Nova Cinema (Greece)

Nova Cinema (Greece)
Nova Cinema
Novacinemagr.jpg
Launched 1994
Owned by Forthnet
Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3)
1080i (HDTV)
Country  Greece
Language Greek
Sister channel(s) Nova Sports
Website www.novacinema.gr
Availability
Satellite
NOVA Greece NovaCinema HD: Channel 200
NovaCinema 1: Channel 201
NovaCinema 2: Channel 202
NovaCinema 3: Channel 203
NovaCinema 4: Channel 204
NOVA Cyprus NovaCinema 1: Channel 101
NovaCinema 2: Channel 102
NovaCinema 3: Channel 103
NovaCinema 4: Channel 104

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.[citation needed] 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.

Contents

FilmNet

The old FilmNet logo

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 five multiplex 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 Award, Golden Globe Award, Scream Awards and Screen Actors Guild Award.

Hit Series

  • Harry's Law (Season 1 ongoing)
  • How I Met Your Mother (Season 6 ongoing)
  • Entourage (Season 8 ongoing)
  • CSI (Season 11 ongoing)
  • Game of Thrones (Season 1 will premiere soon)
  • Boardwalk Empire (Season 1 have already broadcasted and season 2 will premiere soon)
  • Burn Notice (Season 4 have already broadcasted)
  • NCIS (Season 7 have already broadcasted)
  • The Mentalist (Season 3 have already broadcasted)

The TV series also broadcast in HD on NovaCinema HD and in repeat on NovaCinema 3.

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