iflix extends to territories with iflix Africa

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iflix extends to 23 territories with iflix Africa --

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 10:35

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iflix the Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) service for emerging markets, has announced the establishment of iflix Africa to bring its world class service to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

iflix Africa will be headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and trade commercially as iflix . Other African launches planned will be in Nigeria, Ghana Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe as iflix Africa intends to increase it s global footprint to 23 territories worldwide, with additional regional markets to be added over the coming months.

The commercial launch of iflix s SVoD service across SSA is planned over the second and third quarter of 2017, and will make iflix s vast range of thousands of TV shows, movies and more, including many first run exclusives and award-winning programmes available to hundreds of millions of consumers across the region.

In addition to having the best of Hollywood, Bollywood, Nollywood and other regional and local programming, the service will additionally offer an extensive collection of highly-acclaimed African shows and movies with iflix Africa planning to introduce exclusive African content series.

Having first launched its service in May 2015, iflix quickly established its dominance in the Asian region, rolling out its world class service to 18 markets across Asia and MENA in less than two years, acquiring over 5 million members over the period.

iflix Africa will capitalise on SSA s large youth population, rapidly growing internet and smartphone penetration, and huge appetite for digital content and entertainment.

In March 2017, iflix announced the completion of a US$90 million round of funding to support its international expansion. The round added new investors Liberty Global Group and Zain Group to the company s formidable shareholder registry which also includes global heavyweights Sky plc, Catcha Group and Evolution Media.

Mark Britt, iflix co-founder and CEO said: The establishment of iflix Africa represents an incredibly exciting step in iflix s growth story. As Africa transitions from the margins to the mainstream of the global economy, there is a unique, once in a generation opportunity to fundamentally shift the way a billion people consume and enjoy content. By 2020, Africa will have 720 million smartphone users. We aim to meet the entertainment needs of those growingly connected viewers.

Currently available to over one billion consumers in 18 markets across Asia and MENA, iflix will soon roll-out its world class service across sub-Saharan Africa with initial launches in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

Each subscription will allow users to access the service on up to five devices, including phones, laptops, tablets, and television sets, for viewing wherever, whenever.

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