Cosmote TV is the corporate name for two

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services in

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, owned by Greek telecommunication operator

OTE OTE is the national telecommunications provider of Greece. OTE may also refer to: * Ocean thermal energy conversion, a renewable energy source * Oda of Haldensleben (978–1023), daughter of the Margrave of the North March, Theoderich * On-ta ...

. The two services are as follows: *Cosmote TV via OTT –

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*Cosmote TV via Satellite – Satellite television service Cosmote TV Satellite broadcasts on Ku band from

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9B 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 five years of operation, it was announced that the package has reached 510,000 subscribers. By the end of March 2021 Cosmote TV had 578.000 subscribers making it the market leader in TV services.

History

In 1999, it was announced that television station

Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek free-to-air channel, being one of the biggest stations in Greece. The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on information. The studios are located in Kifissia and Pallini. Alpha TV is owned by Alp ...

was considering a co-operation with ERT and Greek Telecommunications giant

to launch a digital platform. Despite such plans being approved by the management boards of the said companies in February 2000, they were abandoned in September of the same year, as soon as OTE, which had launched a package of channels through Hotbird, left the project. Alpha TV and ERT would separately proceed with the launch of platforms Alpha Digital and

ERT Digital ERT Digital ( el, ΕΡΤ Ψηφιακή) was a pilot project by ERT, the public broadcaster of Greece. It was the first legal attempt at digital television broadcasting in Greece, featuring four new channels: Cine+, Prisma+ Sport+ and Info+. It ...

; they ended up shutting down due to financial difficulties and low amounts of subscribers. The said package would continue transmitting, featuring international themed channels, which were gradually replaced with Greek local ones. In 2009, OTE launched an IPTV service called Conn-x-TV. It was initially available in

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, Patras, Larisa, and Iraklion, it is available in most of

. 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. OTE decided to reorganise the tv unit and a new commercial directorate was created aiming to commercially push the tv service to OTE and non OTE broadband customers by enhancing the quality of the content offered, creating new tv packs with OTE branded channel and focusing on a new hybrid service using satellite for linear transmission and broadband for on demand content. 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, following a management restructuring 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 on Greek history, culture, and civilization. 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,

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and

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. 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

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as discussions between the two parties have not led to a mutually acceptable agreement. The take down of these channels was a successful move as there was no impact on customer figures and customer satisfaction. Therefore, the following eight channels:

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and

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have been replaced by

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, Fine Living,

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and

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Channel list

Greek National FTA

Vouli Tileorasi Voulí Tileórasi ( el, Βουλή Τηλεόραση, Parliament TV) is a Greek network dedicated to airing non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public affairs programming. The name comes from Greek Βουλή ''Voulí'', meaning 'ass ...

* ERT1 HD * ERT2 HD * ERT3 HD *ERT News * ANT1 HD * ALPHA HD * STAR HD * SKAI HD * MAKEDONIA TV HD * MEGA HD * OPEN HD

Greek Regional FTA

* 4E TV * Action 24 * One Channel *

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*Aigaio TV Dodecanese *

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*Vergina TV Central Macedonia *

CreteTV CreteTV () is a Greek regional television station, based in Heraklion Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital city, capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion (region ...

*New Television Crete *Star Central Greece *

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Greek Subscription

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Cinema & Series

* Cosmote Cinema 1 HD * Cosmote Cinema 2 HD * Cosmote Cinema 3 * Cosmote Series HD * Cosmote Series Marathon HD * Village Cinema HD *

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* FOXlife HD *

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Sports

* Cosmote Sport Highlights HD * Cosmote Sport 1 HD * Cosmote Sport 2 HD * Cosmote Sport 3 HD * Cosmote Sport 4 HD * Cosmote Sport 5 HD * Cosmote Sport 6 HD * Cosmote Sport 7 HD * Cosmote Sport 8 HD * Cosmote Sport 9 HD * Cosmote Sport 4K * Cosmote Sport AEK Super League Pass * Cosmote Sport Olympiacos Super League Pass * Cosmote Sport Panathinaikos Super League Pass *

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* Nautical Channel HD *Motorvision TV HD *

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Documentary

*Cosmote History * National Geographic HD * National Geographic Wild HD *

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*Museum TV

Lifestyle

* E! HD *

* Luxe TV HD * FashionTV *My Zen TV

Kids

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* Nickelodeon Greece

Music

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* MAD Viral *Panik TV *

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* MTV Live *

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* Stingray CMusic * Stingray iConcerts

News

ERT World ERT World (formerly ERT SAT) is a Greek free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation ( el, EPT – Ελληνική Ραδιοφωνία Τηλεόραση). It is the corpor ...

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* France 24 Original * France 24 English *

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* Euronews Greek * Euronews English

Adult

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(with no extra cost for full pack subscribers) * Sirina TV HD (with extra cost) *

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(with extra cost) * Hustler TV HD (with extra cost) *

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(with extra cost)

References

External links

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