FilmBox

FilmBox
Broadcast area
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerSPI International
Canal+ Group
Sister channels360TuneBox
DocuBox
FashionBox
Fast&FunBox
FightBox
FunBox
GameToon
History
Launched28 October 2005; 19 years ago (2005-10-28)
Links
Websitefilmbox.com
Availability
Streaming media
Canal Digitaal LiveWatch 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.

History

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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]

Channels

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  • FilmBox
  • FilmBox Action
  • FilmBox Africa
  • FilmBox Arthouse
  • FilmBox Extra
  • FilmBox Family
  • FilmBox Premium
  • FilmBox Russia
  • FilmBox Stars
  • GameToon
  • DocuBox
  • FashionBox
  • FunBox
  • 360 TuneBox
  • Fast&FunBox
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References

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