SPI brings FilmBox Extra to Türksat/KabloTV as companies extend partnership

Global media company SPI’s FilmBox Extra channel is coming to Türksat/KabloTV subscribers in Turkey, after the two companies expanded their digital and linear partnership for a further three years.

The new agreement gives 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.

“We are excited to launch one of our most in-demand premium movie channels FilmBox Extra in Turkey with our partners, Türksat/KabloTV,” commented Murat Muratoğlu, head of distribution at SPI International. “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.”

The other channels included in the deal are: SPI’s flagship movie channel FilmBox; FilmBox Arthouse which airs world cinema classics from iconic directors; Gametoon, a new generation gaming channel; FightBox, which broadcasts combat sports live events and multi-discipline mixed martial arts coverage from all over the world; Fast&FunBox, which is dedicated to adrenaline sports; documentary channel DocuBox and emerging music offering  360 TuneBox.