Greece

Speaking about the TV licenses to ANA's radio station Praktorio 104.9 FM, State Minister Nikos Pappas on Tuesday said: "We are expecting the decisions. Meanwhile, we are proceeding as we have planned. The tender has been completed, and it...

Two judges of the Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court, have resigned after the court president's decision to thwart the first critical conference on television licenses. Christos Rammos and Katerina Sakellaropoulou, both vice-presidents, in their resignation letter criticized the...

After the withdrawal on Monday of businessman Ioannis Kalogritsas from the process of awarding four nationwide TV content broadcasting licenses, Dimera Media Ltd, the company of Ivan Savvidis, and Alpha, the company of Dimitris Kontominas, are next in line...

The Special Permanent Committee on Institutions and Transparency of the Greek Parliament has called the four tenderers of the recent television licensing auction and State Minister Nikos Pappas to testify. Despite her initial refusal, the president of the committee, Tasia...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that the results of the television license tender put an end to 27 years of corruption and lawlessness in the media field and sends foreign investors the message that there are rules...

As the television license tender is in its final stages the Athens Journalists' Union has called out the dramatic tender process and controversial procedure as a “poorly-staged reality show.” The Greek government is being criticized for taking the measure of...

The number of national broadcasters will be reduced to four as planned by the government following the decision by the Council of State on Friday to reject nine requests for a suspension to the controversial TV license tender. President of...

The company tasked with developing the software system to conduct the government’s TV licensing tender, Singular Logic, defended its credibility on Wednesday, saying its record in delivering large IT projects is well-established. "As in the general elections, Singular Logic is...

The tender launched by the government for the awarding of TV licenses to broadcasters is progressing according to schedule and the auction is expected to be held in August, State Minister Nikos Pappas said on Tuesday in an interview...

On Tuesday the General Secretariat for News and Communication in Greece announced the seven final bids that will be contending for the final stage of a tender for four national television licenses. This newly instated overhaul of distributing television licenses...

With the successful conclusion of the first stage in a tender process for granting television content licenses and the submission of 11 bids by the 3 p.m. deadline, the government is one step closer to fulfilling one of SYRIZA's...

Greece's independent regulator, the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV), has announced five finalists for a tender for general content television broadcasting licenses. The five media companies that made it to the finals for a license are: Eidiseis Dot Com (SKAI) Nea Tileorasi...

Greece has officially announced the tender for the auctioning of seven nationwide, high-definition TV licenses of general content. The tender; in Greek and English, and the deadline for the submission of an application is January 8, 2018. According to the...

The Greek Council of State plenum on Friday said that the tender for the nationwide TV licenses must be repeated as soon as possible. The ruling reaffirms the adamant position of the court legislation that the up to date...

Ioannis Kalogritsas failed to submit the first tranche for the television license tender due on Monday (today) thereby he disqualifies for receiving a national broadcasting permit. Earlier Kalogritsas asked for a 48-hour deadline extension to collect some 18 million euros...