Cosmote Cinema

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Cosmote Cinema

Country	Greece
Programming
Language(s)	Greek
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner	OTE
Sister channels	Cosmote History Cosmote Sport Cosmote Series Village Cinema
History
Launched	5 November 2012 (2012-11-05)

Cosmote Cinema is a pay television service available in Greece that broadcasts blockbuster movies and hit series. It launched on 5 November 2012 as OTE Cinema. It was renamed of 14 November 2016. It is owned by OTE, who own and operate Cosmote TV a satellite television service and Cosmote Sport—a sports channel. Cosmote Cinema is a 24/7 service and it features hit series from UK and blockbusters movies from Greece and abroad. Also, it features shows with showbiz news, making of, deleted scenes and backstage.

Recently, Cosmote Cinema has entered into an exclusive agreement with Walt Disney Pictures. As a result, it gives Cosmote Cinema exclusive rights to the coverage of the Academy Awards. It also has agreements in place with Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures.

Cosmote Cinema operates four multiplex channels:

• Cosmote Cinema 1HD: The premiere's channel, features blockbusters, premieres, family, action and adventure movies.
• Cosmote Cinema 2HD: It features comedy, romance, horror movies. It also 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.
• Cosmote Cinema 3: It features Greek movies from 1960 to today.
• Cosmote Series HD: It features hit series.

Cosmote Cinema 1HD and Cosmote Cinema 2HD features special events such as the Academy Awards and European Film Awards.

Cosmote Series HD features all of the following series.

• Dia Tayta a legal comedy drama by Lakis Lazopoulos, co-production with the terrestrial channel Alpha TV. It premiered on 4 November 2013 on OTE Cinema 2 and on 11 February 2014 on Alpha TV.

• Site of Cosmote TV