Vivaldi makes its debut in the UK via Channelbox

Paris, 3 October 2022 – 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 23d 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 .