBox and AXIAN Group are pleased to announce a brand-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.
“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,” commented Georgina Twiss, MD Western Europe & Africa at SPI International. “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,” added Twiss.
Channels included in the deal are: FilmBox Africa which offers more than 300 premiere tiles every year, and features Hollywood blockbusters, films from top directors, world cinema classics and popular series; SPI’s well-curated arthouse movie channel FilmBox Arthouse, which brings world cinema classics from iconic directors such as Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Fellini and many others to cinema lovers; DocuBox which delivers a collection of award-winning documentaries about different cultures and the wonders of our world; FightBox which broadcasts some of the most electrifying combat sports live events and multi-discipline mixed martial arts coverage from all over the world.
“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 programs,” commented Matthieu Mertian, Head of Digital Content at AXIAN Group.
About AXIAN Group:
AXIAN is a pan-African group that specializes in 5 sectors with high growth potential, namely real-estate, telecoms, financial services, energy and open innovation. AXIAN is directly present in 6 countries in Africa and the Indian ocean and acts as a dependable partner for socio-economic growth across its markets.
With its 5,000 daring and passionate staff, our group systematically ensures that its activities have a positive and sustainable impact on the day-to-day lives of millions of Africans across all industries we operate in.
The AXIAN Group is a signatory of the UN´s Global Compact initiative and is committed to making its 10 Sustainable Development Goals a core component of its strategies, as well as its present and future operations. Find out more about AXIAN at www.axian-group.com.
About SPI INTERNATIONAL:
SPI INTERNATIONAL is a global media company operating 42 TV channels, multiple digital products across six continents, and a major player in content distribution and broadcasting worldwide.
SPI was founded 28 years ago and has extensive experience in the TV and broadcasting industry. The company operates multiple free-to-air and pay-TV channels in CEE, Western Europe, CIS and Ex-Yugo regions including key European markets such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, the Netherlands and Russia. SPI is one of the premier movie service providers in the countries where it operates, with FilmBox being its flagship movie service. SPI Group owns a suite of legacy brands that have become household names such as FilmBox, Film1, Kino Polska, Stopklatka, Dizi along with different thematic channels and streaming services.
SPI’s brands reach millions of households through operators, partner platforms and SPI’s own digital products globally. Working with over 700 operators worldwide, SPI uses cutting-edge technology providing its subscribers with access to SPI’s linear and on-demand content and FilmBox+ service that has over one million subscribers. The company recently launched a new digital service, Dizi, a state-of-the-art aggregator of the best Turkish series worldwide. SPI also owns and operates the brand assets of Film1 premium movie services in The Netherlands, including four linear channels and an on-demand service.
For over 25 years, SPI INTERNATIONAL has been a leading supplier of theatrical films and television programming in the international markets. SPI’s solid alliances with major license suppliers provide compelling content, with strong recognition and high demand.
