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| Picture format | 16:9 /4:3,576i (SDTV) /1080i (HDTV) |
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| Owner | NBCUniversal |
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| Launched | November 2006 |
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| Website | www |
PictureBox is avideo on demand film service offering a selection of films and TV series carried within monthly SVODsubscriptions. It launched in 2006 and has been available as a separate subscription through several Digital TV service providers in selected countries such asUnited Kingdom,Russia,Romania and Central and Latin America (Mexico,Colombia andBrazil). PictureBox was the first only wholly ownedSVOD (subscription video on demand service) operated byNBCUniversal. PictureBox currently operates inRussia andCIS. In UK and Central and Latin America replaced by Peacock and Romania, Moldova, Russia and CIS replaced intoSkyShowtime.
PictureBox differentiates itself from other subscription video on demand services by offering subscribers a 'hand-picked' selection of films and TV series, which are rotated each month. Users do not pay per film or series; for a monthly subscription they have access to any available films and TV series and can watch these titles as many times as they choose.[1]
InRussia, PictureBox is available through the providersRostelecom,IVI,KION and Okko. InUkraine, PictureBox is available through the providersSweet TV andMEGOGO.
