Lumiere TV
Lumiere TV (LTV) is a premium television service available in Cyprus, that broadcasts blockbuster movies and hit series. It is owned by LTV Group Ltd. and it launched in June 1993. LTV together with NETHOLD B.V. established Multichoice Cyprus, a pay TV company. In July 2004, they launched NOVA Cyprus the first DTH satellite service in Cyprus. Lumiere TV is one of only 2 pay-TV services in Cyprus, the other being Alfa TV with whom Lumiere TV has a programming agreement.
It broadcasts over the air, together with Alfa TV, in several platforms, like miVision, with an extra fee. Repeaters have been set up across the country that enable more than 80% of the population to receive these services. Lumiere TV was originally available on the NOVA Cyprus platform but following a financial dispute Termination of transmission of LTV from NOVA CYPRUS (Press Release) 07 Jul 2006 link, it moved over to rival Athina Sat. It is also available through IPTV providers MiVision & PrimeTel.
As of March 3, 2008, LTV is once again available through NOVA Cyprus following a new agreement that was signed between the two companies. The channel is no longer available through Athina Sat, which has ceased operations. Πολιτηs Online
Programming
Lumiere TV features hit movies from Greece and abroad, including Hollywood blockbusters. It also airs hit TV series from the US such as Lost and . It boasts over 15 premieres each month with new release films being added continuously. Additional hit series broadcast on LTV include the following:- Alias
- America's Next Top Model
- Body & Soul
- Cinemania
- E! True Hollywood Story
- Half & Half
- Joey
- The King of Queens
- Nickelodeon block
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- The Wire
- Survivor
- Two and a Half Men