Nova Sports is a Greek sports pay television network owned by Nova, a subsidiary of Greek telecommunications company of the same name. It was launched in 1994 as ''SuperSport'' and at the time was the first premium sports service in Greece. It is available exclusively on Nova, a DTH satellite service. It is available terrestrially and via satellite only on Nova. Nova Sports covers most major national and international sports, such as first division soccer, the top leagues in Europe and around the world ( EuroLeague basketball) and exclusive coverage of the

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. Nova Sports also broadcasts other sports such as volleyball and table tennis. Nova Sports also features extensive Tennis coverage. Nova Sports 1 broadcasts on terrestrial television timeshifting with Nova Cinema 1 at night and earlier with Disney XD (children's channel) during the day. A decoder is required in order to receive the services as well as a monthly fee. Repeaters have been set up across the country that enables more than 77% of the population to receive these services. The multiplex channels (Nova Sports 2–7) are available only through Nova.

SuperSport era

From 1994 until 1 June 2008, Nova Sports was known as SuperSport. The SuperSport brand is still prevalent in South Africa as the name is used thereby DStv which is a satellite television provider owned by MultiChoice South Africa, the previous owners of Greece's SuperSport as well. Some events shown on Nova Sports are still taken directly from SuperSport (South Africa) broadcast feeds, complete with SuperSport logos and on-screen promotions. These normally include Golf and Rugby Union matches, and occasionally result in the second audio feed, which usually broadcasts English alongside Greek, broadcasting commentary in

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Channels and content

Nova Sports operates fourteen (14)

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channels: *Novasports News HD *Novasports Start HD *Novasports Prime HD *Novasports 1HD *Novasports 2HD *Novasports 3HD *Novasports 4HD *Novasports 5HD *Novasports 6HD *Novasports Premier League HD *Novasports Extra1 HD *Novasports Extra2 HD *Novasports Extra3 HD *Novasports Extra4 HD

Original programs

*Time of the Champions - Football show covering Super League Greece with news, interviews, statistical analysis and highlights (pre- and postgame). *Super Euroleague - Basketball show covering EuroLeague Basketball with news, interviews, statistical analysis and highlights (pre- and postgame). *Novasports Challenge - Mini interviews with former legends (players and coaches) of the Greek football championship. *Novasports Moments - Flashback moments from retro games of the Greek football championship that were left unattended in time. *Kings of Europe - Mini tributes to important moments of the European national football championship. *Novasports Exclusive - A documentary series with extended interviews of high profile players and coaches of Greek sport.

Sports

Football

* Super League (Home matches of

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, PAOK,

Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to: * Atromitos F.C. Atromitos Football Club (, ''PAE APS Atromitos Athinon''), also simply known as Atromitos (literally meaning "Fearless"), is a Greek professional football club ba ...

PAS Giannina PAS Giannina Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 1966), or with its full name Panepirotikos Athlitikos Syllogos Giannina ( el, Πανηπειρωτικός Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Γιάννινα, ''Panepirotic Athleti ...

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Gree ...

Levadiakos Levadiakos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Λεβαδειακός) is a Greek professional football club that plays in the Super League Greece. Based in Livadeia, Greece, the club was promoted to the Alpha Ethniki, forerunner of the Super League, aft ...

) * Premier League * La Liga * Segunda División * Bundesliga *

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

* DFL-Supercup * Serie B * Coppa Italia *

Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...

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* Trophée des Champions * Eredivisie *

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 te ...

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

*Belgian Super Cup * Major League Soccer

National competitions

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will be the qualifying process which will decide the teams that will join hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Qualified countries Notes Qualification process On 9 M ...

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament is an upcoming football competition that will be played from March 2023 to March 2024 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams that will join the automatically qualified host team Germany in ...

UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is a biennial international football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The first tournament began in September 2018. The ...

Basketball

* EuroLeague * EuroCup

National competitions

* FIBA Basketball World Cup * FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup *

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification process will determine 30 of the 32 teams that will participate at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. As co-hosts, the Philippines and Japan each got an automatic qualification for the tournamen ...

* FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments *

EuroBasket EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the ...

* EuroBasket Women * EuroBasket 2025 qualification

Volleyball

FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested ...

FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship is an international women's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first conte ...

National competitions

FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was variabl ...

FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The initial gap between championships was varia ...

FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League The FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League is an annual international volleyball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament took place between Ma ...

FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League The FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League is an international volleyball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the ' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The first tournament took place between May a ...

Tennis

Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. ...

(via Eurosport) *

French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ve ...

(via Eurosport) * US Open (via Eurosport) * Wimbledon Championships *

WTA 250 tournaments WTA 250 tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour, implemented since the reorganization of the schedule in 2021. Earlier these events were classified as WTA International Tournaments. As of 2021, WT ...

WTA 500 tournaments WTA may refer to: Organizations * Washington Trails Association * Whatcom Transportation Authority *Waskahegan Trail Association, the management board for the Waskahegan Trail *Water Transit Authority, former name of the San Francisco Bay Area Wa ...

* WTA 1000 tournaments *

WTA Finals The WTA Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships or WTA Championships) is a tournament of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) played annually at the end of the season. The event is uniquely reserved for players at the top of the WTA ...

* Davis Cup

Golf

* Masters Tournament * PGA Championship * The Open Championship * US Open * PGA Tour (via Eurosport)

Motorsport

* DTM *

24 Hours of Le Mans The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose ...

(via Eurosport) * Dakar Rally (via Eurosport) * Superbike World Championship (via Eurosport) *

Motocross World Championship FIM Motocross World Championship is the premier championship of motocross racing, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), divided into two distinct classes: MXGP and MX2. Race duration is 30 minutes plus two laps per ...

(via Eurosport)

Logos

File:Nova-Sports-logo.jpg, 2010–2014 File:Νova Sports.png, 2014–2021 File:Novasports21.jpg, 2021–present

References

External links

Official Site
{{Television in Greece Sports television networks Sports television in Greece Television channels in Greece Greek-language television stations Television channels and stations established in 1994