SPI International signs channels carriage agreements with Telkom, Vodacom and TV2GO in South Africa.

SPI International continues to expand the presence of its channels in South Africa and has signed additional channels carriage agreements with Telkom, Vodacom and the new free streaming service, TV2GO, run by CAST TV/Infinivy SA, for its set of Box channels.

SPI International's channels are already carried on Cell C black, Cell C's subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service that includes linear channels.

Per SPI International's deals, its channels will now be available through both Telkom and and Vodacom in South Africa.

The available channels include FilmBox Africa, FilmBox ArtHouse, DocuBox, FightBox, Fast & Fun, FashionBox, 360TuneBox and Gametoon.

"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," says Amrit Karni, the head of distribution for SPI International in Africa, in a statement.

"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, Infinivy CEO in the statement says "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".