For Greeks paying Cosmote TV or Nova at €40+/month, or stacking Cosmote + Nova + Netflix to cover all sports + entertainment, SMART OTT bundles it in a single annual subscription — ~€55/year for the full Greek free-TV lineup (ERT, MEGA, ANT1, Skai, OPEN), Cosmote Sport and Nova Sports, plus international content. Critical for Greek expats worldwide (USA, UK, Germany, Australia, Canada) who want home TV without expensive satellite imports.
What Greece customers get
- Greek public + commercial: ERT1 HD, ERT2 HD, ERT3 HD, ERT Sports, ERT World, MEGA Channel, ANT1, Star Channel, Skai TV, OPEN TV, Action 24, Smile TV, Alpha TV, Makedonia TV
- Cosmote TV: Cosmote History, Cosmote Cinema 1, 2, 3, Cosmote Series, Cosmote Series Marathon, Cosmote Cinema Highlights, Cosmote Kids, Cosmote Family
- Cosmote Sport: Cosmote Sport 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 HD — Super League Greece, Champions League, Europa League, Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, NBA, tennis
- Nova Greece: Nova Sports 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 HD — Greek Cup, Super League 2, basketball Greek League, European basketball
- News in Greek: ERT News, MEGA News, ANT1 News, Star News, Action 24, Skai News, OPEN News, Russia Today Greece
- Greek movies + series: MEGA Drama, Greek classic film catalog, ANT1 series, Mega series (Greek soap opera classics), Skai series
- Cyprus channels: RIK 1, RIK 2 (Cyprus public), Sigma TV, Plus TV, Omega TV — for Cypriot Greek speakers
- Children in Greek: ET Junior, Disney Channel Greece, Nickelodeon Greece, Cartoon Network Greece
SMART OTT vs local options
| Service | 1-year cost | Channels | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmote TV Full | €600+/year | ~80 | Greek + Cosmote Sport |
| Nova Greece Full | €500+/year | ~70 | Greek + Nova Sports |
| Cosmote + Nova combined | €1,000+/year | ~130 | Maximum Greek sport |
| Vodafone TV Greece | €350+/year | ~60 | Limited |
| SMART OTT Elite | ~€55 | 700K+ | Everything |
| SMART OTT Infinity 4K | ~€73 | 1.7M+ | Everything + 4K |
Setup in Greece
Setup is identical in Greece. Firestick (~€50 on Amazon Greece/EU), Apple TV 4K, or Smart TV Samsung/LG. Cosmote, Nova, Vodafone or Wind fiber and VDSL handle 4K HEVC. Most urban Greece has fiber (FTTH) now; rural areas often VDSL.
- Amazon Firestick — most popular IPTV device, available locally.
- Samsung Smart TV — Tizen native apps, no extra hardware.
- LG Smart TV — webOS native apps.
- Android TV box — full Google Play, recommended for power users.
- Apple TV 4K — premium tier.
ISP recommendations
- Cosmote Fiber (OTE) — Excellent. Largest fiber network in Greece.
- Vodafone Fiber Greece — Excellent. Strong urban coverage.
- Nova Telecommunications — Good. Fiber where available.
- Wind Fiber — Good. Competitive pricing.
- Hellas Online / various VDSL — Sufficient for HD, marginal for 4K.