SPI International & Telekom Austria Group Renew Partnership

SPI International/FILMBOX and Telekom Austria Group are extending and expanding their strategic agreement until 2022.

With its direct2home platform, Telekom Austria Group will remain the technical distribution and contribution provider for the FilmBox channels’ Balkan and Central Eastern Europe (CEE) feeds. The agreement provides hundreds of thousands of customers in the region with content of various FilmBox channels. The plan is to extend the current channel lineup and add new offerings in the future.

Through its strategic partnership with Telekom Austria Group, SPI/FILMBOX distributes channels in Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia. The channel bouquet is comprised of FilmBox Plus, FilmBox Extra HD, Gametoon, FilmBox Art House, DocuBox HD, FightBox HD, Fast&FunBox HD, 360TuneBox HD, Erox HD and Eroxxx HD. The roster of incumbent operators includes Mobitel EAD (Bulgaria), ONE.VIP (Macedonia), A1 (Austria) and Vipnet (Slovenia).

“Telekom Austria Group and SPI are two companies truly committed to delivering top-quality television entertainment throughout Central and Eastern Europe,” said Berk Uziyel, SPI’s executive director. “We are looking forward to adding new channels and strengthening our alliance with Telekom Austria Group in the years to come.”