Pan-European premiere on COSMOTE TV for National Geographic+

More than 400 documentaries available on demand via National Geographic+, on COSMOTE TV

Top documentaries and high-quality programs from National Geographic are now available on demand, on National Geographic+, premiering for the very first time in Europe via COSMOTE TV. Through National Geographic+, COSMOTE TV subscribers will have free of charge [1]access to hundreds of premium documentaries, on science, history, culture, nature, the Earth and space among others, with new programming and topics being added every month.

Subscribers will be able to find all episodes of the 4 time-Emmy awarded series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey”, both seasons of the historical “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman”, the emblematic “Destination Wild”, the first National Geographic scripted docu-series “Mars”, as well as the new title “One Strange Rock” by Darren Aronofsky hosted by Will Smith. National Geographic+ will be constantly refreshed with a curated selection of National Geographic documentary productions presented in Topics such as Egypt, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, World Cultures, Sharks, Cars, Dinosaurs etc.

“The TV viewing preferences are changing both globally and in Greece, as more and more viewers choose on demand content for their entertainment. With the addition of National Geographic+, which offers popular documentaries and complete TV series seasons of the top network, to our portfolio, free of charge for our subscribers, we further enrich our on demand service. The 400 documentary titles of the new service are added to a list with more than 1.000 series, movies and documentaries, available for free at the COSMOTE TV PLUS service”, stated the Executive Director of COSMOTE TV, Mr. Dimitris Michalakis.

“We’re thrilled to be partnering with COSMOTE TV, the leading Pay TV Operator, for our launch in Greece. Consumers are at the heart of our non-linear services. By introducing National Geographic+, we are extending the National Geographic brand into the non-linear space and delivering a premium, on demand service with exclusive access to the vast catalogue of National Geographic, with the award-winning visual storytelling delivered through carefully curated topics”, stated the General Manager of FOX Networks Group Greece, Mr. Vasilis Iliopoulos.

National Geographic+ is the new on demand service from FOX Networks Group, Europe & Africa and will be available via the on demand menu of COSMOTE TV, as well as via the COSMOTE TV GO service, in order to enable watching on portable devices (i.e. smartphones, tablets, laptops). The service launches with more than 400 documentaries on demand, reaching over 800 within the first 6 months of operation.

In total, COSMOTE TV provides more than 90 digital channels in all program categories. Furthermore, it offers advanced on demand services enabling content viewing, available to all its subscribers, (COSMOTE REPLAY TV, COSMOTE TV PLUS, COSMOTE CINEMA ON DEMAND), having launched the first hybrid pay-as-you-go platform in Greece.

[1] The service is available for free through the Entry, Family, Cinema, Sports, and Full Pack subscriptions.