Greece

The Asset Ogilvy agency has brokered a rights deal for Spanish club football competition the Copa del Rey with Greek public-service broadcaster ERT.

International pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has extended rights agreements in Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Malta and Turkey for the Ski Classics long-distance skiing championship and also agreed a new deal for the series in the Netherlands.

Euroleague Basketball has increased its media-rights income in the 2016-17 season by 36 per cent compared to 2015-16, and this will rise further in 2017-18 thanks mainly to a blockbuster deal in Greece.

Greek pay-television broadcaster OTE has rebranded as Cosmote TV in an effort to use a common brand name for all of the group’s communication and entertainment products.

Difficulties in the Greek media market meant Uefa suffered a decrease of about 23 per cent in the value of national team qualifying matches last month.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has acquired rights to the Basketball Champions League European club tournament.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal for the Euroleague continental club basketball competition.

Basketball’s Euroleague is close to a new media-rights deal in Greece even though its existing contract has two seasons to run, TV Sports Markets understands.

Greek public-service broadcaster ERT’s acquisition of two blue-chip properties is a sign it may slowly be recovering after its short-lived closure almost two years ago.

Greek public-service broadcaster ERT has agreed a three-season deal for free-to-air rights to the Formula One motor racing championship.

The Fox Networks Group division of media company 21st Century Fox has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast all racing from sailing’s 35th America’s Cup in the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Malta and Israel.

Greek pay-television broadcaster OTE renewed its domestic media rights to the Greek Cup football competition.

PAOK’s new deal for its international rights could result in the Greek football club remaining excluded from the centralised domestic Superleague deal.

Israeli agency Davnis Sports has agreed a deal to market Greek Superleague club PAOK’s international media rights to its home games in the top division of domestic football.

Telecommunications company OTE has renewed a rights deal in Greece for football’s English Premier League.

Fox International Channels, the broadcast division of media company 21st Century Fox, has launched its Fox Sports HD channel in Greece through a carriage deal with pay-television operator Nova.