THEMA, a CANAL+ Group Company, is proud to announce the launch of one of its FAST channels – Vivaldi – on Channelbox in the UK. Channelbox provides a bouquet of free-to-air TV channels which are available to Freeview customers via Channel 271 and also via Channelbox mobile applications. On the 23rd of September, the greatest arias from operas, symphonies, concertos became available to Channelbox users as a direct result of Vivaldi’s launch. Vivaldi’s moto is “Classical for Everyone!”. The channel delivers a real playlist of Hits, to entertain both newcomers to the world of classical music, as well as existing ardent admirers. Vivaldi’s focus is to provide the viewer with a more easy listening, lifestyle and ambient experience.

“Our desire through Vivaldi is to offer the great popular works of classical music to the widest possible audience. We are delighted to add the United Kingdom in our territories existing reach: this partnership with Channelbox marks our first distribution agreement in a country with such a long and vivid tradition of classical music”, commented on the deal Wilfried Texier, Marketing Director of Vivaldi channel.

THEMA, a CANAL+ Group Company, represents the launched Vivaldi FAST channel in UK. “We are delighted to be making our UK debut with ChannelBox and bringing the great popular works of classical music to the UK audience”, says Séverine Garousso, Head of Distribution EMEA.

"Vivaldi is an excellent addition to the Channelbox music line-up and we are very excited about this partnership», - commented Tanya Kronfli, Channelbox Head of Content.

About THEMA, a CANAL+ Group Company
THEMA, a CANAL+ Group Company is a distributor of pay TV channels, fast TV channels, nonlinear content to cable, IPTV, DTH, operators and also for mobile packages and OTT. THEMA now includes 5 subsidiaries overseas. The company represents 180 channels as well as SVOD/VOD/OTT covering a wide range of thematic and has created strong relationships with the main television platforms in Europe, in Asia, in the Middle East, in Africa and in North America, thanks to its expertise in TV content distribution, TV packaging and marketing strategy.

About Channelbox Channelbox is a multi-channel platform available on Freeview UK channel 271 and via Channelbox mobile applications. Channelbox is free-to-air and has over 60 TV channels. To watch Channelbox one needs to connect their TV to the aerial and the internet.