TV licences
Greece
Greece Issues Tender for Seven TV Licenses
Greece has officially announced the tender for the auctioning of seven nationwide, high-definition TV licenses of general content.
The tender; in Greek and English, and the deadline for the submission of an application is January 8, 2018. According to the...
Greece
Greek Independent Authority Sets 35 Million Euros Price for a TV Licence
The National Council of Radio and Television (ESR) has set the starting price for each of seven national television content licences put up for auction at 35 million euros - or 245 million euros in total.
In a letter sent...
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
Council of State Rules TV Licenses Tender Must be Repeated as Soon as Possible
The Greek Council of State plenum on Friday said that the tender for the nationwide TV licenses must be repeated as soon as possible. The ruling reaffirms the adamant position of the court legislation that the up to date...
Economy
EC Spokesman Schinas: No Harmonized Legislation on TV Licenses
European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas clarified that there is no harmonized legislation on TV licenses at an EU level.
Asked about the result of the TV license tender in Greece, Schinas said that the Commission has already stated its position...
Greece
ND Spokesman: New TV Licenses Celebrate 'Corruption'
"The government is celebrating today the definition of corruption," said main opposition New Democracy (ND) spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos commenting on the result of the TV licensing tender.
New Democracy has tabled a proposal with the Greek National Council for Radio...