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Yorgos Lanthimos: From Greek Television Rookie to the Oscars
As Yorgos Lanthimos prepares for the big night to see if his latest film will win some of the ten Academy Awards for which it is nominated, one wonders if he had any idea he would ever get this...
Greece
The Parallel Reality of Greek State Television
If an outsider watched the news on Greek public television, they would think that Greece is already a country on the way to economic recovery and growth, governed by politicians with integrity, honesty and such love for the Greek...
Celebrities
Famous Greek Television Presenter Kelly Sakakou Passes Away
Greece has lost historic television presenter Kelly Sakakou as the TV personality has passed away following a series of health problems.
Kelly first appeared in Greeks' living rooms some 30 years ago as a presenter on ERT. The once aspiring actress who...
Greece
Television Licensee Criticizes Greek Government Auction Practices
Businessman Ivan Savvidis, one of the four broadcasting licensees, criticized the Greek government license auction practices and the possible outcome of the pending Council of State decision.
Savvidis spoke during an event that culminated the year celebrating Greece-Russian relations on...
Greece
Greece's Council of State to Rule on Television Licensing on Wednesday
The Council of State meeting on Monday ended without a decision on whether the bill on broadcast licensing is in line with the Constitution, and will reconvene on Wednesday.
The judges of Greece's highest administration court met for over three...
Greece
MRB Hellas Poll Shows Greeks Discontent in Government Handling of Television Licenses
The government-run tender for television licenses in Greece has been under much scrutiny since the plans were first announced.
However, once everything is said and done and just when you would expect things to calm down, there is even more controversy...
Greece
Television License Tender Kicks Off in Greece Amid Protests and Doubts
The much-anticipated tender for broadcasting licenses started on Tuesday, with the Greek government auctioning four permits amid complaints and doubt.
Eight candidates are bidding for 10-year nationwide licenses with 3 million euros as the starting bid. Bids will increase in...
Greece
CoS Throws Out Petition to Suspend Television License Tender
The Council of State on Friday threw out all the petitions submitted by Greek television channels asking for the suspension of a tender to allocate four national television broadcasting licences in Greece. It rejected the six petitions on the...
Greece
Greek Television License Law Will Not Be Rescinded Despite EC Concerns
State Minister Nikos Pappas said that the government's shakeup of television licenses is the correct route to follow in response to a question in Greek Parliament by socialist PASOK MP Andreas Loverdos. In his question, addressing concerns expressed by...
Greece
Skai Television Station Submits Bid to Participate in Tender for National Television License
On Wednesday Skai television formally applied to the General Secretariat for News and Communication to participate in an upcoming tender for the four national television licenses that will be offered in Greece.
More applications to submit bids are expected from...
Business
Greek PM Tsipras Promises a New Era in Country’s Television Landscape
Greece’s television landscape will soon change, with the number of licenses granted for TV channels broadcasting nationally restricted to four, according to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
The Syriza-led government has been eager to change the country's television landscape since...
Greece
Greek Media Owner Seeks Television License in Turkey
Greek media owner Nikos Chatzinikolaou said that he will contest for a television channel license in Turkey in response to a Turkish media owner who claims to get a similar license in Greece.
Chatzinikolaou announced his decision during his radio...
Greece
Television Licensing Procedure will be Ready Soon, State Minister Pappas Says
A process for licensing the televised media is now in the final stages of preparation and will soon be ready to begin. This is according to Greek Minister of State Nikos Pappas in an interview on the Greek radio station "Sto Kokkino",...
Greece
Greek Alternate Minister: Greece's Television Landscape Will Change as of Autumn
Greece's television landscape will change as of autumn, Alternate Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis said in an interview to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Wednesday.
Spirtzis is expected to table the draft law on television licences for discussion in Parliament on...
Greece
Sales of Televisions Increased Due to World Cup
The crisis in Greece was defeated by the World Cup. Although many Greeks lack basic goods, they still buy latest technology television sets to watch the World Cup football matches. According to "Ethnos" newspaper, the electronic devices stores have sold...