Nigeria: SES delivers new bouquet of FTA channels
September 25, 2018
Local TV broadcast audiences in Nigeria now have access to 13 new FTA channels delivered as a multi-channel bouquet branded ‘Premium.FREE’. The bouquet’s launch channels will be supplied by AfricaXP and delivered via SES satellites at 28.2 degrees East.
AfricaXP is an independent African channel network, content distributor and producer, which owns and operates over 20 different themed channels supplied to major African broadcasters and African diaspora platforms worldwide. This new bouquet of FTA channels includes premium channels, which are custom-made for African viewers and blend premium African programming with top-flight international content across a diverse range of themes from sports to movies, telenovelas, kids, factual, reality and lifestyle programming.
“By choosing to work with SES, Premium.FREE offers our channels full regional coverage for multinational language channels like Hausa said Craig Kelly, CEO of AfricaXP. “SES also offers the best possible verified reach in dynamic and important markets like Nigeria. AfricaXP is well known for its compelling Nollywood catalogue and longstanding partnerships with prominent West African producers. We are confident that localisation coupled with our fresh international rights will provide the kind of content blend that modern West African audiences demand. Transmitted free-to-air, this is obviously a great offer at a price point that can’t be beaten.”
“The Nigerian FTA market in particular offers great opportunities for growth, and we are proud to have engaged with Premium.FREE to deliver a differentiated content package for Nigeria and offer more choice for viewers,” added Clint Brown, Vice President of Sales and Market Development, Africa for SES Video. “New initiatives like this, which focus on delivering local and international content that is attractive for the end-consumer and is offered in high picture quality will further develop consumer choice in Nigeria.”