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Cosmote TV Secures Exclusive Champions League Rights until 2021

OTE-owned Greek pay-TV service Cosmote TV, has secured exclusive rights to UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League football, until 2021. All Champions League and Europa League matches will air exclusively on Cosmote Sports channels, as it has done for...

Greece Pay-TV Pirate Network Dismantled by Police

Police in Greece have dismantled a pirate network which provided illegal pay TV services in Greece. The operation followed a thorough investigation by the Patras Security Sub-Directorate. The Hellenic Police have made ten arrests, including the ring leader, deputy leader,...

Much-Awaited Mykonos Documentary Makes TV Debut (video)

A documentary on the cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos by filmmaker Nico Mastorakis will be screened on Greek cable TV Cosmote on Monday. “Mykonos, The Soul Of An Island,” is already an official entry, a semi-finalist and a two-time winner...

Greek Pay-TV Suffers Losses Due to Taxes and Piracy

The Greek pay-TV market has suffered a rare loss in subscriber numbers, with 15,000 fewer customers at the end of the first half of 2017, compared with those of the previous six months. According to Kathimerini news daily, this is...

Antetokounmpo Makes Major Real Estate Investment in Greece

During his summer vacation with his brothers, NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo made his first large investment in his native Greece. According to the Proto Thema newsweekly, Giannis bought two villas in the new Rolling Greens neighborhood of Costa Navarino, in...

Greek Islands Get Ready for Aegean Film Festival

The Greek islands of Patmos and Paros are getting ready for a 12-day feast of summer cinema as the Aegean Film Festival returns on Tuesday. Running from July 17 to 29, the two islands will show dozens of films from...

Vodafone Greece to Buy Cyta Hellas for €118M

The Greek subsidiary of Cypriot telecommunications company Cyta will be bought by Greek telecoms giant Vodafone Hellas, after an agreement between the two companies that was announced Tuesday. Cyta Hellas has been for sale and in negotiations with both Vodafone...

Netflix Greece Offers Users Greek Language Support

Netflix has localised its service in Greece, providing local language support and enabling payment in euros in the country for the first time. The subscription video-on-demand provider said that over 70% of the content on the platform is now subtitled...

Quad-Play Telecom Services are Beginning to Take Off in Greece

Quad-play telecommunication services are becoming increasingly popular in Greece. It is a marketing term combining the triple play service of broadband Internet access, television and telephone with wireless service provisions. These provisions are offering wireless access on the go to...