COSMOTE TV renewed its partnership with global producer and distributor Fremantle securing exclusive first-run television content for its subscribers, new series and the continuation of popular series distributed by the studio, such as the Italian-language drama series My Brilliant Friend – a favourite with critics and audiences alike – American Gods and much more.
My Brilliant Friend
“Renewing our partnership with Fremantle, we are expanding our on-demand library with major new shows and seasons of series that are very popular with our subscribers. Bearing in mind the increased demand for exciting cinematic content, our goal is to constantly add new titles, in collaboration with film studios and production companies around the world. Today, COSMOTE TV’s on-demand catalogue (COSMOTE TV Plus) includes more than 130 series and 180 seasons. What’s more, subscribers to COSMOTE TV’s new streaming service will have even faster access to all of this content, as personalized recommendations will direct them to the type of series they like. What is more, they can even watch content offline, wherever they are”, Dimosthenis Vasilopoulos, COSMOTE TV Content & Production Operations Director, said.
“We’re incredibly proud to renew our partnership with COSMOTE TV and to continue to bring our quality programming to audiences in Greece. As one of the leading Pay TV services in the region, COSMOTE TV is the perfect home for our channel-defining dramas and documentaries.” Said Amac Us, Vice President, Sales, Middle East, Africa & South East Europe, Distribution, International, Fremantle. “We look forward to further building on this relationship and continue growing our business partnership with the depth of our library and the amazing content we have coming through our pipeline.”
New series
Some of the new series premiering on COSMOTE SERIES HD is the Chilean psychological thriller La Jauria, from Fremantle and acclaimed producers Pablo and Juan de Dios Larrain, the highly anticipated Scandinavian series The Investigation which follows the complex investigation surrounding the murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, BOX 21 based on the award-winning, bestselling series of crime novels by Roslund & Hellström. The channel will also be adding the Middle Eastern war thriller No Man’s Land, the gripping mini-series The Sister, and Reunions, the heart-warming family drama about a working-class man who, together with a half-brother who he never knew existed, inherits a luxury hotel.
La Jauria
New seasons of popular series
COSMOTE TV’s agreement with Fremantle also secures first-run broadcasts of new seasons of popular series, exclusively on COSMOTE CINEMA channels. These include My Brilliant Friend (Those who Leave & Those Who Stay), based on the third book of Elena Ferrante’s bestselling novels and the final season Deutschland89 which begins with the fall of the Berlin Wall, a most fateful day in modern world history, and follows our heroes into the first days in reunited Germany.
Continuing with their second seasons on COSMOTE TV are the European productions Face to Face, directed by award-winning director Christoffer Boe, Exit and Darkness: Those Who Kill, and we’ll also be watching season 3 of American Gods.
COSMOTE TV subscribers will also be able to watch some of Fremantle’s older favourites, including Merlin, the 1990s TV phenomenon Baywatch, which has been digitally remastered.
Fremantle titles available for back-2-back viewing
Also available on COSMOTE TV, through its free COSMOTE TV Plus on-demand service, are The Salisbury Poisonings, based on the incredible true story of the 2018 Novichok poisonings and the impact it had on a local community, Baghdad Central, written and created by the BAFTA nominated writer Stephen Butchard and based on the novel by Elliott Colla, the critically acclaimed My Brilliant Friend and My Brilliant Friend: The Story of a New Name, The Young Pope and The New Pope, created and directed by Oscar® winner Paolo Sorrentino and all four seasons of the smash-hit Australian medical drama, The Heart Guy.
Baghad Central
COSMOTE TV is currently holding the leading position in the Greek market with subscriptions in more than 557,000 households. Operating as a stand-alone and integrated pay-TV services provider, it offers access to exclusive premium content, through 70 channels, including 16 COSMOTE branded channels TV (CINEMA, SPORT, HISTORY) via Satellite and Over The Top (OTT).