Launched 1994 | Owned by Forthnet | |
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3)1080i (HDTV) | ||
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.
Contents
- FilmNet
- Channels and content
- Temporary channels
- Special Events
- Current Hit Series
- Former Hit Series
- References
Nova Cinema features hit movies from Greece and abroad, including Hollywood blockbusters. It also airs hit TV series from the US such as Game of Thrones and NCIS. It was one of only 3 premium movie services in the world that have output deals with all major Hollywood studios until 2016. Recently, Nova Cinema have output deals with three of six major Hollywood studios, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures and Warner Bros.. It boasts a new premier every other day, many films get their debut in Greece on Nova Cinema. Also broadcast are all the biggest movie and TV events such as the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTA.
Nova satellite subscribers have access to all four Nova Cinema channels if they subscribe to either the Cinema pack or the Full pack offered by the company.
FilmNet
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 and content
Nova Cinema operates four multiplex channels:
Temporary channels
Nova occasionally gives one of their channels a temporary rebrand to air different kinds of seasonal or promotional programming. Examples of this include:
Special Events
NovaCinema 1 HD features special events such as Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and BAFTA. It used to broadcast the Academy Awards until 2016, when Nova lost the exclusive rights to the coverage of the ceremony.