Super League Greece, the top-flying professional football league in Greece signed a new 2-year extension to the existing TV Central Broadcasting Agreement, under which Forthnet secures until 2019 the most popular sports event for Greek fans. This new agreement continues a broadcasting partnership between Super League Greece and Forthnet that dates back to 2009.

The Super League President Mr. Giorgos Borovilos stated:

"We are very satisfied with the extension of the Contract for Central Management of TV rights for two more seasons, until 2019. During such dire financial straits, the extension of the agreement between Super League and Forthnet facilitates the club members of Super League in their long-term financial planning. I wish to thank the CEO of Forthnet Mr. Panos Papadopoulos as well as the company executives for their cooperation and the support they provide to professional football."

Super League CEO, Michael Anagnostou stated: “Super League Greece not only endures, despite the difficult circumstances our country is facing, but furthermore continues to succeed. We will keep on working hard, in order to successfully meet our next goals”.

Forthnet’s Novasports TV was ground-breaking for Greek television. From the use of multi-cam sports event system to high-definition coverage and 3D productions and broadcastings for the first time in Greece to the use of state-of-the-art media and technologies, such as ultra high-speed cameras offering unique highlights, to the awarded service Nova GO, so the fans can actually watch their favourite club on the go, it changed the way in which Greek fans enjoy sports events nowadays.

Regarding the extension of the agreement, Mr Panos Papadopoulos, CEO of Forthnet, stated the following:

"Through this extension of collaboration with Super League, we secured until 2019 the most popular sports event for our subscribers. In these harsh times, both for the Greek society as well as Greek sports, we actively support our strategic choices and continue investing in Greece!"