Cosmote TV is the corporate name for two pay television services in Greece, owned by Greek telecommunication operator OTE. The two services are as follows:
- Cosmote TV via Broadband - IPTV service
- Cosmote TV via Satellite - satellite television service
Cosmote TV Satellite broadcasts on Ku band from Eutelsat's Eurobird 9A at 9.0°E featuring DVB-S2 -8PSK/MPEG-4 technology. In June 2012 OTE TV had 76,345 subscribers. In July 2017, after more than 5 years of operation, it was announced that the (now) Cosmote TV package has reached 510,000 subscribers.
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History
In 2009, Greek Telecommunications giant OTE launched an IPTV service called Conn-x-TV. It was initially available in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras, Larisa & Iraklion, it is available in most of Greece.
In October 2011, Conn-x TV was re-branded as OTE TV via Conn-x. At the same time, OTE launched their long anticipated satellite service known as OTE TV via Satellite. Both services operate under the OTE TV brand and contain the same logo.
In March 2012 OTE TV had 63,497 subscribers. By the end of June 2012, reports say that the subscribers of OTE TV, both satellite and IP customers, had reached a total of 76,345. In November 2013, OTE TV reached 230,000 subscribers, most of them using the satellite service. In August 2014, the number of OTE TV subscribers surpassed 300,000 customers.
By the end of June 2015 OTE TV had 377,548 subscribers, while in June 2016 the platform had 458,920 subscribers (21.6% rise).
In January 2016, OTE TV announced the creation of OTE History, Greece's first local documentary channel, exclusively focused to Greek history, culture, and civilisation. The channel broadcasts documentaries licensed by Greece's most acclaimed documentary producers and global distribution companies as well as its own original productions. CEO of OTE Group Michael Tsamaz said in a press conference held for the presentation of the channel prior to launch: "OTE HISTORY is an important project for OTE, an organisation closely tied to the modern Greek history, with special cultural role and responsibility. With documentaries and high-quality shows with high aesthetic standards on the history, the culture, the people and the traditions of our country, this channel can be a new spot of entertainment and education for viewers. OTE HISTORY was created with a lot of effort, vision and respect for the content and its audience. It is our legacy to future generations".
In August 2016 the OTE TV platform surpassed Nova Greece's subscribers reaching 462,000 customers.
In November 2016 OTE TV was re-branded as Cosmote TV and its respective branded channels as Cosmote Cinema, Cosmote Sports, and Cosmote History. Moreover, as of November 2016, Cosmote TV has agreements with three of the six major studios, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.
In January 2017 Cosmote TV reached 500,000 subscribers.
In July 2017 it was referred that Cosmote TV had reached 510,000 subscribers.
In 2017, Cosmote TV did not renew its co-operation with Discovery Communications as discussions between the two parties have not led to a mutually acceptable agreement. Therefore the following 8 channels: Discovery Channel, Discovery HD Showcase, Discovery Science, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2 and TLC will be replaced by BBC Earth, Crime & Investigation Network, CBS Reality, Fine Living, Food Network, Fox Sports, Nautical Channel, Outdoor Channel, Viasat Explore and Viasat Nature.
Maps Cosmote TV
Programming
Cosmote TV via Broadband includes SD channels and access to Video On Demand content, branded as Cosmote Cinema On Demand (previously known as Film Express) with movies and Cosmote TV Club (previously known as Film Club) which includes TV series with whole seasons, movies, music videos, documentaries, cartoons and travel guides.
Cosmote TV via Satellite includes HD versions of several channels available to subscribers at no extra cost.
Cosmote TV provides four types of subscriptions. The first, called Family Pack, includes all the channels with the exception of Cosmote Sport (1 HD, 2 HD, 3 HD, 4HD, 5HD, 6HD, 7HD, 8HD, Highlights HD), Cosmote Cinema (1 HD, 2 HD, 4 HD), Village Cinema HD and Blue Hustler.
The second, called Cinema Pack, includes all the channels from the Family Pack plus the channels Cosmote Cinema (1 HD, 2, 3, 4 HD) and Village Cinema HD.
The third, called Sports Pack, includes all the channels from the Family Pack plus the channels Cosmote Sport (1 HD, 2 HD, 3 HD, 4HD, 5HD, 6HD, 7HD, 8HD, Highlights HD).
Finally, for those who want all the available channels, there is the Full Pack.
Last but not least, Cosmote TV offers an Adult Pack at extra cost which includes Penthouse HD1, Hustler HD and Sirina HD and Private TV.
Channel list
Greek National and Regional Channels
100 - Promo HD
101 - Vouli Tileorasi
102 - ERT1
103 - ERT2
104 - ERT3
105 - ERT HD
106 - MEGA
107 - ANT1
108 - ALPHA
109 - STAR
110 - Skai TV
111 - Epsilon TV
112 - Action 24
113 - Euronews Greek
151 - Cosmote History
650 - Makedonia TV
652 - Kontra Channel
653 - Extra Channel
654 - SBC
655 - TV100
656 - ????? TV
657 - Star ????????? ???????
658 - 4E TV
659 - ??????? TV1
660 - ?????? TV
661 - ????? TV
662 - Blue Sky
663 - APT
664 - AB Channel
665 - Channel 9
666 - Best TV
667 - Corfu Channel
668 - A????? TV
669 - TV Kosmos
670 - TRT
671 - Alert TV
672 - Nea TV Crete
673 - Ionian Channel
Cinema & Series
200 - Cosmote Cinema Christmas (Christmas time)
201 - Cosmote Cinema 1 HD
202 - Cosmote Cinema 2 HD
203 - Cosmote Cinema 3
204 - Cosmote Cinema 4 HD
205 - Village Cinema HD
207 - Sundance Channel HD
208 - FOXlife HD
209 - FOX HD
210 - E! HD
222 - Cosmote Cinema on Demand 1HD
223 - Cosmote Cinema on Demand 2
224 - Cosmote Cinema on Demand 3
225 - Cosmote Cinema on Demand 4
Sports
301 - Cosmote Sport Highlights HD
302 - Cosmote Sport 1 HD
303 - Cosmote Sport 2 HD
304 - Cosmote Sport 3 HD
305 - Cosmote Sport 4 HD
306 - Cosmote Sport 5 HD
307 - Cosmote Sport 6 HD
308 - Cosmote Sport 7 HD
309 - Cosmote Sport 8 HD
310 - Edge Sport HD
312 - FOX Sports HD
314 - Nautical Channel HD
315 - Motorvision TV HD
316 - Outdoor Channel HD
318 - GINXeSports
Documentary
401 - Nat Geo HD
402 - National Geographic Channel
403 - Nat Geo Wild HD
404 - BBC Earth
405 - Viasat History
406 - Viasat Nature
407 - Viasat Explore
408 - Travel Channel HD
409 - Crime + Investigation
Lifestyle
450 - Food Network
451 - Fine Living
452 - CBS Reality
453 - Luxe TV HD
454 - Fashion TV
455 - Body In Balance
456 - Arte ((Coming soon))
457 - TV5MONDE (Coming soon)
458 - RT Documentary (Coming soon)
Kids
501 - Disney Channel
502 - Disney XD
503 - Disney Junior
504 - nickelodeon HD
505 - Boomerang HD (Coming soon)
506 - Baby TV
507 - Smile TV
Music
601 - MAD
602 - MAD Hits
603 - MTV Europe
604 - MTV Live HD
605 - VH1
606 - MEZZO
607 - C Music TV
608 - Stingray iConcerts
609 - MTV Hits (Coming soon)
610 - MTV Music Polska (Coming soon)
News
701 - CNNi (Coming soon)
702 - BBC World News
704 - DW-TV
705 - France 24 English
706 - France 24 France
707 - Al Jazeera English
708 - Al Jazeera (Coming soon)
709 - Russia Today
710 - Bloomberg TV Europe
711 - CNBC Europe
712 - Euronews English
713 - CGTN (Coming soon)
714 - NHK World (Coming soon)
715 - I24 News English (Coming soon)
716 - I24 News French (Coming soon)
717 - Arirang World (Coming soon)
718 - Jeem TV (Coming soon)
719 - Euronews Italian (Coming soon)
720 - Euronews Russian (Coming soon)
721 - Euronews Hungarian (Coming soon)
Adult
781 - Blue Hustler (with no extra cost for full pack subscribers)
782 - Sirina TV HD (available in Adult Pack - with extra cost)
783 - Penthouse HD1 (available in Adult Pack - with extra cost)
784 - Hustler TV HD (available in Adult Pack - with extra cost)
785 - Private TV (available in Adult Pack - with extra cost)
786 - Pink-O TV (Coming soon)
787 - Dorcel TV (Coming soon)
788 - Redlight HD (Coming soon)
See also
- Internet in Greece
References
External links
- Official Site (in Greek)
Source of article : Wikipedia
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