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…
Owners of private television stations will have to submit declarations listing the provenance of all of their assets, a form known as “pothen esches” in Greek, after…
Greek MPs on Wednesday approved an amendment paving the way for the reimbursement of some 85 million euros paid as a first installment to the state by…
After several failed attempts, representatives of the various political parties on Thursday agreed on the composition of the National Broadcasting Council (ESR), a key step toward breaking…
After much discussion, the Council of State ruled with a 14-11 vote that the controversial television licensing law conflicts with the Constitution. The minority vote argued that…
A meeting of top administrative judges on whether a recent government auction of TV licenses is in line with the Greek Constitution ended without a decision on…
Wednesday’s initial ruling by the Council of State (CoS) to accept the appeals by media owners on the unconstitutionality of the recent TV licensing tender, organised by…
Following two failed attempts by the Council of State (CoS) to deliver an initial ruling on the legality of the recent TV licensing procedures, after appeals by…
Greek television channel employees on Monday staged a demonstration outside Parliament, demanding job security and collective work contracts. In solidarity with the workers, the unions representing Greek…
Closing time on Monday of Greece’s tax bureau is the deadline for payment of a first instalment of a television broadcast license by one of four winners…
A number of MPs from the main opposition party have filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court against everyone responsible for the recent television license tender. Among…
“We are not in the position to guarantee to any of the four [winning bidders] that they will receive a license, as there are also other conditions…
The main opposition party New Democracy has repeatedly called for early general elections and is banking on implication in the television license tender to force the coalition…
The recent estimation by the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that the Council of State will not cancel the law governing television licensing has caused concern among judicial…
The chairman of PAOK Ivan Savvidis offered to buy any television station that failed to secure a license in the recent tender and promised that no employees…
The four new provisional television license holders have made a proposal to pay the first installment for their licenses after the Council of State issues a ruling…
The meetings between the General Secretary of Information and Communication Lefteris Kretsos and the four provisional successful bidders in the recent television license tender concluded shortly after…
The Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis commented on ERT that any television network not having a license will not be able to broadcast in…
A meeting has been scheduled for Monday between the four winners of the recent television license tender and State Minister Nikos Pappas, Government spokesperson Olga Gerovasili and…
The results of the government tender for four TV licenses are expected to be announced on Thursday. The tender started on Tuesday with 8 candidates after Epsilon…
