ANT1 Gold
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ANT1 Prime is a specialty service from ANT1 Group
ANT1 Group
Antenna Group better known as ANT1 Group is a media company in Greece and is currently the largest Greek media company. It was established in 1988 by Minos Kyriakou, the president and founder of Antenna Group. Today Mr. Kyriakou heads up a media empire whose operations include broadcasting,...

, who owns the popular Greek network ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...

. It features classic programming from ANT1 including top-rated series, live soccer matches as well as music content.

ANT1 Prime is currently available only in North America on Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...

. Subsequent launches may include Australia as well at a later date.

History

ANT1 20 Years Channel launched in September 2002 on Nova
NOVA Greece
NOVA Greece is a Greek digital satellite pay TV platform owned by Multichoice Hellas. It was launched in December 1999.NOVA offers Greek subscribers an array of international and domestic programmes plus the majority of popular Greek terrestrial TV channels along with a number of Greek...

 (Greece's DBS
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...

 provider) as ANT1 Gold. On September 6, 2007, ANT1 Gold was removed from the NOVA
NOVA Greece
NOVA Greece is a Greek digital satellite pay TV platform owned by Multichoice Hellas. It was launched in December 1999.NOVA offers Greek subscribers an array of international and domestic programmes plus the majority of popular Greek terrestrial TV channels along with a number of Greek...

 lineup due as the two sides failed to reach an agreement.

ANT1 Gold launched on Dish Network
Dish Network
Dish Network Corporation is the second largest pay TV provider in the United States, providing direct broadcast satellite service—including satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services—to 14.337 million commercial and residential customers in the United States. Dish...

 in the United States in the fall of 2006.

On occasion, ANT1 Gold served as an alternate channel for ANT1 Satellite, airing live basketball and soccer matches. When 2 games were scheduled at the same time, one would air on ANT1 Satellite and the other on ANT1 Gold.

In early 2010, the channel was renamed ANT1 20years The Channel, in honour of the 20th anniversary of ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...

 TV.

On April 27, 2011, ANT1 20years The Channel was re-branded as 'ANT1 Prime' and the programming was expanded to include live sports as well as extensive music content.

Programming

Current programming includes:

Series
  • Deligiannio Parthenagogio (comedy-drama)
  • Gia Mia Gynaika kai Ena Autokinito (drama)
  • Idaitera gia Klamata (comedy)
  • Kalimera Zoi (popular soap opera)
  • Lampsi
    Lampsi
    Lampsi is one of the most popular Tv series on Greek televison, it was played for more than 14 years by the Greek televison station ANT1 nearly every day....

     (popular soap opera)
  • Tmhma Hthon (drama)


Music
  • All The Money Honey
  • Blue Bouzouki
  • Blue Diamonds


Other
  • Geusi Apo Ellada (cooking show)
  • Kalomeleta kai Erhete (variety)
  • Proinos Kafes
    Proinos Kafes
    Proinos Kafes was a television daytime show aired by ANT1 in Greece during the period 1991-2009. Though it has received low ratings in the past years, it was one of the longest running and well known shows in Greece...

     (popular entertainment program)
  • Thisavrofilakio (game show)

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