CineNova (Dutch TV channel)


CineNova was a Dutch premium television service broadcasting films on 2 television channels, owned by a joint venture of Buena Vista International Television, Sony Pictures Entertainment and UPC Nederland.

History

The channel kicked off with John Woo's action film Face/Off on 18 May 2000. From the start it was available on UPC Nederland, Casema and Mr. Zap.
On 1 February 2001 CineNova launched a second television channel called CineNova 2. It is a +1 hour timeshift channel of the main channel.
In 2004 CineNova acquired the broadcasting rights for live coverage of the Oscars ceremony.
With the acquisition of the Dutch Canal+ channels by Chellomedia, the major cable companies such as UPC, Essent and Multikabel decided to remove the CineNova channels. The service closed on 18 May 2005.