''CineNova'' was a Dutch

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service broadcasting films on 2 television channels, owned by a joint venture of Buena Vista International Television,

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and

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History

The channel kicked off with John Woo's action film ''

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'' on 18 May 2000. From the start it was available on

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and Mr. Zap. On 1 February 2001 CineNova launched a second television channel called CineNova 2. It is a +1 hour

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of the main channel. In 2004 CineNova acquired the broadcasting rights for live coverage of the Oscars ceremony. With the acquisition of the Dutch

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channels by

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(sister company of UPC Nederland), the major cable companies such as UPC, Essent and Multikabel decided to remove the CineNova channels. The service closed on 18 May 2005.

References

{{Television in the Netherlands Defunct television channels in the Netherlands Television channels and stations established in 2000 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2005 2000 establishments in the Netherlands