FilmBox

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FilmBox
Broadcast area
List
Programming
Language English
Picture format 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner SPI International
Canal+ Group
Sister channels 360TuneBox
DocuBox
FashionBox
Fast&FunBox
FightBox
FunBox
GameToon
History
Launched28 October 2005;20 years ago (2005-10-28)
Links
Website filmbox.com
Availability
Streaming media
Canal Digitaal Live Watch Live

FilmBox is a European premium television and video on demand service owned by SPI International, a division of Canal+ Group. It owns several television channels and over-the-top media services.

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History

FilmBox launched in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 28 October 2005. [1] In 2007 SPI International expanded the FilmBox services to Poland, [2] followed by Romania in 2008 and other Eastern European countries in 2009. [3]

FilmBox expanded to Western Europe by launching in the Netherlands on 3 May 2021. [4]

In Ireland (republic) only, the channel can be accessed on eir TV and on Vodafone TV, along with sister channels DocuBox, Fast&FunBox, GameToon, FashionBox and FightBox.

Channels

References

  1. ↑ Lukáŝ Polák (6 May 2020). "Kdo je kdo na kabelu a satelitu: rodina programů Filmbox a CS TV" (in Czech). Lupa.cz. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Chris Dziadul (21 March 2007). "SPI buys up film channel". BroadbandTVNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Cathy Meils (1 December 2008). "SPI moves into Romanian TV market". FilmNewsEurope.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Chris Dziadul (3 March 2021). "FilmBox debuts in the Netherlands". BroadbandTVNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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