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Nova Sports 
Launched 1994 Owned by Forthnet Picture format 576i (SDTV 16:9, 4:3)
1080i (HDTV)Country Greece Language Greek Formerly called SuperSport (1994-2008) Website http://www.novasports.gr/ Availability Satellite NOVA Greece NovaSports HD: Channel 300
NovaSports 1: Channel 301
NovaSports 2: Channel 302
NovaSports 3: Channel 303
NovaSports 4: Channel 304
NovaSports Highlights: Channel 305
NovaSports 6: Channel 306
NovaSports 7: Channel 307NOVA Cyprus NovaSports 1: Channel 201
NovaSports 2: Channel 202
NovaSports 3: Channel 203
NovaSports 4: Channel 204
NovaSports 6: Channel 206
NovaSports 7: Channel 207Nova Sports is a premium Sports service in Greece and is owned by Forthnet Group, a subsidiary of Greek Telecommunications company Forthnet. It launched in 1994 as Supersport and at the time was the first ever premium sports service in Greece. It is available exclusively on Nova, a DTH satellite service.
Nova Sports covers most major national and international sports, such as first division soccer and basketball, soccer from the top leagues in Europe and around the world (England, Italy, France, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A & USA), Euroleague basketball, American College basketball, exclusive coverage of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and English League Cup and extensive Euro and World Cup qualifiers. Nova Sports also broadcasts other sports such as Auto racing (Cart, World Rally Championship), volleyball, bowling, billiards, table tennis, Sailing, X-Games, Six Nations Rugby, martial arts tournaments, WWE programms such as WWE Raw and more. Nova Sports also features extensive Tennis coverage including Live coverage of all 4 Grand Slams as well as the Tennis Masters Series.
Nova Sports is available terrestrially and via satellite on Nova. Nova Sports 1 broadcasts over the air together with Jetix (children's channel) [they share the same frequency, Jetix during they day, Nova Sports 1 at night] and Nova Cinema 1. 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 enable more than 77% of the population to receive these services. The multiplex channels (Nova Sports 2-7) are available only through Nova.
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SuperSport
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 there by 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 Afrikaans.
Channels and content
Nova Sports operates eight multiplex channels:
- Nova Sports 1: Live matches from Super League, UEFA Champions League and various European leagues; Also airs EuroLeague basketball, sports programs and talkshows
- Nova Sports 2: Features wall to wall soccer action from UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, F.A. Cup as well as matches from various leagues across Europe
- Nova Sports 3: Basketball channel (league, Euro league, NBA), also includes soccer, volleyball, auto racing & extreme sports
- Nova Sports 4: Special events channel (Tennis, rugby, golf, handball, horseracing, boxing, cricket and more)
- Nova Sports Highlights TV:News, scores and highlights all the time. (Channel not available on Nova Cyprus)
- Nova Sports 6: Betting information
- Nova Sports 7: Specific channel dedicated to showing all matches of early rounds of UEFA Champions League & EuroLeague basketball
- Nova Sports HD: It broadcasts the same schedule to NovaSports 1 as well as many other sports from the other channels on HD.
Original Programs
- Basket Time- Basketball news, scores and highlights from and abroad
- Champions Zone- News and reports from the world of sports
- Bala d'air- Call-in show where viewers express their thoughts and opinions
- Super Goal- Scores and highlights from and international soccer
- Supersport Drive- All the news from the world of motorsports, including analyses, interviews and test-drives of all the newest models
- Tathe Efi- One on one interview with personalities from the world of politics, culture, the arts and sport
- Time of the Champions- Sports news and highlights
Sports
Soccer
- Super League
- UEFA Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- Premier League
- Ligue 1
- Russian Premier League
- Carling Cup
- Copa del Rey
- DFB Cup
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
- Primera División Argentina
Basketball
- Greek League
- Euroleague Basketball
- National Basketball Association
- NCAA March Madness
Golf
Rugby
Volleyball
- FIVB World League
- Greek Volleyball League (men & women)
- World Championship Tour (Beach Volley)
Water Polo
- Greek Water Polo League (matches of Olympiacos, Panionios & NOB)
Other
External links
- Official Site (Greek)
Categories:- Sports television networks
- Television channels in Greece
- Greek-language television stations
- Television channels and stations established in 1994
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