About - Hellenic TV
Hellenic TV - Greek TV channels in the UK
It all started in 1982 when cable television was first introduced in the UK. Hellenic TV was born out of a dream to provide a Greek TV channel for the Greek Community in London. It took 8 years of hard work before it became a reality. Hellenic TV was the first non-English speaking international television channel in the UK which was granted a broadcasting licence by the ITC.
Hellenic TV started broadcasting in December 1990, for 3 hours, connected to just 13 homes in Camden which was the first area to receive our signal. Our first local productions impressed even the most experienced pioneers of Cable TV. In the words of Tony Curry of the ITC: “Never before was so much produced by so very few people for so few”. In a years time Hellenic TV had over a thousand subscribers in London.
Broadcasting hours also increased to 17 hours with direct transmissions of the daily programs of ERT, RIK and evening programme of local productions, concerts and feature films. We have evolved through the years to a 24 hour, 7 days a week television channel having as our primary purpose the quality of content for all of our customers. You are our greatest asset and we are dedicated to serve you in the best possible way. The content of our channel has created an identity on its own, where viewers buy into and, ultimately, become loyal to.
Freeview HD is the latest Freeview standard which was launched in early 2010. It allows for internet connectivity with your television set or set-top box. When the VISION channel on Freeview channel guide is clicked, you will see a portal of many different international TV channels, including Hellenic TV. These channels are sent to your TV screen via the internet. To access these channels on Freeview, you will need a ‘Freeview HD’ compatible TV or set-top box that is connected to your broadband connection at home. You may also need to subscribe to the TV channels that you wish to watch.
Registration for this website is FREE and allows you to watch our ‘Free to View’ channels for FREE. Subscriptions are also available (listed below) as well as Hellenic movies which are priced individually. Payment is by credits that are bought in advance. After registration please go to ‘My Profile’ and ‘Make a Payment’ to buy credits for Pay-per-View.
