Media & Entertainment

Media and Entertainment is an area in which we are particularly active. We advise companies operating television and radio stations with respect to licensing requirements, regulation compliance and commercial and tax issues.

We have advised both free and pay TV stations as well as radio stations on a variety of legal issues including applications for licensing, advertising agreements, programming and intellectual property rights, in addition to matters relating to the restructuring of media company activities.

We also have advised foreign program producers and holders of programming rights with respect to Greek legal requirements and their relations with Greek TV stations, agents and distributors.

Our experience in media and commercial law was the primary reason our firm was selected by the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games - Athens 2004 to advise on the selection of the broadcaster of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. We monitored the relevant tender, drafted and negotiated the contracts for the broadcasting of the Games and the operation of the International Broadcasting Center, and provided advice on a full array of legal and tax issues.

Our firm has advised:

• NETMED (formerly NetHold Group) for more than six years on regulation compliance and the restructuring of its activities
• Scandinavian Broadcasting Systems (SBS)
• Al Jazeera International regarding the establishment of their Greek branch
• Twentieth Century Fox on its relationship with its agents and distributors in Greece
• Endemol on regulation compliance for the production and transmission of specific programs in Greece
• Comcast on the launch of the TV channel "E!" in Greece
• Universal Music and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on a variety of legal & tax issues pertaining to their activities in Greece.

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