UPC DTH Adds FilmBox Extra HD to CEE Lineup

WARSAW: UPC DTH has launched another movie channel from SPI International/FilmBox as part of its satellite platform offering in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

FilmBox Extra HD is now available to UPC DTH subscribers as part of the FilmBox Pak, along with three other movie channels: FilmBox Premium, FilmBox Plus and FilmBox Family. UPC DTH operates its services under the brand name UPC Direct in Hungary. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, it operates under the brand name freeSAT, and in Romania under the FocusSat brand. UPC DTH and FilmBox are currently running a promotional campaign in the Czech Republic and Slovakia that offers the FilmBox Pak to new UPC DTH subscribers.

“The launch of FilmBox Extra HD is strengthening our FilmBox premium package on UPC DTH, which now includes four unique movie channels,” stated Berk Uziyel, the executive director of FilmBox International. “The latest move also improves our channel lineup on Telenor’s Thor 1-degree West. With our recent acquisitions from major U.S. studios such as NBCUniversal and Disney, our premium pack delivers the popular films and features a vast HD library.”