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Nova Cinema is a premium television service available in Greece
that broadcasts blockbuster movies and hit series. It is the only 24/7 Movie service in Greece and it launched in 1994. It is owned by Forthnet
, who own and operate Nova
a DTH satellite service and Nova Sports—a sports channel.
Nova Cinema features hit movies from Greece and abroad, including Hollywood blockbusters. It also airs hit TV series from the US such as CSI
and How I Met Your Mother
. It is one of only 3 premium movie services in the world that have output deals with all major Hollywood studios. It boasts a new premier everyday, many films get their debut in Greece on Nova Cinema. Also broadcast are all the biggest movie and TV events such as the Academy Awards, The Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
Nova Cinema channels are available terrestrially and via satellite on Nova
. Nova Cinema 1 is broadcast over the air together with Nova Sports 1/Disney XD, a decoder is required in order to receive the service as well as a monthly fee. Repeaters have been set up across the country that enable more than 77% of the population to receive these services.
Nova
satellite subscribers have access to all four Nova Cinema channels if they subscribe to either the Cinema + Value pack or the Full pack offered by the company.
From 1994 until 1 June 2008, Nova Cinema was known as Filmnet.
Filmnet is one of the oldest names in European Pay-TV history: Originally, a service was launched in 1985 targeting Benelux and Scandinavia. In 1997, all Filmnet channels minus the one in Greece were sold to the Canal+ Group
and rebranded as Canal +. With the arrival of the Nova Cinema brand, the name Filmnet was retired.
channels:
, Golden Globe Award
, Scream Awards
and Screen Actors Guild Award.
The TV series also broadcast in HD on NovaCinema HD and in repeat on NovaCinema 3.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
that broadcasts blockbuster movies and hit series. It is the only 24/7 Movie service in Greece and it launched in 1994. It is owned by Forthnet
Forthnet
Forthnet S.A. is a Greek Internet Service Provider established in October 1995 by Minoan Lines SA and theFoundation for Research & Technology - Hellas , also known as FORTH....
, who own and operate Nova
NOVA Greece
NOVA Greece is a Greek digital satellite pay TV platform owned by Multichoice Hellas. It was launched in December 1999.NOVA offers Greek subscribers an array of international and domestic programmes plus the majority of popular Greek terrestrial TV channels along with a number of Greek...
a DTH satellite service and Nova Sports—a sports channel.
Nova Cinema features hit movies from Greece and abroad, including Hollywood blockbusters. It also airs hit TV series from the US such as CSI
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
and How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
. It is one of only 3 premium movie services in the world that have output deals with all major Hollywood studios. It boasts a new premier everyday, many films get their debut in Greece on Nova Cinema. Also broadcast are all the biggest movie and TV events such as the Academy Awards, The Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
Nova Cinema channels are available terrestrially and via satellite on Nova
NOVA Greece
NOVA Greece is a Greek digital satellite pay TV platform owned by Multichoice Hellas. It was launched in December 1999.NOVA offers Greek subscribers an array of international and domestic programmes plus the majority of popular Greek terrestrial TV channels along with a number of Greek...
. Nova Cinema 1 is broadcast over the air together with Nova Sports 1/Disney XD, a decoder is required in order to receive the service as well as a monthly fee. Repeaters have been set up across the country that enable more than 77% of the population to receive these services.
Nova
NOVA Greece
NOVA Greece is a Greek digital satellite pay TV platform owned by Multichoice Hellas. It was launched in December 1999.NOVA offers Greek subscribers an array of international and domestic programmes plus the majority of popular Greek terrestrial TV channels along with a number of Greek...
satellite subscribers have access to all four Nova Cinema channels if they subscribe to either the Cinema + Value pack or the Full pack offered by the company.
FilmNet
Filmnet is one of the oldest names in European Pay-TV history: Originally, a service was launched in 1985 targeting Benelux and Scandinavia. In 1997, all Filmnet channels minus the one in Greece were sold to the Canal+ Group
Canal+ Group
Canal Plus Group is a French film and television studio and distributor. It is controlled by Vivendi and has a film library in excess of 5,000 films. Vivendi has sold some parts of Canal Plus to private investors which are still using the name of Canal Plus...
and rebranded as Canal +. With the arrival of the Nova Cinema brand, the name Filmnet was retired.
Channels and content
Nova Cinema operates five multiplexMultiplexing
The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the low-level communication channel into several higher-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred...
channels:
- NovaCinema 1: The premiere's channel, features blockbusters and premieres, foreign series with new episodes, also in avant premiere, as well as all the great movie awards.
- NovaCinema 2: The channel showing the most distinguished movies. It features favourite selections from great movies that stood out due to the actors, directors, awards or box office, and as well as thematic evenings with special cinema tributes.
- NovaCinema 3: The action and adventure channel, features adventure,crime,fantasy, sci-fi, horror and western movies, repeats and marathons from the series of NovaCinema 1 and as well as adult zone every night.
- NovaCinema 4: Lust for life, features comedy, drama and romance movies.
- NovaCinema HD: It features similar content to NovaCinema1 on HD.
Special Events
NovaCinema 1 and NovaCinema HD features special events such as The Academy Awards, Saturn AwardSaturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
, Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
, Scream Awards
Scream Awards
The Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films. Originally only having Scream Queen and Heroic Performance awards for actors, the personnel awards have expanded to include actors and actresses of all three recognized genres. In addition,...
and Screen Actors Guild Award.
Hit Series
- Harry's LawHarry's LawHarry's Law is an American legal comedy-drama television series created by David E. Kelley. which premiered on January 17, 2011.On May 12, 2011, NBC renewed the show for a second season, which premiered Wednesday September 21, 2011...
(Season 1 ongoing) - How I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your MotherHow I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
(Season 6 ongoing) - EntourageEntourage (TV series)Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...
(Season 8 ongoing) - CSICSI: Crime Scene InvestigationCSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
(Season 11 ongoing) - Game of ThronesGame of Thrones (TV series)Game of Thrones is an American medieval fantasy television series created for HBO by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. Based on author George R. R. Martin's best-selling A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels, the first of which is called A Game of Thrones, the television series debuted in...
(Season 1 will premiere soon) - Boardwalk Empire (Season 1 have already broadcasted and season 2 will premiere soon)
- Burn NoticeBurn noticeA burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons...
(Season 4 have already broadcasted) - NCISNCIS (TV series)NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
(Season 7 have already broadcasted) - The MentalistThe MentalistThe Mentalist is an American police procedural television series which debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also the show's executive producer...
(Season 3 have already broadcasted)
The TV series also broadcast in HD on NovaCinema HD and in repeat on NovaCinema 3.