SPI International is an international media company based in the Netherlands. It is owned by

Canal+ Group Canal+ S.A., formerly Groupe Canal+, is a French Media conglomerate, media and telecommunications Conglomerate (company), conglomerate based in Paris. It runs its own Canal+ (streaming service), eponymous Over-the-top media service, over-the-to ...

. It operates 42 TV channels, multiple digital products across six continents, and is a major player in content distribution and broadcasting worldwide. The company operates multiple free to air and pay TV channels in CEE, Western Europe, CIS and Adria regions including key European markets such as Poland, Czechia, Romania, Serbia, and the Netherlands. SPI’s brands include FilmBox+ and Dizi streaming services. SPI also owns and operates the brand assets of Film1 premium movie services in The Netherlands, including four linear channels and an on-demand service.

Brands and Companies

* FilmBox International - U.K.-based broadcaster of FilmBox brand movie channels. * Kino Polska Group - One of the leading media groups in Poland, successfully operating also on international markets. The Group distributes and produces content for television, VOD platforms and cinemas, as well as sells programme licenses. It is also a broadcaster of thematic TV channels, distributed on digital terrestrial television, in cable networks and on satellite platforms. The Group's portfolio includes such television channels as Stopklatka, Zoom TV, Kino Polska, Kino Polska Muzyka, Kino TV, Gametoon and DIZI as well as FilmBox brand premium channels. * Stopklatka SA - Owns the Stopklatka channel. Stopklatka is a film and series channel, which presents a full cross-section of Polish and world cinema – from Hollywood hits through films awarded at festivals to the best comedies and classics of action movies. * MediaBox Broadcasting International - Broadcaster of worldwide thematic television channels such as DocuBox, FashionBox, FightBox, FunBox UHD, 360 TuneBox and Fast&FunBox, also based in the UK.

History

In 2019, SPI bought Film1 from

Sony Pictures Television Sony Pictures Television Inc. (abbreviated as SPT) is an American television production company, production and broadcast syndication, distribution studio. Based at the Sony Pictures Studios complex in Culver City, California, it is a division o ...

. Film1 operates four movie channels in the Netherlands -

Film1 Action ''Film1 Action'' is a Dutch premium television channel owned by SPI International. Its main focus is on thriller, action and horror films. Film1 launched together with its sister service Sport1 on 1 February 2006 and replaced the Canal+ Netherlan ...

Film1 Drama ''Film1 Drama'' is a Dutch Pay television, premium television channel owned by SPI International. Every night the programming is dedicated to a theme, such as a director or a genre. Film1 launched together with its sister service Sport1 (Netherlan ...

, Film1 Family,

Film1 Premiere Film1 Premiere (formerly known as Film1.1) is a Dutch premium television channel owned by SPI International. It is the flagship channel of the premium television service Film1. Film1 launched with its sister service Sport1 on 1 February 2006 and ...

and an on-demand service. In March 2022, the French media company Canal+ Group acquired a 70% stake in the company. In August 2023, it was announced Canal+ Group had acquired the remaining 30% of SPI, taking full control of the company.

References

{{Groupe Canal Plus Canal+ S.A. SPI International Mass media companies established in 1993 Dutch companies established in 1993 2023 mergers and acquisitions Television companies of the Netherlands Companies based in The Hague Television production companies of the Netherlands