Channelbox

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Channelbox
Type of business Private
Type of site
 OTT streaming platform
Founded2019;4 years ago (2019) in United Kingdom.
Headquarters United Kingdom
IndustryTechnology & Entertainment industry, mass media
URL www.channelbox.tv
RegistrationNone

Channelbox, is a British over-the-top streaming service based in the United Kingdom which offers a selection of free-to-air TV channels, delivering them to the Freeview (UK) platform. [1] [2] [3]

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History and services

Channelbox was founded in 2019 and now offers over 50 TV channels include FAST and other TV channels including Euronews, Bloomberg, France24, Fashion TV, and Rotana. [4] [5] It is a free-to-air over-the-top streaming service available on Freeview channel 271 [6] as well as IOS and Android app stores. [7] [8] [9] [10] Channelbox acts as a portal of wide range of TV streaming services on any compatible TVs including HbbTV and MHEG devices. [11] In March 2022, Channelbox was the first platform in the UK to launch Ukrainian news channel Ukraina24. In July the channel ceased its operations. [12] Tanya Kronfli is the head of content and business development of Channelbox. [13] [14]

Awards and achievements

In 2021, Channelbox rolled out it's HbbTV version and was shortlisted for the Best Technology Innovation by HbbTV Association. [15]

Channel line-up

Channelbox currently offers more than 50 TV channels including, Bloomberg, [4] Euronews, Vivaldi, [16] France24, [17] Now 70s, [18] Music & Memories, Motor Vision TV, [19] Rotana, [5] Fashion TV, MTRSPRT1, [20] [21] Fuel TV, MMA TV and Auto Allstars. [22]

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