Greece

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote TV has signed a two-season extension to its rights deal with North American basketball league the NBA.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has acquired rights to Serie A, the top division of Italian club football.

US technology company Oculus has said it will provide live streaming of select Fifa World Cup matches through Oculus Venues, its new app for social co-viewing.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote has extended its rights deal to national team properties operated by Uefa, European football’s governing body.

The Greek government will offer the country’s domestic football clubs a massive increase in media-rights revenue, but only if they agree to a series of demands including a restructuring of the league system.

Patrick Comninos, chief executive of the Basketball Champions League, spoke to media at the Fiba Final Four event last week about Greek basketball club Panathinaikos reported interest in joining the competition.

The Asset Ogilvy agency has made a small profit from selling on Spanish LaLiga rights in Greece and Cyprus, following renewals with pay-television broadcasters Cosmote and PrimeTel.

LaLiga, which organises the top two divisions of Spanish football, has signed rights deals in Poland with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus, while it has renewed agreements in Greece and Cyprus with pay-television operator Cosmote TV and telco PrimeTel, respectively.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has confirmed individual rights deals with five Superleague football clubs as the top division of domestic football moves away from a collective rights selling model.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Nova has struck media-rights deals with eight Superleague clubs, effectively marking the end of the league’s collective rights selling.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote’s new deal with Uefa will significantly increase the number of national team matches it can broadcast at no extra cost.

UK racecourse owner and operator Arena Racing Company has acquired a majority stake in Greek firm Vermantia, a leading provider of multi-channel content solutions for lotteries, gaming and betting operators.

Competition between sports-rights agencies has helped Spain’s LaLiga grow the value of its media rights in several new deals across Europe.

Rights in Greece to Spain’s LaLiga have increased in value by about 50 per cent, while German Bundesliga rights have stayed flat in deals this month with Asset Ogilvy and Cosmote respectively.

The Greek Superleague has said it will hold a meeting on February 20 after telco Forthnet, owner of pay-television broadcast Nova, opted for an early termination of its rights deal for the top division of domestic football.

The Asset OgilvyEntertainment agency has extended its agreement for broadcast rights in Greece and Cyprus to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football.