Greece
World Cup rights in Greece awarded to commercial TV for first time
Broadcast rights in Greece to the Fifa World Cup have been awarded to a commercial broadcaster for the first time after Antenna TV secured the contract
Eurosport secures Wind distribution in Greece, discovery+ launches in Baltics
Greek telco Wind has expanded its deal with Discovery to carry the Eurosport channels on its Wind Vision IPTV service
Cosmote remains NBA’s exclusive home in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has extended and significantly expanded its exclusive rights deal with North American basketball league the NBA
Nova picks up another Cosmote property with LaLiga rights deal
Nova, the Greek pay-television broadcaster now owned by United Media Group, has acquired rights to Spanish football’s LaLiga from next season onwards, replacing rival Cosmote.
DAZN, Saran Media Group among successful Coppa Italia rights bidders
Broadcast rights to Italian football’s Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana from 2021-22 to 2023-24 have been acquired by a string of agencies and broadcasters in different international markets.
Fiba seals nine-market United Media deal in Southern Europe
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has signed a long-term rights deal with pan-regional broadcasting group United Media across nine markets in Southern Europe
Panathinaikos BC extends agreement with Synergy Sports
Greek basketball team Panathinaikos BC has announced an extension to its agreement with US-based sports technology and analytics firm Synergy Sports
CAA Eleven goes to market in Greece with Uefa national team rights
Greek broadcasters have been handed a first-round bid deadline of April 27 by which to submit their offers for a suite of Uefa men’s national team rights across the 2022-28 period.
Fifa issues 2022 World Cup broadcast rights tender in Greece
World football’s governing body Fifa has launched an invitation to tender in Greece for broadcast rights to the 2022 World Cup.
Content Arena facilitates Lega Basket deals in Balkans, Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria
Lega Basket Serie A, the organising body for the top division of Italian basketball, has further extended its broadcast reach through various rights deals in European markets
Cosmote picks up FA Cup rights from TAF Media
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has acquired rights to the FA Cup, English football’s knockout clubs competition, for the remainder of the 2020-21 tournament and also the 2021-22 edition.
Cosmote signs three-year ATP rights renewal in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has renewed its rights to a raft of ATP competitions, marking its third major rights renewal in the last month
Extreme E signs rights deals in Greece and China, details NEP’s production role
Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has agreed new rights distribution deals with Greek pay-television operator Cosmote and Chinese internet platform Channel Zero
Cosmote retains MotoGP rights in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has retained rights to the MotoGP motorcycling series for a further three seasons
Cosmote ‘retains Uefa club competition rights’ in Greece
Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has renewed its rights to the Uefa club competitions for the new cycle after fighting off competition from rival broadcaster Nova, it has been reported
United Media agrees sprawling four-season Bundesliga deal in multiple markets
Pan-regional broadcasting group United Media has sealed a wide-ranging broadcast rights agreement with Bundesliga International, the worldwide commercial rights sales arm of the German league
Russian Premier League gains Greek coverage in Cosmote deal
The Russian Premier League has bolstered its international reach through a deal in Greece with Cosmote, the pay-television broadcaster and telecoms operator
Uefa club competitions TV rights on the market in Greece
The Team Marketing agency has today (Monday) initiated sales processes in Greece for broadcast rights to the Uefa Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League from 2021-22 to 2023-24