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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...

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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",...

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...

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...