Filmbox launches IPTV for US military abroad Michelle Clancy
| 28 July 2016
SPI International/Filmbox has launched five channels on Exchange VUE, an IPTV service for US military service members developed by DHI Telecom.
Film BOxThe channels will initially be available to troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait, and then expand to additional military installations worldwide. They include FightBox HD, Fast&FunBox HD, DocuBox HD, FashionBox HD and 360TuneBox.
“We are happy and proud to be able to provide new and exciting entertainment options to US service members, especially those deployed to Afghanistan and other locations downrange,” said Stacey Sobel, EVP at SPI International. “DHI Telecom Group has developed an outstanding IPTV platform for delivering these channels, and we’re looking forward to working together to make these options available.”
DHI Telecom Group is a US Department of Defense telecommunications and live streaming and video-on-demand solutions provider, an official Army & Air Force Exchange Service concession operator and Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) MWR Provider.
Some of the channels are also available on the recently launched multichannel, live and linear video streaming platform from BitTorrent.