Nova TV
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- For the Bulgarian television network, see Nova Television. For the Czech television network, see TV Nova.
| Nova TV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | (Experimental May 28, 2000) |
| Owned by | CME Group |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Website | novatv.hr |
Nova TV is a Croatian commercial television network launched in November 2000. It was the first commercial television network with national concession in this country and since 2004 it is fully owned by the Central European Media Enterprises.
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[edit] Overview
As the first Croatian commercial television network, Nova TV made the Croatian TV viewers familiar with reality shows when first showing the American shows such as Survivor and Temptation Island. They were also the first television network to show The Jerry Springer Show in Croatia, although they stopped showing it in 2002. A short time later they started to produce their own talent show Story Supernova, which was then followed by the Croatian version of Pop Idol called Hrvatski idol.
The station also became notable for showing one of the first Croatian sitcoms called Naša mala klinika, which started to air in November 2004, and in early June 2005 they started to show another domestically produced sitcom called Bumerang. In 2005 Nova TV also introduced popular American TV series such as Lost and Desperate Housewives as well as reality show The Apprentice to the Croatian audience, and in the same year they were also showing the controversial domestically produced animated series Laku noć, Hrvatska. They are also known for broadcasting newer blockbusters first released in the 1990s and the 2000s as well as some less popular TV or cinema movies that are quite hard to find anywhere else in Croatia.
Currently, their program schedule usually consists of cartoons and children's program in the morning, the afternoons are generally reserved for Latin American telenovelas, foreign sitcoms and US American soap operas while the evenings begin with daily news program followed by movies and TV series or reality shows as well as domestic shows or sitcoms.
Nova TV are also notable for their live broadcasts of various sporting events such as alpine skiing and Mirko Filipović's fights. For many years, they have also been broadcasting English Premier League matches, as well as some of the English cup matches. However, they stopped showing English football following the end of the 2006-07 season, with the Premier League now available in Croatia through RTL Televizija. In 2009, Nova TV bought the rights to show the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesdays until 2012. Their Champions League coverage consists of one live broadcast and the highlights of all the remaining matches of the night.
[edit] Currently airing
[edit] Internationally created shows currently broadcast by Nova TV (as of May 2009)
| Original name | Croatian translation | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Private Practice | Privatna praksa |  |
| Amor en custodia | Otvori svoje srce |  |
| Rebelde | Rebelde |  |
| Inima de Tigan | Vatreno srce |  |
| Kommissar Rex | Inspektor Rex |  |
| Seinfeld | Seinfeld | |
| Charmed | Čarobnice | |
| Smallville (TV series) | Smallville | |
| 30 Rock | Televizijska posla | |
| Northern Exposure | Život na sjeveru | |
| Bob the Builder | Bob graditelj |  |
| Peppa Pig | Pepa praščić | |
| Thomas and Friends | Tomica i prijatelji | |
| Pocoyo | Pocoyo |  |
| Code Lyoko | Code Lyoko |  |
| Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |  |
| The Spectacular Spider-Man | Superheroj Spiderman | |
| Fifi & the Flowertots | Fifi i cvjetno društvo | |
| Eon Kid | Iron Kid |  |
| Roary the Racing Car | Roary | |
| Dora the Explorer | Dora istražuje | |
| UEFA Champions League | UEFA Champion League |  |
| Starter Wife | Starter Wife |
[edit] Nationally created shows currently broadcast by Nova TV (as of May 2009)
| Original name | Format | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Kod Ane | cooking show | |
| Provjereno | magazine | |
| Red Carpet (Nova TV) | gossip show | |
| Dnevnik Nove TV | news | |
| Farma | reality show | |
| Ne zaboravi stihove | music show | |
| IN Magazin | lifestyle show | |
| Supertalent | talent show | |
| Trenutak istine | game show | |
| Gotovčevi | reality show | |
| Najbolje godine | family play serial | |
| Bračne vode | serial | |
[edit] Coming soon on Nova TV
| Original name | Croatian translation | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Damages | Opasna igra | |
| The Tudors | Tudori |  |
[edit] External links
- Official Site (Croatian)
