SPI/FilmBox and Telekom Romania have inked a distribution deal to launch SPI’s flagship premium movie channel, FilmBox Premium, in Romania. FilmBox Premium, which broadcasts more than 300 premiere titles every year, will be available to subscribers across all of Telekom Romania’s distribution networks via DTH, IPTV and DVBC technologies.

“We are delighted to be able to enhance the at-home movie watching experience for the Romanian audience through our partnership with one of the major players in the region, Telekom Romania,” said Tamas Fülöp, Regional Director of Operations at SPI International. “Through this deal, movie lovers of all ages will get to enjoy hundreds of hours of critically-acclaimed movies featuring world-famous stars on FilmBox Premium,” continued Fülöp.

FilmBox Premium is SPI/FilmBox’s flagship premium movie channel and broadcasts the newest blockbusters, award-winning world cinema movies, and famous Hollywood features with the most popular stars.

Channel highlights for the month include; Ghost in the Shell, based on the comic of the same name and starring Academy-Award nominee Scarlett Johansson; sci-fi drama The Circle featuring Emma Watson and Academy-Award winner Tom Hanks; and a slate of award-winning movies such as; Star Trek Beyond, The Secret in Their Eyes and The Ghost Writer.

“FilmBox Premium is one of the top movie channels and we are happy that we have included it in our grid and we are now able to offer our customers movies that they will definetely enjoy. SPI International and Telekom Romania have built a solid partnership over the years, which helps us keep our customers satisfied and always looking forward to new, high quality content,” said Andreas Elsner, Chief Commercial Officer, Residential Segment, Telekom Romania.

Telekom Romania already carries three channels from the expansive SPI/FilmBox portfolio, including the rapidly-growing, premium Turkish drama channel, Timeless Drama Channel (TDC), which now reaches 5 million homes in 14 countries. The other channels offered through the operator’s platforms are DocuBox; which broadcasts a collection of award-winning documentaries about different cultures and the wonders of our world, and FightBox, which delivers electrifying combat sports live events and multi-discipline mixed martial arts coverage from all over the world.