HellasHab Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Greece's only DTH provider NOVA, has been sold for 430 million euros to Forthnet, a Greek telecommunications company. The sale of Netmed (the company that owns NOVA) has been ongoing for several months with many different bidders including Minos Kyriakou who owns Antenna Group. In the end Forthnet was the winner and new owner of NOVA. For those in Greece, does anyone know anything about this Forthnet company? I have read that NOVA did not have many subcribers compared to other satellite providers in Europe due to poor channel selection and high prices. I wonder if these new guys will make any meaningful changes for subscribers or just continue on with the same old path?! They need to add more channels and offer some more affordable packages to attract more subscribers. Here is a link to an article about the sale: Forthnet acquires pay-TV provider NOVA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolossos Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 Forthnet is a ISP in Greece with ADSL etc most likely they bought NOVA to do some IPTV and bundle Internet with TV etc I also hear now that Forthnet is looking at buying ON Telecoms in Greece proberly cause of ON's IPTV infrastructure.... http://www.ontelecoms.com/on/intro.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteri Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Forthnet started from ITE (Idruma Texnologias kai Ereunas) in Crete, then it became larger and larger. Now ITE only has some shares of forthnet. (ITE is largely related to the University of Crete.) Forthnet now provides ISP and telephone services, and I think they are the largest such company after OTE. Minoan lines also own several shares of Forthnet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteri Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Na pros8esw oti mporeite na breite pio polla sto http://tovima.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?...5334&m=D08&aa=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genome Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Interesting link! :tup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grk101 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Interesting. I was actually looking at Forthnet (as well as others) for my house in Greece. They have some great prices for Internet and phone together (and great rates for calls to the US). Hopefully they lower the prices for NOVA now, and bundle it. I looked at NOVA before, but it was always too much money. :gr: Their site: http://www.forthnet.gr/templates/portalhome.aspx?c=1 English version: http://www.forthnet.gr/templates/portalHom...aspx?c=10002035 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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