The two companies have had a working relationship for 24 years and Nova says that the renewed agreement means it will continue to host for the next several years international Box Office premieres on its Novacinema channels and Nova On Demand and Nova Go services. Content on offer will include Oscar-winning films The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Greatest Showman.

In addition, 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures have already started planning the broadcast or are premiering films in Novacinema channels and Nova On Demand services. This tranche includes Murder on the Orient Express, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, War for the Planet of the Apes, Alien: Covenant, Battle of the Sexes, Snatched, My Cousin Rachel and The Mountain Between Us.

The new agreement with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution includes content rights for the studio's content distribution via laptops, tablets and smartphones on a linear and a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD)/catch-up basis through Nova Go and Nova On Demand.

Commenting on the agreement, Katerina Kaskanioti, pay-TV executive director at Nova parent Forthnet, said: "We are thrilled to announce the extension of our cooperation with our long-lasting partners, 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, with a long and varied list of successful, acclaimed movies. This proves our commitment to offer our customers outstanding film content as part of the already vast line up of award winning movies and series."