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HBO Europe
CountryHungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary (Central Europe & Portugal)
Stockholm, Sweden (Nordic & Spain)
Prague, Czech Republic (scheduling)
London, United Kingdom (original programming)
Ownership
OwnerHome Box Office, Inc. (WarnerMedia Entertainment)

HBO Europe is a premium television group of channels by HBO. It is available as a group of film channels and VOD operate in Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova while VOD-only with original programming is available in Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Portugal.

The first channel was launched in Hungary on September 28, 1991.[1] This was followed by the launch in Czech Republic, in 1994. In 1995 Walt Disney entered in joint-venture. In Poland was launched in 1996, a launch in Slovakia in 1997, 1998 in Romania,1999 in Moldova, 2002 in Bulgaria, 2004 in Croatia and Slovenia[2] 2006 in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro[3], 2012 in Netherlands, 2011 in Malta, 2016 in Spain, 2019 in Portugal, 2012 in Nordic countries and 2009 in Macedonia.

HBO has been available in the Netherlands as well. It was a joint venture between Time Warner and cable company Ziggo. It launched on 9 February 2012 but closed on 31 December 2016. Ziggo has acquired the broadcasting licenses of HBO content for the Dutch market.[4]

The administration of Central European countries and Portugal is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary; meanwhile the Nordic and Spain services operate from Stockholm, Sweden. HBO Europe has offices also in Prague, Bratislava, Bucharest, Zagreb, Lisbon, Madrid, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Sofia and Warsaw.

Current programming

Foreign series

Original series

Acquired series

Movie Library

HBO premiere movies after 8 months from theatrical release of the following studios:

Studio Note
Walt Disney Studios
Warner Bros.
20th Century Fox
Columbia Pictures
Paramount Pictures

Original programming

HBO Europe is also one of the largest producer companies for television in Central and Eastern Europe, operating HBO Europe Original Programming Ltd., headquartered in London, producing several local original scripted programming and series based on licensed formats.

Licensed formats include BeTipul (Bez tajemic, Terapie, Terápia), Small Time Gangster (Umbre), Mammon (Mamon, The Pact) and When Shall We Kiss? (Társas játék, Rămâi cu mine, Až po uši).

Croatia

Czech Republic

Hungary

Poland

Romania

Sweden

Norway

  • Beforeigners (2019)

References

  1. ^ "HBO Europe - History section".
  2. ^ "HBO launch in Slovenia and Croatia" (Press release). HBO Central Europe. September 7, 2004.
  3. ^ "HBO Europe - Montenegro History".
  4. ^ Robert Briel (28 September 2016). "HBO Netherlands pulls the plug, Ziggo gets the programmes". BroadbandTVNews.com.
  5. ^ "HBO to Show (CORRECTION)". theeurotvplace.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ^ Staff, Variety (16 October 2017). "HBO Brings International Original Series to HBO Now, VOD in U.S." Variety. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

External links

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