SPI International/Filmbox Channel Group announced that is is launching Funbox 4K/UHD on the Ines IPTV platform in Romania. This is the first premium Ultra HD channel available in the country.

Berk Uziyel, executive director for SPI International / Filmbox, commented: “We are very glad to have introduced our UHD channel on (the) Ines platform. “It is important for us to expand our UHD distribution footprint into new markets such us Romania following our recent launches in Portugal, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Turkey”.

Catalin Cuturelea, operations director, Ines Group, added: 4K/UHD is the most innovative TV technology, now available in our country through Ines Group. We are permanently focused on the technological evolution to offer our clients a different experience, to make a difference from all the offers on the market. If in 2005 we were launching the first IPTV service in the market, now it is the time to take this service to the next level – the first 4k/UHD channel.”