SPI/FilmBox Rolling Out Seven Channels in Germany

SPI International/FilmBox has signed a new channel distribution deal with waipu.tv to bring seven channels from its portfolio to Germany.

The channels, featuring content spanning movies, documentaries, gaming, music and lifestyle, will be offered to waipu.tv subscribers in the new Perfect Plus package. Among the channels included in the deal are FilmBox Arthouse, Gametoon HD, FightBox HD, Fast&FunBox HD, DocuBox HD, FashionBox and 360 TuneBox.

Georgina Twiss, managing director for Western Europe and Africa at SPI International, said: “We are excited to grow the presence of our channels in Western Europe with our new partners, waipu.tv. Together with the waipu.tv team, we selected a strong range of channels from our portfolio to complement the needs of their subscribers and we believe that our channels will be great additions to waipu.tv’s content offer and their new Perfect Plus package.”

Markus Haertenstein, executive board member of EXARING AG, the company behind waipu.tv added: “With the new Perfect Plus package, waipu.tv offers Germany’s largest TV package with more than 150 TV channels including over 45 pay-TV channels at a very competitive price. Together with the best television channels, we provide attractive video-on-demand content. Furthermore, customers enjoy many convenience functions such as restart, record and pause. With the launch of the largest TV package, waipu.tv truly is the ‘Home of Entertainment in Germany.'”