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This is the List of Winners in Greek TV Licensing Tender

The National Council of Radio and Television (NCRTV) on Wednesday announced and published the names of the final holders of a nationwide general content television broadcasting licence, selected through a tender process. The five licence holders are the television channels...

Greece Announces Five Finalists in TV Licenses Tender

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 Grants TV Licenses to 5 Media Groups

Greece's independent regulator granted TV licenses to five of six bidders after a 12-hour meeting this week. The National Council for Radio and Television (NCRT) announced that SKAI TV, STAR, Alpha, Antenna and E TV have been unanimously approved to...

Greece's High Court Rules New TV License Law Unconstitutional

The Plenary of the Council of State voted 14-11 against the controversial TV license law the SYRIZA government had implemented to restrict national TV licences to 4.

Greek State Council Examines Legality of TV License Auction on Wednesday and Friday

The Greek State Council, the highest administrative court of the country, is set to convene on Wednesday and Friday to review the constitutionality of the recent competition that the government had carried out to limit the number of national...

Judges Annoyed on State Council's Suspension of TV License Session

Nikos Sakellariou, president of Greece's Council of State, issued an unusual statement on Friday following a brief meeting of judges on crucial matters concerning the legislative framework for Greece's TV licenses. The president of Greece's highest court said that...

State Minister Warns TV License Owners that Deal Can be Revoked

State Minister Nikos Pappas had a series of meetings with the owners of the four companies provisionally awarded television broadcasting licenses in last week's tender. The meetings began with ship owner Vangelis Marinakis, followed by one with construction firm...

TV Moguls Bring Pillows to Big Brother-Styled TV License Auction; 2 Drones Intercepted

Greece's left-wing SYRIZA government started an auction for four private television licenses in what a faction of the press has dubbed a "reality show" due to the fact that media chiefs are behind closed doors without cell phones or...

8 Left in Tender for 4 TV Licenses After Epsilon Group Ousted from Auction

  Eight candidates for four TV licenses are left following objections to two of the nine bidders. The Greek Secretariat General for Information and Communication announced that there would be eight contenders in the tender that begins on Tuesday morning...

State Council Denies Motion to Suspend TV License Tender

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...