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| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Launched | 28 October 2005 (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.
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
- 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
References
References
- 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.
- Chris Dziadul (21 March 2007). "SPI buys up film channel". BroadbandTVNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- 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.
- Chris Dziadul (3 March 2021). "FilmBox debuts in the Netherlands". BroadbandTVNews.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.