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FilmBox acquires animated movie hits from Disney
SPI International/Filmbox have announced a new agreement with Disney, securing first-run movie content that will play on FilmBox channels in Central Eastern Europe.
ABC Studios American Crime television series, nominated to ten Primetime Emmy Awards, is one of the 2015 titles included in a content package acquired recently by SPI International’s Kino Polska TV from Disney for the global pay TV operator’s FilmBox brand movie channels and FilmBox Live VOD service in CEE. Among other titles picked up by SPI from Disney are such hits as the animated movies Planes 2 and Big Hero 6. In addition, the package includes Kenneth Branagh’s Cinderella staring Helena Bonham Carter, Cate Blanchet and Richard Madden (Games of Thrones). The deal also comprises two installments of the Tinker Bellfranchise: Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy,Tinker Bell and The Legend of the NeverBeast. While SPI is planning to air these titles on FilmBox brand premium movie channels in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and other CEE countries, the company has also secured SVOD rights for titles included in the deal. “We are thrilled to work with Disney, world’s top provider of entertainment content,” said Berk Uziyel, Executive Director of Filmbox International Ltd. and Member of the Management Board at Kino Polska TV S.A.. “With the package filled with movie hits, popular TV series and iconic shows we’ve just acquired from Disney, FilmBox channels’ subscribers across CEE will continue seeing new, remarkable content featuring unforgettable Disney characters, starring Hollywood most popular actors and telling heartwarming stories for viewers of all ages,” Berk Uziyel added. Filmbox International Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kino Polska TV S.A. whose majority stakeholder is SPI International BV. RELATED
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