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Greece
Six Media Groups Bid for Greek TV Licences – No Bid by Mega Channel
Six media groups have applied to get TV licenses in Greece in the latest effort by government to shake up what it sees as a debt-ridden, unregulated broadcasting sector.
If all are successful, it would be mean a reduction...
Greece
Ministry to Cut TV Ad Tax from 20 pct to 5 pct in April 2018
A special levy on TV advertisements will be lowered to five percent from 20 percent as of April 1, 2018, based on an amendment tabled by Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, on Friday.
The amendment concerns advertisements played on television...
Greece
Greece Can Support 4-6 National Private TV Channels at Present, Says NCRTV
The majority of participants in a meeting of Greece's broadcasting regulator, the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV), have suggested that Greece can only support between four and six private television channels broadcasting nationwide, sources said on Monday.
The...
Greece
Solution: Greek TV Watchdog (NCRTV) Agreed Upon at Parliament Presidents Conference
The Greek Parliament's presidents conference convened on Thursday in a spirit of consensus regarding the consolidation of the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRTV), under the guidance of Greek Parliament President Nikos Voutsis. Following a number of failed...
Greece
Greek Lawmakers Head Towards New Deadlock in TV Watchdog (NCRTV) Debacle
The controversial TV licensing law was amended by the government on Thursday. The change now stipulates that the National Council for Radio and Television (NCRTV) is required to give its agreement when determining the starting bids for broadcasting licenses...
Greece
Greek Conservative Lawmakers Promote Former Supreme Court President to Head TV Watchdog
The fifth meeting of the Greek Parliament Presidents failed to agree on the make-up of the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRTV), Greece's independent TV regulator. In the aftermath of the failed meeting, the main opposition conservative New...
Greece
Greek Parliament Presidents' 5th Attempt for NCRTV Membership Proves Fruitless
During a tense meeting of Greek Parliament's presidents, chaired by Parliament President Nikos Voutsis, the ruling party withdrew the proposal for former main opposition New Democracy party minister Vyronas Polydoras to head the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRTV)....
Greece
Government's Efforts to Appoint Vyron Polydoras as NCRTV Chief at Deadlock
The government's proposal for Vyron Polydoras as chief of the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRTV) has come to a deadlock as one opposition party after the other rejected the candidacy. The initial reactions make it clear that...
Greece
Opposition Parties Against SYRIZA's Choice of Vyron Polydoras as TV Watchdog Chief
The government's choice of Vyron Polydoras as head of the National Council of Radio and Television (NCRTV) met with staunch criticism and opposition. Polydoras was former heavyweight in the main opposition New Democracy party, having served as minister for public order...
Greece
Greek Government Proposes Vyron Polydoras as Chief of NCRTV
Lawmaker Vyron Polydoras, the former conservative New Democracy (ND) public order and justice minister of Greece from 2006-2007, in the first cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis is the ruling SYRIZA party's choice to lead the National Council of Radio and...