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Novacinema is a pay television service available in Greece that broadcasts blockbuster movies and hit series. It is a 24/7 movie service and it launched in 1994, It is owned by Nova, who own and operate a DTH satellite service with the same name and Novasports—a sports channel.[1]
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Country | Greece |
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Programming | |
Language(s) | Greek |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Nova |
Sister channels | Novasports Nova Life |
History | |
Launched | 1994 |
Former names | Filmnet (1994–2008) |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
In 2015, Nova Cinema has an output deal with HBO to broadcast the biggest hit series in Greece at the same time with the US. The fifth season of Game of Thrones premiered on 12 April 2015 on HBO and Nova Cinema at the same time.
Nova satellite subscribers have access to all four Novacinema channels if they subscribe to either the Cinema pack or the Full pack offered by the company.
From 1994 until 1 June 2008, Nova Cinema was known as Filmnet which was one of the oldest names in European pay television history: Originally, service was launched in 1985 targeting Benelux and Scandinavia. In 1997, all Filmnet channels minus the one in Greece were sold to Groupe Canal+ and rebranded as Canal+. With the arrival of the Nova Cinema brand, the name Filmnet was retired.
Nova Cinema operates four multiplex channels:
Nova occasionally gives one of their channels a temporary rebrand to air different kinds of seasonal or promotional programming. Examples of this include:
NovaCinema 1 HD features special events such as Golden Globe Awards, Screen Actors Guild Awards and BAFTA. It used to broadcast the Academy Awards until 2016 when Nova lost the exclusive rights to the coverage of the ceremony.
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