Greece

Uefa is considering selling Champions League and Europa League rights in a new cycle exclusively to a pay-television broadcaster to maximise value in Greece.

European football’s governing body Uefa has today (Tuesday) launched a tender process for broadcast rights to its Champions League and Europa League club competitions in Greece.

Fifa has earned a surprisingly strong fee for 2018 Fifa World Cup rights in Greece from ERT after taking back the rights from the Taf Sports agency.

Euroleague Basketball, which organises continental club competitions in Europe, has named Greek online sports platform, Gazzetta.gr, as its official premium media partner in the country.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote TV has bolstered its sports offering by agreeing a carriage deal with international pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports.

Dorna Sports has prevented a decline in the value of MotoGP rights in Greece, renewing its deal earlier this month with Cosmote for about the same fee.

Greek telecommunications company Forthnet, owner of pay-television broadcaster Nova, has widened the reach of its Novasports platform by agreeing carriage deals with telcos Wind Hellas and Vodafone.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote TV has extended a rights deal for the MotoGP motorcycling series.

Greek pay-television broadcaster Cosmote TV has acquired rights to the Primeira Liga, the top division of club football in Portugal.

Greek public-service broadcaster ERT last month fought off competition from local commercial broadcasters to acquire International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events for five years.

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has launched an invitation to tender in Greece for the rights to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Greek public-service broadcaster ERT has acquired rights to events operated by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

The CAA Eleven agency has launched new tenders in Greece, Japan and Vietnam for rights to Uefa national team properties.

The value of Fifa World Cup rights in Greece is likely to fall in any new deal, TV Sports Markets understands. A tender is currently open for rights to the 2018 tournament.

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.