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Bishop Calls on Christians to Boycott Greek State TV

The influential bishop of Kalavryta, Amvrosios, has called on all Greek Orthodox Christians to boycott public broadcaster ERT for its coverage of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar which opened recently at an Athens theater. In an open letter, the bishop...

'Anonymous Greece' Claims Hack of State TV

The Greek chapter of the Anonymous hacker collective has claimed to have infiltrated state broadcaster ERT, but the channel has denied there was any attack at all. The bizarre incident allegedly occurred on Monday night when, according to Anonymous Greece,...

Digital Radio Debuts in Greece

Digital radio arrived in Greece this week, with a first pilot broadcast coming from public broadcaster ERT’s facilities on Ymittos mountain overlooking Athens. Unlike many European countries, Greece has no definitive road map towards a switch-off from analog FM radio...

Disciplinary Action for Flushing the Toilet Live on Greek TV (video)

Four employees of the state broadcaster ERT were asked to appear in front of a disciplinary committee to explain how the sound of a toilet flushing was transmitted live to thousands of viewers. The incident happened during ERT’s live transmission...

State TV Receives 16 Entries for Upcoming Eurovision Song Contest

The Greek state broadcaster sent out an invite to national record companies in order to submit a proposal with potential candidates for the 2018 Greek Eurovision national final. The key requirement is that the song has to be entirely in...

Chairman of Greek Public Broadcaster ERT Resigns

Dionysis Tsaknis, the chairman of ERT; the Greek Public Broadcaster, has resigned from his post following speculation of an argument with the newly appointed CEO Kostopoulos. Tsaknis was appointed to his post in May 2015, by the SYRIZA-led government. According to...

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...

Eurovision Competing Songs to be Performed by Greece's Demy Revealed!

After much anticipation, the three songs that will be entered in the competition to represent Greece for Eurovision 2017, have finally been revealed. Demy has been busy on location shooting videos for the three chosen tracks -- all which have...

Employees at Public Broadcaster ERT to Hold Work Stoppages This Week

Employees at public broadcaster ERT will hold a series of work stoppages as of Wednesday to protest against chronic problems, such as new hirings in specific fields throughout the country, independence from digital network operator Digea and a new...

ERT to Stop Broadcasting Golden Dawn Speeches Live

Public television channel ERT announced on Monday it will no longer broadcast live the speeches or events of Golden Dawn MPs, while a committee will decide whether to broadcast recorded material. The decision comes after the furore caused over...